The Cage: D.I. Eve Strong Book One

by Julie Morrigan

In the seaside city of Sunderland, somebody is preying on young women. They are plucked from their lives, seemingly at random, then their bodies are dumped days – sometimes weeks – later. When the third murder victim turns up, DI Eve Strong has a serial killer on her hands, and a city gripped with fear.

To add to the pressure, teenage twins go missing and someone is creeping around in people’s houses while they sleep.

Are the cases connected in any way? Could the same person be responsible for everything?

As the tension grows, everyone is under suspicion, as colleagues, neighbours and even spouses look at each other with distrust.

The situation is personal for Eve, as the cases stir strong memories. Can she fight her fears and catch the killer?

‘The Cage’ is the first in the Eve Strong series. Book two – ‘The Mermaid Club’ – is planned for publication late 2019.

239 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 19, 2019

About the author

Julie Morrigan is the author of various novels, novellas and short stories, and best known for her gritty crime tales based in the north-east of England. Her most recent publication is horror novella Blackthorn Cottage, in which evil deeds from over a century earlier affect a family in the present day.

Her most recent novel is gangland novel Flesh and Blood, which follows crime thriller Debt of Honour, both published in 2024.

Gangland novel Cutter features the brutal exploits of vicious Sunderland gangster Gordon Cutter and his criminal firm.

For fans of short stories, Bad Times: North-East Crime collects Julie's shorter tales, originally published in the collections Gone Bad, Show No Mercy and Wired. Many also previously appeared in anthologies and magazines such as Bullet and Out of the Gutter.

Julie shares stories and news via her Substack newsletter, Bad Intent: https://juliemorrigan.substack.com/