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The "Detective's Daughter" series is reissued here, finding Stella Darnell chasing down the cases that evaded her father in life in the aftermath of his death.
About the author
Lesley Thomson
Summary
From the number one bestseller of The Detective's Daughter.
For forty years, someone has got away with murder... Forty years ago, seventeen-year-old
Cassie Baker took a shortcut home from a small Cotswolds village, and was never seen again.
Twenty years later, Cotswolds police found Cassie's remains while searching for another missing teenager,
Bryony Motson. Bryony's body was never found.
Now
Stella Darnell, cleaner and private detective, has decided to find out what happened to Bryony. She knows her investigation will be dangerous. Because, for too long, someone has got away with murder. Someone who will do anything to keep it that way...
PRAISE FOR LESLEY THOMSON:
'In the best traditions of the classic whodunnit, this is
Midsomer Murders for grown-ups' Jake Kerridge,
SUNDAY EXPRESS.
'Lesley Thomson is
a class above' IAN RANKIN.
'Stella Darnell is one of
the most original characters in British crime fiction' Joan Smith,
SUNDAY TIMES.
'A
wonderfully eerie setting, unique characters and a chilling plot' ELLY GRIFFITHS.
'Clever, credible and
memorable'
LITERARY REVIEW.
'Gloriously well-written ... Thomson creates a
rich and sinister world that is utterly unique' WILLIAM SHAW.
Foreword
Stella and Jack hunt a murderer hiding in plain sight in the new thriller from the number one bestseller of The Detective's Daughter.
Additional text
Stella Darnell is without doubt one of the most orginial characters in British crime fiction' Crime Review.
