Five
By (Author) Ursula P Archer
Translated by Jamie Lee Searle
Vintage Publishing
Vintage
1st July 2014
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Fiction in translation
833.92
Paperback
448
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 28mm
321g
A series of co-ordinates tattooed on the feet of a murder victim lead the police to a box containing body parts - and a note from the killer with a series of cryptic clues to the identity of the next victim. A nail-biting, page-turning thriller that will send shivers down your spine EVERY CORPSE IS A CLUE N47 46.605 E013 21.718. A dismembered hand N47 48.022 E013 10.910 Two severed ears N47 26.195 E013 12.523 A mutilated corpse A woman is found murdered. Tattooed on her feet is a strange combination of numbers and letters. Map co-ordinates. The start of a sinister treasure hunt by a twisted killer. Detective Beatrice Kaspary must risk all she has to uncover the killer in a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse THANKS FOR THE HUNT
A grisly scavenger hunt that leaves you breathless for the next clue * Karin Slaughter *
Intriguing and gripping, I was hooked from the start and shocked by the end. A believable hero and a story cleverly told. I loved Five. -- Neil White, author of Next to Die
Compulsively readable -- Deirdre O'Brien * Sunday Mirror *
Ursula P. Archer was born in Vienna in 1968, and worked as an editor at a publishing house. After the success of her first young adult novel, she now dedicates much of her time to writing fiction. She lives with her family in Vienna. Five is her first thriller for adults.