Psychologist
Alice Quentin has been looking forward to a break from her hectic London
life. She has vowed to stay clear of police work. The previous cases
she helped the police with have left her scarred. So, when Alice is
given the rare opportunity to study treatment methods at Northwood
high-security hospital outside of London, she is eager to get to work.
But then a young girl is
discovered, dressed all in white, on the steps of the Foundling Museum.
Four girls have recently gone missing in North London—this is the third
to be found, dead. The fourth may still be alive, and Alice Quentin may
be able to help. Britain's most prolific child killer, Louis Kinsella,
has been locked up in Northwood for over a decade. Yet, these
recent kidnappings and murders are clearly connected to Kinsella's
earlier crimes. It seems that someone is continuing where he left off.
So, when Detective Don Burns comes asking for Alice's help, how can she
refuse? Alice will do anything to help save a child—even if that means
forming a relationship with a charismatic, ruthless murderer. But
Kinsella is slow to give away his secrets, and time is running out for
the latest kidnap victim, who is simply trying to survive. In her quest
to save a life, Alice finds she has put her own life on the line.
The Winter Foundling is Kate Rhode's exciting thriller featuring Alice Quentin following Crossbones Yard and A Killing of Angels.