Envy can be deadly. When a teenager with a bright future ahead of him is found murdered, psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis are called to investigate. The victim had everything ahead of him: a place at university, loyal friends and plans for the future. Yet someone wanted him dead. Then another body is discovered. And another. The victims come from different worlds, yet they share one thing: they had hopes and dreams for a new beginning, and someone believed they deserved to die. As Alex and Milo hunt a killer who seems to target hope itself, they realise they’re facing a predator with a deeply personal score to settle. And he isn’t finished yet.

