They call him Herod - a killer of unimaginable cruelty, with an unthinkable desire. This is a dark, disturbing and compulsively page-turning thriller, announcing Mark Roberts as a major new star. Four pregnant women have been abducted in quick succession, their bodies mutilated and dumped. When a fifth pregnant woman is taken from her home, DCI David Rosen knows that time is running out to save her... But it isn't until Rosen discovers the existence of an ancient text - said to be the devil's answer to the bible - that the true horror of Herod's plan begins to unfold.