Requiem in E Sharp

A troubled detective. A tormented serial killer. Sundays in Pretoria are dangerous for selected women. As The Bathroom Strangler’s frenzy escalates and the body count mounts, Nico van Staaden, the lead detective on the case, finds himself confronting his own demons as he struggles to solve the brutal murders. But how many women will die in this deadly game of cat and mouse? “This book is outstanding... It’s dark and gritty but in the perfect way that makes you not want to stop reading.” – Nerd Girl “De La Haye offers up a story of twists and psychological turns that will keep you entertained.” – A Knife and A Quill. “This is not just a thriller by genre, it will keep you reading in to the small hours of the night.” – Tony’s Thoughts. Pretoria's symphony of screams starts with E sharp. Haunted by the rape and murder of his mother, Nico drowns his pain in his job, putting killers behind bars. When meticulously chosen women become the twisted notes in a serial killer's song, Nico is the only one who hears the dissonance. He's in a deadly duet with The Bathroom Strangler, a maestro of murder whose twisted score demands silence. As pressure mounts from both the killer and his superiors, Nico faces a crescendo of his own demons. Can he untangle the web of seemingly unrelated victims before the final, bloodcurdling note? In a city gripped by fear, the body count rises with each haunting melody. Prepare for an unforgettable exploration of darkness, where redemption and vengeance clash in a heart-stopping finale. Requiem in E Sharp is not for the faint of heart. It's a brutal immersion into the depths of the human psyche, where Joan De La Haye masterfully blends suspense, psychological torment, and the razor-thin line between good and evil. Get ready to be consumed by the killer's chilling concerto.