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DISCOVER YOUR NEW CRIME THRILLER OBSESSION, SET IN THE HEART OF ENGLAND.

Meet Detective Inspector Amber Kash — she’s sharp, she’s stubborn, and after twelve years of policing she’s running out of reasons to stay on the force.

But as Detective Kash is writing her resignation letter, she’s unexpectedly called to Summerfield Police Station’s interview room.

Inside is celebrity psychologist Joanna Merrick, infamous for her role in viral true-crime documentary The Portrait Maker.

The woman is nothing like she appears on screen. She’s dirty. She’s terrified. And she’s making an impossible claim.

Three nights ago, Joanna witnessed a murder. The killer? A beautiful, rich and very dead woman whose own brutal slaying was the subject of the show.

And a couple of hours later, Joanna is dead too.

Detective Kash puts her resignation on hold to tackle this one last case. But a secret from her past is ticking like an unexploded bomb — threatening to destroy not just her investigation, but everything she holds dear.

The first page-turning, red-herring-packed book in the new Detective Inspector Amber Kash mystery series is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths, Joy Ellis, LJ Ross, and Peter James.