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The novel follows a small Suffolk town gripped by terror after a violent rapist, whose single defining trait is a lethal claw used in each assault, targets its residents. The dual nature of the perpetrator—respectable husband and father in private, but monstrous on the streets—creates a chilling divide between domestic life and the community’s new reality. As the police investigate, townspeople struggle with the unsettling possibility that any of them could be next. The book further explores the broader effects of this fear, noting how nightlife businesses suffer while taxi services see increased demand, illustrating how a single crime can ripple through a community’s economics and social fabric.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Norah Lofts
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