title: The Murder Code: A Novel
author:  Steve Mosby 
description: If its possible for a detective to be complacent about murder, Detective Inspector Andrew Hicks fits the bill. He is convinced crimes always make sense; theres always a pattern if you look hard enough. His theory is put to the test when he arrives on the scene of the brutal murder of a young woman and finds, not far off, the similarly brutalized body of a homeless man. Aside from the manner of killing, theres no personal connection between the victimsor between other victims discovered in the days that follow. Just as puzzling are the letters Hicks receives from the killer; their rational tone seems totally at odds with the frenzied manner of the murders. Further complicating matters, Hicks attention is divided between the case and the upcoming arrival of his first child, an event that brings forward memories of his abusive father and fears that his fathers influence and his own past actions will compromise his ability to be a good parent. In the end, everything turns out to be about fathers and sons. Satisfying reading for those who favor character-driven crime fiction. --Stephanie Zvirin
zlib_text: **Still Bleeding**
  
   **Steve Mosby**
  
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  First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Orion Books,  
  
  an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd
  
  Orion House, 5 Upper Saint Martin's Lane
  
  London wc2h 9ea
  
  An Hachette UK Company
  
  13 579 10 8642
  
  Copyright © Steve Mosby 2009
  
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  the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
  
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  All the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance
  
  to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
  
  A CIP catalogue record for this book
  
  is available from the British Library.
  
  ISBN (Hardback) 978 1 4091 0108 6
  
  ISBN (Trade P