A thriller from the author of the award-winning bestseller Sanctuary
November 1998: The first body was found by a jogger on the edge of a city park. The child was lying on the ground - pale, strangled, with purple marks from the grip of strong fingers on his neck. Detective Stan Mitchell is assigned to investigate, but despite his vast experience and natural tenacity, he finds few leads. A murderer nicknamed the Giant disappears without a trace into the foggy streets of a decaying city. And Mitchell's obsession with catching him grows.
March 2013: A deserted suburb with dilapidated houses. Ropes of rain fall from the low grey sky, lending Detroit an even bleaker air. Figures in balaclavas and with machine guns emerge from the night and smash down the door of one of the crumbling dwellings. Police raid.
A long-sought suspect sits in a chair in the middle of a room with no lights. He offers no resistance. On the contrary, he almost seemed to welcome the presence of the police. Only two words come out of his mouth: "Help me."
Who is the mysterious Giant, whose massive shadow has fallen over the city for more than fifteen years, waking children and their parents from their sleep? And what scared the pursued criminal enough to surrender to the police without resistance?
When children start going missing again in Detroit years later, veteran police officer Stan Mitchell must team up with young Inspector Sarah Berkhamp to try to find a connection between the old and current cases. But both are burdened by their pasts, and before they can face the terrifying Giant, they must face their own demons.
