The Stolen Ones

'You turn the pages as if your very life depends on it' - Daily Mail

Destroyed by fire years ago, the infamous Philadelphia State Hospital was known as a warehouse for the criminally insane.

But one man never left.

By night Luther walks Philadelphia's backstreets; by day he roams the catacombs beneath the city. Luther is everywhere and nowhere; he's is in your dreams - and your nightmares.

Then Detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano are called to a bizarre murder scene: a man has been killed by a railroad spike driven into his head. But this is just the beginning of a trail of evil that will lead Byrne and Balzano back to the hospital, to a missing girl and to a horror they could never have imagined . . .

Praise for Richard Montanari

'A relentlessly suspenseful, soul-chilling thriller that hooks you instantly'

Tess Gerritsen

'The author's elegiac tone takes the curse off this blood-drenched thriller . . . Gripping'

New York Times (the 10 best crime novels of 2016)

'A master storyteller'

James Ellroy

'Scary good!'

Lisa Gardner

'Taut, propulsive and darkly gripping, Montanari is a master of suspense'

Chris Ewan

'A specialist in serial killer tales . . . a wonderfully evocative writer'

Publishers Weekly

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***** 'Every once and while I read a classic which I'll NEVER forget.This is a book I'll never forget'

***** 'This is a chillingly good read with a fast-paced storyline full of twists and turns'

***** 'From start to finish, you never want to stop! You have to know what happened!'

***** 'An outstanding tale with as many twists as a game of snakes and ladders'

***** 'One of the best crime/thriller writers'

***** 'Amazing'

***** 'Richard Montanari never lets you down. The ending is always a surprise'

***** 'So easy to pick up, so hard to put down'