In a secluded farmhouse in Cherrystone, Washington, a family has been slaughtered—and a teenage son has disappeared. Is he frightened child or a cold-blooded killer?

As single mother and detective Emily Kenyon leads the hunt for a killer, her teenage daughter secretly reaches out to the missing boy, drawn to his artistic soul and convinced of his innocence.

When identical family murders erupt in Iowa and Salt Lake City days apart, Emily discovers chilling connections between the crime scenes. As she pieces together the puzzle, Emily uncovers a sinister pattern stretching back decades—and realises the threat to her daughter is far worse than she ever imagined.

Now in a desperate race to save Jenna, Emily must outsmart a methodical, ruthless predator who knows her weaknesses all too well—and has marked both mother and daughter as his next targets…

From the Edgar Award-nominated and #1 New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen comes a captivating thriller that will keep you listening late into the night.

Listeners are hooked on A Cold Dark Place:

‘This stunning thriller is the love child of Thomas Harris and Laura Lippman, with all the thrills and the sheer glued-to-the-page artistry of both.’ Ken Bruen

‘Olsen keeps the tension taut and pages turning.’ Publishers Weekly