Book description
On an early morning walk, a young girl finds the body of her classmate,
Tim Pieters, hidden amongst some bushes. The boy's family are desperate
for answers but the killer is never found.
Almost two decades later, political pressure sees the cold case
reopened and Detective Ella Marconi inherits the job. Ella attacks the
case with vigour, determined to shake off the memories of her last
investigation, which ended with her being shot in the line of duty. But
she knows it won’t be easy - after all this time the murderer is
probably long gone and the memories of any witnesses are fading.
Georgie Riley, the girl who found Tim’s body, is now a paramedic,
trying to face up to her own demons. There's never been any reason to
doubt her story, but when Ella receives an anonymous call insisting that
Georgie has information about the Pieters’ case, she decides to dig
deeper.
As long-buried secrets and lies finally come to light, can Ella track
down the killer before more people are hurt? Katherine Howell is a
former ambulance officer. The life and death medical scenarios in her
novels stem from real life experiences. Frantic
, introducing Detective Ella Marconi, was her first novel, followed by
The Darkest Hour
. She is currently working on her fouth novel, which will also feature
Detective Marconi.
