Heartless
(2022)(The eighth book in the Star Elite's Highwaymen Investigation series)
A novel by Rebecca King
When Al Beaumont is injured in an altercation with the surviving members of the highwaymen gang, he knows his life needs to change. All his colleagues are now married and happily settled into new lives of domestic bliss whereas his life seems to consist of nothing more than battling a variety of enemies. He needs something new. Something different. Something to help him recover from what happened.
When the opportunity appears to begin a new investigation, Al has to take it, if only to understand if he can ever return to being the man he was before his accident. But his arrival in Norfolk brings him plenty of unwelcome surprises. A new investigation. A new beginning. But can he find out who is behind the recent spate of murders that have blighted the area surrounding his new home before he becomes the next victim? Moreover, can he find the culprit responsible for stealing items from his house? What is the delightful young local woman doing lurking in his study? Suspecting foul play, Al sets about trying to uncover all of Maria's secrets.
Maria is horrified when she is caught in the handsome investigator's new home, and even more disturbed when it becomes evident that he dislikes her and seems determined to uncover all her secrets. Al looks dangerous and is most definitely someone she needs to avoid. Unfortunately, when events take a sinister turn it quickly transpires that Al is the only man who can keep her alive.
Genre: Historical Mystery
When the opportunity appears to begin a new investigation, Al has to take it, if only to understand if he can ever return to being the man he was before his accident. But his arrival in Norfolk brings him plenty of unwelcome surprises. A new investigation. A new beginning. But can he find out who is behind the recent spate of murders that have blighted the area surrounding his new home before he becomes the next victim? Moreover, can he find the culprit responsible for stealing items from his house? What is the delightful young local woman doing lurking in his study? Suspecting foul play, Al sets about trying to uncover all of Maria's secrets.
Maria is horrified when she is caught in the handsome investigator's new home, and even more disturbed when it becomes evident that he dislikes her and seems determined to uncover all her secrets. Al looks dangerous and is most definitely someone she needs to avoid. Unfortunately, when events take a sinister turn it quickly transpires that Al is the only man who can keep her alive.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Used availability for Rebecca King 2's Heartless