THE MOST DEPRAVED KILLERS. THE MOST DETERMINED DETECTIVE. MEET DI BETHANY SMITH.



No one likes being led down the garden path . . .



Ellie White is found dead at the bottom of her own garden, propped up against a stone fountain.



Her eyelashes have been replaced with spider's legs. Her ears are stuffed with dead ants and a slug, a worm is wedged in her nose, and a plastic butterfly is left in place of her tongue. She's wearing a red dress and glittery shoes, her face painted like a clown.



Detective Inspector Bethany Smith arrives at the scene of the crime still dressed in her funeral attire. Her head thick with emotion. Her colleagues think she's mad. But she wants to be there. She needs to be there. Even if what she sees makes her skin crawl.



The next day another body is discovered. The victim has suffered a similar gruesome fate. Left for dead at the bottom of his garden where the creepy-crawlies can get to him.



Two down. Two to go. The clock is ticking for Detective Bethany Smith and her team.