Killer Instinct

'Susie Hollins may have been no great shakes as a karaoke singer, but I didn't think that was enough reason for anyone to want to kill her.'

Charlie Fox teaches self-defence, having been kicked out of the army for reasons she prefers not to go into. When Susie Hollins is found dead only hours after tussling with Charlie at the New Adelphi Club, Charlie knows the police will come calling. What they don't tell her is that Hollins is in fact the latest victim of a homicidal rapist.

Charlie finds herself drawn into the investigation when the New Adelphi's enigmatic owner offers her a job. Viewed as an outsider by the all-male security team, her suspicions of a link between club and killer don't exactly endear her to anyone.

Charlie has always taught her students that it's better to run than to fight. But, when the killer starts taking a very personal interest it becomes clear that she isn't going to be given that option . . .