INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER.From a criminal psychology and profiling expert.He is the monster everyone hates. Besides her...When Sophie was eight, the charming Matty Melgren appeared in her life - the new man of her mother Amelia-Rose. He replaced the girl's father. Sophie and her mother enjoyed his love and kindness for several years, not even suspecting that Matty and the serial killer known as the Shadow terrorizing North London were one and the same person. They were not even alarmed by the fact that all the victims of the maniac were strikingly similar to Amelia-Rose... Mattie was caught and sentenced to life, but many still had doubts about his guilt. He became a real celebrity. But the life of his failed family was completely destroyed. Now, twenty years later, Sophie receives a letter from Battlemouth Prison telling her that Mattie is dying of cancer and wants to meet. Maybe Sophie will finally get answers to the questions that have tormented her all her life. But will this truth free her - or will it be the final, fatal blow?.. “An absolutely absorbing twisted story. A clear contender for the title of “Best Thriller 2022.” – John Marrs “Wildly exciting, sophisticated, terrifying.” – Chris Whitaker “Impossible to put down.” – Alex Michaelides