Zwei Mordfälle innerhalb weniger Tage. Beide Male hat der Täter seinen Opfern mit einer Hacksäge an allen Fingern das oberste Glied abgetrennt. Und er will noch ein drittes Mal zuschlagen. Reuben Maitland, Chef der Forensik bei der Londoner Polizei, muss das verhindern. Doch der Killer hat seinen Sohn entführt und fordert ein Ende der Ermittlungen ...
Auf bestialische Weise werden nacheinander die Mitglieder der forensischen Eliteeinheit der Londoner Polizei umgebracht. An jedem Tatort hinterlässt der Täter einen mit Blut geschriebenen Code. Reuben Maitland, der Leiter von GeneCrime, setzt alles daran, den Killer zu finden. Doch je weiter er in den Fall eindringt, desto mehr bricht sein Privatleben zusammen. Und schon bald kämpft er nicht nur um das Leben seiner Kollegen, sondern auch um sein berufliches und privates Überleben. Ganz alleine muss er Entscheidungen fällen, die über Leben und Tod bestimmen. Und als er die falsche Entscheidung trifft, findet er sich plötzlich der Gnade eines unbarmherzigen Mörders ausgeliefert.
In Londons U-Bahn treibt ein unberechenbarer Killer sein Unwesen. Es gibt keine Spuren, kein Motiv. Selbst die besten Ermittler tappen im Dunkeln. Nur Reuben Maitland, ehemals Chef der Forensik bei der Londoner Polizei, könnte den Täter identifizieren. Doch Reuben ist gerade gefeuert worden …
Reuben Maitland has lost everything, his job, his marriage, his reputation. Fired from CID's elite forensic investigation unit, he is forced to turn to the other side of the law to find work. Michael Brawn is currently enjoying the hospitality of Her Majesty at Pentonville maximum security prison. He is not who he claims to be. He has been placed there on forged genetic evidence. Evidence that was submitted to the court on Reuben's authority. But who is he, and why is he there? Reuben is offered one chance to clear his name. He needs to discover Brawn's real identity and, more importantly, his reason for falsely entering prison. And there is only one way of getting to him. Reuben is going to have to enter Pentonville. But as he is about to find out, prison is a very dangerous place for an ex-copper.
Two murders, days apart but clearly linked. Each victim has had the tips of their fingers removed with a hacksaw. The killer is sending a message and wants his next victim to know who they are - and be very afraid. I will kill again, a third and final victim and you must not stop me.
Focusing on the emerging interpretations of Karl Barth within German theology, this work serves as a thorough guide for understanding contemporary perspectives. Authored by a Roman Catholic theologian, it delves into the nuances of Barth's thought, offering insights that bridge traditional Catholic beliefs with modern theological discussions. It's an essential resource for scholars and students interested in the evolution of Barth's influence in current theological discourse.
There is a killer loose on the London Underground. He kills without leaving any forensic trace, and seemingly without motive. Genecrime, the UK's elite forensic unit, are stretched to the limits trying to find one usable clue. And there is another problem facing Genecrime. Before he was sacked as head of the unit, Reuben Maitland developed a system to predict latent homicidal behaviour from people's DNA. Now rogue elements in the police, believing that prevention is better than cure, are using Reuben's research to hunt down and incite latent psychopaths beyond their breaking point. Reuben must track down whoever is misusing his technology and stop them before more lives are destroyed. But what he cannot know is that his investigation will lead him directly into the path of the Underground killer.
