The Treatment
(Jack Caffery Book 2): the dark, disturbing and devastating thriller from bestselling author Mo Hayder
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4.3 • 89 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The Treatment is an utterly absorbing, gritty and gruesome thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder. Fans of Stephen King, Karin Slaughter and Stuart MacBride will not be disappointed.
'One of the most frightening books I've ever read . . . Hayder's gory insights into the dark side are compelling' GUARDIAN
'Bleak, powerful . . . The Treatment is cleverly plotted and Caffery is a believable creation' OBSERVER
'Chilling . . .the book is surprisingly hard to put down. The plot develops with satisfying unpredictability; the characters are compellingly drawn... its final twist a bravura savagery' DAILY TELEGRAPH
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A quiet residential street in south London.
A husband and wife are discovered, imprisoned in their own home. Badly dehydrated, they've been bound and beaten. He is close to death. But worse is to come: their young son is missing.
When Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is called in to investigate, the similarities with events in his own past make it impossible for him to view this new crime dispassionately.
And as he digs deeper - as he attempts to hold his own life together in the face of ever more disturbing revelations about both his past and his present - the real nightmare begins. . .
Readers can't put The Treatment down:
'A terrifying and tense read'
'An OUTSTANDING 5 star read that chilled me with its creepiness'
'A page-turning crime novel'
'An excellent read, kept me reading for hours at a time'
'I could not put it down and read it in two days'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This sequel to Hayder's 1999 debut Birdman is as raw as a predawn autopsy, and promises to please fans of her beleaguered protagonist DI Jack Caffery and his weary crew of London cops and coroners. The booktrades its predecessor's taboo (necrophilia) for pedophilia, with Hayder delving deeper into the nitty-gritty of police work than many of her American counterparts dare. Called in when a young couple are discovered handcuffed and half-dead in their home, Caffery's infamous Area Metropolitan Investigation Team ("The murder squad, you mean?") combs a seedy park in a gentrifying slum looking for the couple's missing eight-year-old son. Caffery leaves no stone unturned, bringing in helicopters and human remains dogs ("You do know that if we find him the dogs might, uh, destroy some evidence, don't you?") and broods over the resemblance of the case to his own brother's childhood disappearance. With the discovery of the boy's mutilated corpse, Caffery and his boss, the affable DCI Danniella Souness, turn South London upside down hunting the sadistic killer. Meanwhile, the author introduces potential suspects in a parallel narrative, their hidden vices described with stomach-churning clarity. Hayder handles procedural detail ("All prisons in London insist on being informed about any helicopter that passes. It keeps them calm"), dialogue ("I'm not a shagging Yank you know") and volatile subject matter with powerful dexterity, crafting another deliciously chilling thriller.
Customer Reviews
WOW!
Amazing book, can be quite harrowing at times but unfortunately it's just part of life that most of us don't understand. Fabulous book. A must read.
Can’t take anymore.
Bird man was ok, but this is awful. The impossible plot, the 2D characters, the manic sub-plot. I can’t take any more. My advice is don’t touch it, it will make you feel dirty.
Dark horrible read
Save yourself the nightmares . This book is worse than awful