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A serial killer stalks women in northern England in this psychological thriller by the New York Times�bestselling author of the Inspector Banks series. On a balmy June night, Kirsten, a young university student, is strolling home through a silent moonlit park when she is viciously attacked. When she awakens in the hospital, she has no recollection of that brutal night. But then slowly, painfully, details reveal themselves�dreams of two figures, one white and one black, hovering over her; snatches of a strange and haunting song; the unfamiliar texture of a rough and deadly hand . . . In another part of the country, Martha Browne arrives in a Yorkshire seaside town, posing as an author doing research for a book. But her research is of a particularly macabre variety. Who is she hunting with such deadly determination? And why? Published in the UK as Caedmon�s Song Praise for The First Cut �An exceptionally well-crafted psychological thriller.� �Toronto Globe and Mail �This atmospheric tale of suspense will keep readers wondering what�s really going on. . . . Highly recommended.� �Library Journal (starred review) �[An] intricately constructed, stand-alone novel of suspense and revenge. . . . [A] knuckle-biting end.� �Publishers Weekly �A brutally efficient page-turner that shows a welcome new side to Banks�s accomplished creator.� �Kirkus Reviews