Mark Billingham

As the Division Chief on a Child Protection Unit, a very pregnant Helen Weeks never expected to find herself on the other side of the police desk. But her fiancé, Paul Hopwood—a Detective Sergeant at the Criminal Intelligence Division—has been struck and killed by a wildly veering vehicle. Only this wasn't an ordinary accident. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots from a second passing vehicle, and local police suspect that this might be the work of a neighborhood gang.

Helen is determined to accept Paul's death, but several stubborn clues eventually lead her to a series of startling discoveries. First, Paul was doing more than just routine intelligence work for the police force. Second, Paul's death wasn't just an accident. And as members of a local gang begin to turn up dead, Helen comes to learn that there's only one force more powerful than fate—vengeance.

As the Division Chief on a Child Protection Unit, a very pregnant Helen Weeks never expected to find herself on the other side of the police desk. But her fiancé, Paul Hopwood—a Detective Sergeant at the Criminal Intelligence Division—has been struck and killed by a wildly veering vehicle. Only this wasn't an ordinary accident. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots from a second passing vehicle, and local police suspect that this might be the work of a neighborhood gang.

Helen is determined to accept Paul's death, but several stubborn clues eventually lead her to a series of startling discoveries. First, Paul was doing more than just routine intelligence work for the police force. Second, Paul's death wasn't just an accident. And as members of a local gang begin to turn up dead, Helen comes to learn that there's only one force more powerful than fate—vengeance.

Edited by Karin Slaughter who also opens and closes the anthology.

We're sorry, but we only had room for 10 authors per book in the database. Additional authors include: Emma Donoghue, Lynda La Plante, John Harvey, Kelley Armstrong, and Peter Moore Smith.

The anthology revolves around a charm bracelet that brings misfortune to each of its holders.