Dexter meets The Bourne Identity in a gritty thriller about the unkillable past, the first in a pulse-pounding new series from New York Times bestselling author Ellie Marney.

Simon Noone is a serial killer…but he doesn’t know it. Pulled from a river in Guatemala in 1982 with nothing—not even his memories—he returns to America five years later, looking for answers. He finds work at an NYC meatpacking plant and meets rebel ex-cop turned private investigator Nomi Pace. But she has problems all her own.

Nomi agrees to help Simon, if he lends his mysterious talents to solving a child kidnapping case. The two team up and make headway on both investigations, growing closer with every step. But when Nomi discovers the dark truth about Simon’s murderous past, he quickly turns from asset to liability.

Nomi contemplates her next move. Meanwhile, the weight of Simon’s deeds hangs like a dripping carcass on a meat hook. Were his homicidal urges erased along with his memory, or is there a sinister reason why his deft hand itches for the butcher’s cleaver?

Ellie Marney is an internationally bestselling author of thrillers. Her titles include New York Times bestseller None Shall Sleep, Kirkus Reviews–starred sequel Some Shall Break, and fan-favorite finale All Shall Mourn, as well as ARA Historical Novel Prize–nominated The Killing Code, and many more. Published worldwide, her work has been optioned for the screen. Ellie has spent a lifetime researching in mortuaries, interviewing law enforcement and autopsy specialists, and asking former spies how to make explosives from household items. Now she lives quite sedately in southeastern Australia with her family as she writes her next book. Find out more about Ellie on social media, at her website, or through her newsletter The Black Hand.