THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER.
Detective Darnell died before he closed the case. Can his daughter solve it thirty years later?
It was the murder that shocked the nation. Kate Rokesmith, a young mother, went to the river with her three-year-old son. She never came home.
For three decades the case file has lain, unsolved, in the corner of an attic. Until the detective's daughter Stella, a cleaner who loves restoring order, starts to clear out her father's house after his death...
THE DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTER SERIES:
The Detective's Daughter.
Ghost Girl.
The Detective's Secret.
The House With No Rooms.
The Dog Walker.
Head of Zeus * Crime Fiction
01 May 2013 * 416pp * £5.99 * 9781781853177
REVIEWS
'A thoughtful, well-observed story ... It reminded me of Kate Atkinson'
Scott Pack
'Tense and gripping ... On the edge of my seat? No way – I was cowering under it' Shotsmag.
'Skilfully evokes the era and slow-moving childhood summers ... A study of memory and guilt with several twists'
Guardian
'This is a haunting novel about loss and reconciliation, driven by a simple but clever plot'
The Sunday Times
'This book has a clever mystery plot – but its excellence is in the characters, all credible and memorable, and in its setting in a real West London street, exactly described'
Literary Review
'A cerebral thriller ... evokes chills from more than just the frigid winter nights ... Twists and surprises abound'
Forward Reviews Magazine
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Author
Lesley Thomson grew up in west London. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People's Book Prize in 2010. Her second novel, The Detective's Daughter, was a #1 bestseller and the series has sold over 750,000 copies. Visit her website at lesleythomson.co.uk.
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