City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

'BRILLIANT' – JEFFREY DEAVER * 'UNMISSABLE' – LEE CHILD * 'COMPELLING' – PETER JAMESWhen the corpse of Abigail Kirby is discovered, police are shocked to learn that the victim's tongue was cut out while she lay dying. Thus begins another gruelling case for Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel; when a potential witness is blinded and murdered, everything begins to spiral out of control. In a further complication, Abigail Kirby's teenage daughter runs away from home to meet a girl who befriended her online. Too late, she realises she has made a dreadful mistake — a mistake that may cost her life.Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Ian Peterson uncovers a shocking secret. Does the sergeant's discovery come too late to save Geraldine Steel from a similar dreadful fate?'Good, old-fashioned, heart-hammering police thriller...a no-frills delivery of pure excitement' - SAGA MagazineFor fans of Peter James, Angela Marsons and Robert BryndzaLook out for more DI Geraldine Steel investigations in Cut Short, Road Closed, Dead End, Death Bed, Stop Dead, Fatal Act, Killer Plan, Murder Ring and Deadly AlibiDon't miss the DI Ian Peterson series: Cold Sacrifice, Race to Death and Blood Axe

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