The Angel of Death

When a self-styled Angel of Death begins granting the dying a final act of mercy on the streets of Newcastle, DCI Jack Parker is forced to confront both a ruthless killer and his own advancing dementia. The gripping third instalment in Trevor Wood’s addictive, gritty DCI Jack Parker series.‘Deeply unsettling and impossible to put down’ Sean Watkin‘Gritty, timely, and relentlessly paced … with a cliffhanger ending that leaves you wanting so much more’ Nadine Matheson‘Fast pace, relatable characters and [a] twisty crime story … A great addition to the series’ Patricia Gibney‘This book has everything I want in a novel - moral ambiguity, sharp dialogue, authentic voices, and a whole lot of heart’ Emma Christie__________DCI Jack Parker is BACK…Death is stalking the streets of Newcastle. An anonymous killer is offering the terminally ill a dignified escape. Mercy to some. Murder to others.KILLERDCI Jack Parker doesn’t want the case. He has a secret of his own – an early-onset dementia diagnosis he’s desperate to conceal. But the signs are becoming impossible to ignore. As his mind begins to betray him, the city faces its own moral reckoning.ORWhile politicians debate a contentious new law and the self-styled Angel of Death selects another victim, Jack’s world is shaken when the killings are traced to a carers’ support group – one his wife, Helen, has been attending in secret.SAINTYet his deepest fear is also his darkest temptation. Because when his disease becomes unbearable, Jack can’t escape one haunting question:Could the Angel of Death be the saviour he’s been waiting for?