by Lesley Horton (Author)
From honour killings to domestic violence, forbidden affairs and ritual sacrifice - Lesley Horton shows with chilling accuracy what can happen behind closed doors...Years of policing have turned John Handford and Khalid Ali into two of the best investigators on their force. But nothing stays the same for ever - and promotion has set the newly-styled DCI Handford and DI Ali on separate cases. Handford is on the trail of a young woman who's vanished without a trace, while Ali is tracking the killer of a 96-year-old pensioner murdered in her own home. But the stories of these two woman, generations apart, look set to converge in gruesome fashion. Handford and Ali must investigate spurned lovers, feuding families, cash-hungry conmen and even the ghosts of men buried alive a century back, to unpick the bitter motivations behind the rising body count. With her trademark fiendish plotting and shocking realism, Lesley Horton once again lifts the lid on the horrors that can hide behind the facade of everyday life.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Orion
Published: 31 Dec 2008
ISBN 10: 0752890603
ISBN 13: 9780752890609
Book Overview: Lesley Horton is one of the most compelling and provocative female crime-writers in the UK She has already established series characters DI John Handford and Sergeant Khalid Ali as a fascinating, complex pair of investigators Classic police procedural crime brought bang up to date with big issues and big drama Perfect for all lovers of Ruth Rendell and P. D. James, with a hugely atmospheric Yorkshire setting In 2006 Lesley was highly commended in the CWA Body in the Library awards Lesley is also part of the Ladykillers group of crimewriters, who do events across the country 'Lesley Horton brings an authentic, contemporary flavour to a classic police detective story and writes with honesty and insight' Manchester Evening News