The Keeper

A female serial killer with a different obsession is at work, pushing a London police detective to her limit. DCI Jo Pollitt must focus on a high-priority case, even with the help of a pathologist, profiler, and publicity from a true-crime TV show. When Pollitt learns a civilian has captured video of the most recent murder, she realizes that everything she believed is now in jeopardy and time is ticking before the killer strikes again.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2023
Publisher: Bloodhound Books

A series of bizarre and brutal murders is about to push a London police detective to her limit. When a Jamaican bus driver is garroted in the middle of the night, there is speculation that racism is the motive. But when the same grisly fate befalls an Asian man and then a white man, it becomes clear that a female serial killer with a different obsession is at work.

Still mourning her mother's recent violent death, DCI Jo Pollitt of the Southwark London Metropolitan Police must now focus on this high-priority case. Even with the help of a pathologist, a profiler, and publicity from a true-crime TV show, the culprit remains elusive. Pollitt takes emotional refuge in her relationship with Cilla, whom she's known since childhood, but the stress, both personal and professional, keeps building.

However, when Pollitt learns a civilian has captured video of the most recent murder, it reveals the police might be on the wrong track. As the case begins to unravel, Pollitt realizes that everything she believed is now in jeopardy and time is ticking before the killer strikes again.

The murders continue, each one more gruesome than the last, and Pollitt is forced to confront her own demons as she tries to catch the killer before they strike again. With the help of her team, she begins to piece together the clues and finally identifies the killer as a former police officer who had gone rogue.

In a dramatic climax, Pollitt confronts the killer and manages to bring them to justice. The case is a media sensation, and Pollitt is hailed as a hero. But as she reflects on the case, she realizes that the killer had been driven by a deep-seated rage and that her own past trauma had played a role in their actions.

The case is a reminder that even the most skilled detectives can be pushed to their limits and that the line.

Weight: 297g
Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781504082921