`DCI Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine' Elly GriffithsThe third book in Michael Wood's darkly compelling crime series featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Peter James, Lee Child and Karin Slaughter.Eight killers. One house. And the almost perfect murder...Starling House is home to some of the nation's deadliest teenagers, still too young for prison.When the latest arrival is found brutally murdered, DCI Matilda Darke and her team investigate, and discover a prison manager falling apart and a sabotaged security system. Neither the staff nor the inmates can be trusted.The only person Matilda believes is innocent is facing prison for the rest of his life. With time running out, she must solve the unsolvable to save a young man from his fate, and find a murderer in a house full of killers...This best-selling detective thriller takes readers on a rollercoaster of action and adventure. With a literary prowess that rivals the likes of Peter James and Lee Child, Michael Wood delivers a gripping narrative that keeps you guessing till the end.For fans of Ed James (The Turning of our Bones), Nick Louth (The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle), Robert Bryndza (The Lost Victim), Angela Marsons (36 Hours), and Jd Kirk (Where the Pieces Lie).