Path of Needles: A spine-tingling thriller of gripping suspense

A body is found in the trees near Ryhill. The victim is a young girl,and the gruesome way in which the body has been placed has the police at a loss. Until on a hunch, Alice Hyland, an expert in fairy tales is brought into the investigation. And it is Alice who finds the connection between the body of Chrissie Farrell and an obscure Italian version of Snow White. It seems a fairy tale has taken a twisted and nightmarish turn. Then another body is found, in a similarly shocking state. Alice must fight, not just to prove her innocence, but to protect herself from what lies in wait in the woods... Some fairy tales are born of dreams . . . and some are born of nightmares. 'I loved Path of Needles. Dark but satisfying like the best chocolate' ELLY GRIFFITHS, bestselling author of The Postscript Murders Chrissie Farrell is young, beautiful and about to be crowned Queen of the Dance. But on the evening of her triumph she is abducted and murdered, her body left for the police to find. With no other clues, the disturbing way in which Chrissie's body has been posed has PC Cate Corbin at a loss - until university lecturer Alice Hyland is called in. An expert on fairy tales, Alice quickly notices a connection between the murder and an obscure version of Snow White. When a second body is found, Alice is dragged further into the investigation - and only then realises that she is becoming a suspect. 'Psychologically complex hybrid of magical realism and police procedural' Publishers Weekly Now Alice must fight, not just to prove her innocence, but to protect herself: because the body count is growing and it's looking like she might be next . . . Some fairytales are born of dreams ... and some are born of nightmares. A murderer is on the loose, but the gruesome way in which the bodies are being posed has the police at a loss. Until, on a hunch, Alice Hyland, an expert in fairytales is called in. And it is Alice who finds the connection between the body of Chrissie Farris and an obscure Italian version of Snow White. Then, when a second body is found, Alice is dragged further into the investigation - until she herself becomes a suspect. Now Alice must fight, not just to prove her innocence, but to protect herself: because it's looking like she might well be next