BROTHER GRIMM: RUSSELL

A girl's body lies, posed, on the pale sand of a Hamburg beach, a messageconcealed in her hand. 'I have been underground, and now it is time for meto return home...'Jan Fabel, of the Hamburg murder squad, struggles to interpret the twistedimagery of a dark and brutal mind. Four days later, a man and a woman arefound deep in woodland, their throats slashed deep and wide, the names'Hansel' and 'Gretel', in the same, tiny, obsessively neat writing, rolledtight and pressed into their hands.It becomes clear that each new crime is a grisly reference to folk stories collected almost two hundred years ago by the Brothers Grimm.The hunt is on for a serial killer who is exploring the darkest, most fundamental fears hidden in ancient fairy tales. A predator who kills and then disappears into the shadows.A monster we all learned to fear in childhood.Anton Lesser is an Associate of the RSC and one of Britain's leading classical actors. He has played many roles at the National Theatre including Private Lives and Wild Oats. Television credits include Foyle's War, Perfect Strangers, Spooks and Silent Witness. He also appeared in the feature films Charlotte Gray and Imagining Argentina.RC 830£16.995 CDs6 hoursFictionwww.randomhouse.co.uk/audioAbridged by Sarah KilgarriffProduced by Stuart Owen(P) Random House Audiobooks 2006