Shattered

Fragments of a Shattered Life

In Shattered, bestselling author Andrew Crofts introduces us to Dr. Olivia Carr, a renowned forensic psychologist whose carefully constructed world comes crashing down when she becomes entangled in a lethal game of manipulation. Called to Oxford to consult on a series of inexplicable suicides among high-profile academics, Olivia soon realizes these are no ordinary cases. Cryptic messages left at each scene suggest a puppeteer is pulling the strings, and the dead speak in riddles only she is trained to decipher. As she sifts through torn journal entries and fractured memories, every revelation only deepens the mystery—and brings the killer one step closer to her own door.

Echoes of Betrayal

Crofts deftly layers past and present, weaving flashbacks to Olivia’s childhood trauma with the mounting tension of the current investigation. Secondary characters emerge as both suspects and saviors: a disillusioned detective haunted by his last unsolved case; a reclusive novelist whose obsession with death mirrors the killer’s own; and a charismatic post-doc whose mentorship of Olivia crosses terrifying boundaries. Against the backdrop of ancient college quad walls and candlelit libraries, alliances shift like sand, and every whispered confession risks exposing a truth someone will kill to conceal.

Reckoning Unveiled

As the body count rises, Olivia must confront her darkest fears—and a secret she has kept buried for years. In a heart-stopping climax beneath Oxford’s iconic Radcliffe Camera, she faces the architect of this macabre symphony. Every heartbeat counts as Olivia races to outwit a mind as brilliant as her own, where the ultimate twist lies not in who pulls the trigger, but in the shattered reflections left behind.

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