When a woman''s body is found on a lonely patch of scrubland, Detective Lucy Harwin is called to the scene. The victim''s clothes have been wrenched to expose her, and her feet are bare. Lucy and her team have only just started investigating who could have wanted local mother Melanie Benson dead, when a young woman is discovered strangled in a dark alley. As more bodies appear in the run-down seaside town, the small community is gripped by fear, and the pressure to solve the case becomes unbearable. But with each victim dying in a different way, Lucy struggles to find a link between the murders. Are these random killings, or part of the same plan? Just as she thinks she''s getting close, Lucy starts to suspect the killer is watching her. Can she find the murderer before they strike again, or will she be next?An absolutely gripping serial-killer thriller that will have your heart pounding as you race through the pages. If you love Kathy Reichs, Karin Slaughter or Robert Dugoni, Dying Breath will have you hooked.