Death Bed: A Detective Geraldine Steel Mystery

by Leigh Russell

Overview

Two brutal murders. No witnesses.

The battered bodies of two young girls are discovered in North London, one shortly after the other. Desperate to avoid hysteria in the community, the police struggle to make a quick arrest before the deranged killer can strike again. Not having any luck, Detective Geraldine Steel, recently transferred to London, is called in to make sense of the grisly murders and the killer's unusual signature: he extracts two teeth from each of his victims. With the death toll mounting, Geraldine is running out of time as she hunts for the elusive killer the papers have dubbed "The Dentist."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062325662
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/11/2014
Series:	Detective Geraldine Steel Mystery Series , #4
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.50(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Leigh Russell is the award-winning author of the Geraldine Steel and Ian Peterson mysteries. She is an English teacher who lives in the UK with her family.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This tense and compelling narrative introduces an extraordinary new mystery protagonist. . . . Russell paints a careful and intriguing portrait of a small British community while developing a compassionate and complex heroine who's sure to win fans."  —Publishers Weekly starred review of Cut Short

"This book could be used as a textbook on how to write a mystery novel."  —examiner.com on Dead End

"The author has certainly done her job and done it well. Geraldine is a fascinating character and deserves even more tales in the future."  —Suspense Magazine

Editorial Reviews

In Russell’s subpar fourth mystery featuring Det. Insp. Geraldine Steel (after 2011’s Dead End), Geraldine, now with London’s Murder Squad after leaving the smallish Kent police force, tackles an exasperatingly difficult case. A seriously demented collector with a passion for artifacts made from human bones appears to be targeting young black women. Steele and her new detective sergeant, Sam Haley, are part of the team assigned to find a link between the mutilation murder of Jessica Palmer and the disappearance of Donna Henry, but a dearth of forensic evidence and vague eyewitness statements give little to go on. When Sam isn’t warning Geraldine that she’s alienating some of the team by trying to do everything herself, the pair engage in sophomoric debates about law enforcement. Geraldine’s dithering over whether to make contact with the birth mother who put her up for adoption helps humanize her but otherwise doesn’t advance the action. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

"This tense and compelling narrative introduces an extraordinary new mystery protagonist. . . . Russell paints a careful and intriguing portrait of a small British community while developing a compassionate and complex heroine who's sure to win fans."  —Publishers Weekly starred review of Cut Short

"This book could be used as a textbook on how to write a mystery novel."  —examiner.com on Dead End

"The author has certainly done her job and done it well. Geraldine is a fascinating character and deserves even more tales in the future."  —Suspense Magazine

From the Publisher