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DCI John Luther’s career is challenged when a serial killer case threatens to unravel his personal relationships and professional integrity. The investigation takes Luther to the edge of his own conscience, pushing him beyond fury and vengeance and into the moral complexities of the justice system.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Neil Cross
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