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A brand new British crime mystery set on the Dorset coast from bestselling author Michael Hambling.
A dark, wet night on a lonely road in west Dorset. Bryony O’Neil stops her car when she spots a distressed young woman by the side of the road. But all is not as it seems . . .
The following day, keen rambler Robin Pryor sets off along the clifftop path from the pretty seaside town of Lyme Regis — and never comes home.
The subsequent search reveals a badly beaten body hidden in the undergrowth beside the path.
It’s the third time that week the police have been called out to the quiet little town. First an attempted car-jacking. Then a break-in — where nothing was taken. And now murder.
Detective Barry Marsh’s instincts tell him that a particularly callous killer has descended on his patch. And their timing couldn’t be worse. His boss and mentor, Detective Sophie Allen, is still in hospital, recovering from the injuries she sustained in their last case. Not that she’d let that stop her!
Then a second body is discovered, a few miles further along the coastal path. And the case takes a terrifying new twist . . .
If you like Joy Ellis, Ann Cleeves, J.D. Kirk, J.M. Dalgliesh, or Pauline Rowson, you will love this thrilling crime mystery.
READERS LOVE HEARTLESS CRIMES:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The characters were amazing. So many twists.’ Michelle G.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Totally unputdownable!’ Jan T.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another gripping Sophie Allen book.’ Aileen G.
⭐���⭐⭐⭐ ‘An exciting story with great character development.’ Phil R.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I love the Sophie Allen series . . . I was totally immersed in the storyline which had many twists and turns.’ Mandy
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It was suspenseful, thrilling and had plenty of action . . . A cracker of a read.’ Dawn L.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fantastic new British mystery! . . . Exciting suspense, intrigue, action, murder, a fantastic whodunit, and a few wild twists and turns!’ Debbie B.
THE DETECTIVE
DCI Sophie Allen is Dorset’s acknowledged expert on murder and violent crime. She has recently been promoted to Chief Superintendent of the Wessex Serious Crimes Unit, overseeing investigations across Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset. She is in her early fifties, and lives with her husband in Wareham. She has two grown-up daughters. Sophie has a law degree and a master’s in criminal psychology. Her brilliant mind conceals some dark secrets from her past.
THE SETTING
The picturesque coastal town of Lyme Regis is situated at the point where the dramatic West Dorset and East Devon coastlines meet — right in the heart of the world-famous Jurassic Coast. The town is known as the ‘Pearl of Dorset’ and is renowned for its natural beauty, fossils, literary connections and extraordinarily rich heritage.
Genre: Mystery
A dark, wet night on a lonely road in west Dorset. Bryony O’Neil stops her car when she spots a distressed young woman by the side of the road. But all is not as it seems . . .
The following day, keen rambler Robin Pryor sets off along the clifftop path from the pretty seaside town of Lyme Regis — and never comes home.
The subsequent search reveals a badly beaten body hidden in the undergrowth beside the path.
It’s the third time that week the police have been called out to the quiet little town. First an attempted car-jacking. Then a break-in — where nothing was taken. And now murder.
Detective Barry Marsh’s instincts tell him that a particularly callous killer has descended on his patch. And their timing couldn’t be worse. His boss and mentor, Detective Sophie Allen, is still in hospital, recovering from the injuries she sustained in their last case. Not that she’d let that stop her!
Then a second body is discovered, a few miles further along the coastal path. And the case takes a terrifying new twist . . .
If you like Joy Ellis, Ann Cleeves, J.D. Kirk, J.M. Dalgliesh, or Pauline Rowson, you will love this thrilling crime mystery.
READERS LOVE HEARTLESS CRIMES:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The characters were amazing. So many twists.’ Michelle G.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Totally unputdownable!’ Jan T.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another gripping Sophie Allen book.’ Aileen G.
⭐���⭐⭐⭐ ‘An exciting story with great character development.’ Phil R.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I love the Sophie Allen series . . . I was totally immersed in the storyline which had many twists and turns.’ Mandy
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It was suspenseful, thrilling and had plenty of action . . . A cracker of a read.’ Dawn L.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fantastic new British mystery! . . . Exciting suspense, intrigue, action, murder, a fantastic whodunit, and a few wild twists and turns!’ Debbie B.
THE DETECTIVE
DCI Sophie Allen is Dorset’s acknowledged expert on murder and violent crime. She has recently been promoted to Chief Superintendent of the Wessex Serious Crimes Unit, overseeing investigations across Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset. She is in her early fifties, and lives with her husband in Wareham. She has two grown-up daughters. Sophie has a law degree and a master’s in criminal psychology. Her brilliant mind conceals some dark secrets from her past.
THE SETTING
The picturesque coastal town of Lyme Regis is situated at the point where the dramatic West Dorset and East Devon coastlines meet — right in the heart of the world-famous Jurassic Coast. The town is known as the ‘Pearl of Dorset’ and is renowned for its natural beauty, fossils, literary connections and extraordinarily rich heritage.
Genre: Mystery
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