The mind of a murderer . . . The heart of a saint . . .
A dark and deeply moving psychological tale about a serial killer with the brain of a genius and a heart of gold.
'He's responsible for the deaths of many people. But everything I've learned about him makes me believe he's fundamentally a good person. Sounds crazy, doesn't it? How can he be a good person? He's a killer.'
For seventeen years the FBI have been hunting down "Mr Candid"; a killer with a difference. His victims are the sickos the law can't touch. But are his actions those of a maniac or a saviour? And what happened to turn him into Mr Candid?
Born into a life of privilege and wealth on America's East Coast, Charlie Kane was a child prodigy. Reading the 'New York Times' at the age of three, a mathematical genius at thirteen, this gentle, handsome boy went to Harvard where he found the love of his life and a place in the world.
Until one Thanksgiving, seventeen years ago, when Charlie's world was torn apart and the entire Kane family all but vanished.
Following her critically acclaimed debut 'Altered Land', Winner of the WH Smith Fresh Talent Award 2002, Jules Hardy conceives another breathtaking novel, which reveals humanity in all its tragedy and glory, and where morality transcends the law.
