A corpse is found, its identity extinguished in the most shocking manner imaginable. Detective Ian Bradshow can't catch the killer if no one can ID the victim. Out there, somewhere, a missing young woman may hold the answer. Journalist Helen Norton is about to uncover a vast criminal conspiracy. She just needs the final piece of the puzzle. True-crime writer Tom Carney receives letters from a convicted murderer who insists he is innocent. His argumentis persuasive - but psychopats are often said...