Book description
Evil will find its way in. A year since the death of the man who
abducted her, Sergeant Jill Jackson has been promoted and is stronger
than she's been in years. But with the promotion comes a transfer to a
taskforce targeting gang-related home invasions in south western Sydney,
a new partner, a whole new team to work with, and some of the grisliest
cases Jill's ever encountered. The gang is believed to be responsible
for at least five brutal home invasions over the past two months, with
the most recent culminating in a vicious machete attack that has left
one of the victims crippled. When the violence escalates to murder,
suddenly Jill and the team find themselves hunting a psychopath, and
delving into the pasts of victims and witnesses in a race against time
to uncover what links them to the killer. The thrilling follow-up to her
bestselling debut, Vodka Doesn't Freeze, Voodoo Doll will have you
double checking the locks on your doors. Dr Leah Giarratano has had a
long career as a clinical psychologist. Her professional background
offers a unique selling point in this genre and gives an authenticity to
her writing. Leah is an expert in psychological trauma, sex offences and
psychopathology and has had many years assessing psychopaths and
treating their victims. She has worked in psychiatric hospitals, with
the defence force, and in the corrections system with offenders who
suffer severe personality disorders. She has assessed and treated
survivors of just about every imaginable psychological trauma,
including: hostages; war veterans; rape, assault and accident victims;
and has worked with police, fire and ambulance officers. In 2009 Leah
began her television career, presenting Channel 7Â s top rating Beyond
the Darklands program, on which Leah was the expert psychologist who
delved into the psyche of Australia s most fearsome criminals.
