Twenty-five years ago, a woman was brutally murdered at the opening night of a new hotel. The killer was caught red-handed at the scene. During a break in the interview, he managed to escape with help from somebody. Neither man was seen again. Now, DI Frank Miller is investigating the murder of a former detective, nine weeks after the head of Serious Crimes was slain in a vicious attack. As more bodies appear, it's clear there's a link to these murders and the the murder of the woman 25 years ago. Why has her killer returned after so long? As the case unfolds, it will lead Miller down a dark and dangerous path where everything he believed about his boss's murder will be thrown into question...and why a killer from the past will stop at nothing to preserve a web of secrets and lies...

Published
November 30, 2014
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John Carson

John started writing in the early 1990’s, starting with 3 horror novels. In 1997, he then decided to switch to writing crime novels. He started a series with a detective called DCI Justice. He attended a weekend writing course in Edinburgh, with Ian Rankin as the tutor, at the end of 1997. Early in 1998 when the first Justice novel was finished, Ian read the book and gave John a written report on it, encouraging him to write more. After 2 more Justice books, John created DI Frank Miller, and decided to self-publish those books in 2014. In 2019, John Created and published DCI Harry McNeil. After that success, John found the original notes for…