Strange Blood is the second novel by Lindsay Ashford to feature her heroine, the investigative psychologist Megan Rhys.

Megan is called in to help the police with the murder of a young mother who has been brutally killed and a pentagram carved in her forehead. While the media-obsessed police chief wants to call it a satanic ritual, Megan keeps an open mind and starts investigating the details of the victim's life - and the lives of the other victims as the murders increase. But then Megan makes a dangerous mistake herself...

Strange Blood has been shortlisted for this year's Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. For more information click here.To read an extract from Strange Blood click here. If you'd like to hear Lindsay talk about Strange Blood click here.