''Birdman'' (1999) was the first novel of British
crime-writer Mo Hayder
Beatrice Clare Dunkel (born Clare Damaris Bastin; pen names, Mo Hayder and Theo Clare; 2 January 1962 – 27 July 2021) was a British author. Earlier in her life she worked as an actress and model under the name Candy Davis. She went on to wr ...
. It introduced her protagonist Detective Inspector Jack Caffery.
Plot summary
Caffery gets involved in the frightening case of five murdered women whose mutilated corpses are found in the outskirts of London. His investigation yields a treasure trove of abominations. Caffery knows his department is looking in the wrong place for the perpetrator, but he cannot guess at the forces he is up against, or the true darkness of a killer's heart. The manhunt builds as a killer is cornered. The sequel is ''
The Treatment''.
External links
Official author website
''The Telegraph''
1999 British novels
British crime novels
1999 debut novels
Novels about serial killers
Bantam Books books
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