The Wedding Picture

What happens when everything you thought you knew about yourself is a lie?

Young and talented forensic psychologist, Dr Erin Wood is helping DCI David Paulson and his team with the case of a missing woman. Used to bringing a cool, scientific approach to her work, Erin is blindsided when the killer starts to communicate directly with her - and it’s personal. Erin starts to question everything she thought she knew. Why is she so affected by the murder site? And how can she be the double of the bride in a photograph that is sent to the police? As a devastating secret is revealed, Erin has to come to terms with the fact that she has no idea who she really is.

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A crime thriller about

The Profiler

Dr Erin Wood is a star. Top of her class, recruited to the FBI, a stellar career in the making. Then it all goes wrong. Devastated by her failure, Erin returns home and takes up a teaching post. But someone wants her back in the game and is determined to draw her in - no matter who it hurts.

The Crime

A young bride vanishes. DCI David Paulson wants Erin on the case - especially after she receives a note that leads her to the body of the missing woman. As the killer continues to taunt Erin, DCI Paulson realises that it’s personal and that the newest member of his team is at the heart of the search for a vicious killer.

The Consequences

Twenty seven years ago a woman was murdered. A calculating, cold man went to prison. He’s had a long time to plan his revenge. Now he’s out and someone’s going to pay. But why is he targeting Erin?

Erin's Notes

Dr Erin Wood

Dr Erin Wood is a forensic psychologist – a good one – a prodigy in fact. Attached to the FBI straight out of graduate school she helped apprehend the Music Box killer. Successful though she was, she found experience traumatising and returned to her home country where she now teaches criminal psychology at the University of Bath. She also works closely with DCI David Paulson and his team at the Serious Crimes squad. Erin loves running, Thai food and her dog Archie. She is writing a book on living with psychopaths.

Her latest note:

The Past

Today one of my students asked me about the Music Box Killer. The familiar panic washed over me before I collected myself and was able to answer calmly. I don’t talk about the Music Box case. The case that made me walk away from the FBI and take refuge here at the university in the […]

Eva Stacey

About the author

Eva Stacey was born in Somerset, England. She was taught to read at three by her mother who despaired of ever being able to entertain her sleepless child. Eva has devoured books ever since and will read just about anything. She started writing at school and has scribbled at home, in hotel rooms, on planes, on safari and on beaches ever since.

In 2013 she wrote the outline of a series featuring forensic psychologist Dr Erin Wood and DCI David Paulson together with the first two novels, The Wedding Picture and The Music Box. The Wedding Picture was shortlisted for the Myriad First Drafts Award (Crime) in 2015 and the Music Box was longlisted for the same award overall a year later. Eva is just beginning work on the third novel in the series, The Diarist.

Eva lives in Wiltshire with her husband and her two chocolate Labradors.

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