The Surrogate: A Novel

Tania Carver

Pegasus Books, Sep 1, 2011 - Fiction - 438 pages

A shocking double-murder scene greets Detective Inspector Philip Brennan when he is called to a flat in Colchester. Two women are viciously cut open and lying spread-eagled, one tied to the bed, one on the floor. The woman on the bed has had her stomach cut into and her unborn child is missing. But this is the third time Phil and his team have seen such an atrocity. Two other pregnant women have been killed in this way and their babies taken from them. No one can imagine what sort of person would want to commit such horrible crimes.

When psychologist Marina Esposito is brought in, Phil has to put aside his feelings about their shared past and get on with the job. But can they find the killer before another woman is targeted?

What people are saying

Review: The Surrogate: A Novel (Marina Esposito #1)

User Review  - Leigh Barry - Goodreads

While the book is well-written and really reads at a brisk pace, I had some issues with it. Mainly, I did not like the character of Marina Esposito. Wah-wah-wah, bad stuff happens to poor Marina. And ...

Review: The Surrogate (Marina Esposito #1)

User Review  - Harriet - Goodreads

This book is a psychological thriller and it does not disappoint. Not for the faint of heart as it has some graphic brutal murders. But the part that I found fascinating is the profiling and the ...

About the author

Tania Carverálives in the south of England with her husband and two children. She is the author ofáThe Surrogate, The Creeper,áandáCage of Bones,áall available from Pegasus Books.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Surrogate: A Novel; Pegasus Crime Series
• Author: Tania Carver
• Publisher: Pegasus Books, 2011
• ISBN: 1605982563, 9781605982564
• Length: 438 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Crime; Fiction / General; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural; Fiction / Thrillers / General