Birdman (Jack Caffery Book 1)

New York Times bestselling author Mo Hayder is acclaimed for her “top-notch debut thriller” Birdman, the first installment in the Jack Caffery series, in which a brutal serial killer terrorizes the streets of London (Kirkus Reviews).  

In his new role as lead investigator with London’s murder squad, Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is tasked with unraveling the mystery behind the murder of a young woman whose mutilated body is found near the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, southeast London. Shockingly, this is only the first of five female victims discovered in the same area, all of whom have been killed in a ritualistic manner and are beyond recognition. As the gruesome details of the postmortem examination uncover a chilling connection among the victims, Caffery comes to the terrifying realization that he is dealing with a dangerous serial killer.  

Nominated for the Edgar Award, Birdman delves into the darkest depths of the human psyche and introduces readers to a captivating new detective in the world of British crime fiction.  

Publishers Weekly raves, “Treading the grisly path blazed by Thomas Harris in 1981 with Red Dragon, promising newcomer Hayder crafts a blood-curdlingly creepy debut thriller.”—starred review  

Kirkus Reviews praises, “A deftly plotted assault on the nerves . . . Birdman preys on the reader’s expectations expertly, and Hayder handles her story’s complicated time scheme with enviable assurance. Graphic, disturbing, splendidly readable.”

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