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When a DVD is delivered in the dead of night, DCI Cara Elliott hits play on a horrifying showreel of violence… This is death, on demand. Avid viewers are paying for the killings, with twisted specifications. A request, an abduction, a murder. And always in a forty-eight-hour pattern. But when the killer finds out they’re being investigated, they reveal their next target. In forty-eight hours, a police officer will be the one in front of the camera. The hunters have become the hunted, and the clock is ticking…

The murders have begun. Across England, a string of murders is taking place. Each different in method, but each horrifying and brutal. Jess Ambrose is plunged into the investigation when her house is set ablaze. With her husband dead and the police pointing at her, she runs. Her only hope is disgraced detective Nate Griffin, who is convinced Jess is innocent. Soon, Jess and Griffin discover the unthinkable: this murderer is copying the world’s most notorious serial killers. And now, imitation isn’t enough. The killer dubbed the Echo Man is ready to create his own masterpiece.

We’ve all experienced it. That creeping sensation of eyes on your back, the faint echo of footsteps following yours. Across the country, a madman is carefully choosing his victims. Once he has you in his sights, he won’t let go. You think you’re in control of your own life? Think again. Because The Puppet Master is coming for you, and he won’t stop until you’re dead…

DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims – all with numbers written above. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the killer is counting down. When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, they trigger memories of a traumatic past she has tried hard to forget. But getting involved with the case is a bad idea. She and Bishop have history – and working together could never end well. Adam and Romilly soon realise the truth lies in a decades-old case, and only Romilly holds the key.

Praise for Sam Holland… ‘Fierce, frightening, twisted and addictive’ Chris Whitaker ‘Sam Holland has created one of the most disturbing, shocking serial killers in recent memory’ M.W. Craven ‘Lots of fun in a very nightmarish way’ Harriet Tyce...

DCI Cara Elliott wird gerufen, um den Selbstmord eines Mannes zu untersuchen, der bei voller Fahrt von einem Zug erfasst wurde. Cara, die bei jedem Fall ihr Bestes gibt, spürt, dass etwas nicht stimmt. Als sich die Suizide häufen, weiß sie, dass sie richtiglag. Doch wer ist derjenige, der hier hinter den Kulissen die Fäden zieht? Es scheint, als würde ein grausamer Killer seine Opfer beobachten und sie so manipulieren, dass sie ihr Leben selbst beenden. Cara und ihr Team arbeiten fieberhaft an dem Fall, doch immer ist ihnen der Täter einen Schritt voraus …

Conversational documentarians discuss film history, directors' filmographies in chronological order, and decide what really should have won at different film award shows. Golden Boy: An Academy Awards Podcast will premiere simultaneously as both a podcast and as a show on YouTube. This show will feature regular host Kenny alongside a rotating co-host to get different unique perspectives and keep things lively. This show will chronologically go through every Academy Awards since 1929, watching every movie nominated for best picture in that year and discussing what still holds up, what should ...

Als DCI Adam Bishop mitten in der Nacht am Tatort eintrifft, ist der Anblick der ausgebluteten Leiche schon schlimm genug – aber was Adam als Nächstes bemerkt, erschüttert ihn zutiefst. Weitere Leichen tauchen auf. Und die aufgesprühten Zahlen über den Leichen offenbaren die grausame Wahrheit: Der Killer zählt den Countdown. Aber mit welchem Ziel? Adam hat keine Ahnung – bis Dr. Romilly Cole mit belastenden Beweisen an seine Tür klopft, die auf eine dreißig Jahre zurückliegende Mordserie hindeuten – ein Fall, den sie aus ihrer Vergangenheit bestens kennt.