Friend Of The Family

Families are dying. No matter how hard DCI Platt tries, he's not seeing a pattern; not even after his own wife and daughter are targeted.Young Melanie has forgotten what life outside Larksford House was like. She's been in for so long. But when Toby joins the team, she starts to remember. She really shouldn't be there. Professor Hicks is delighted that Toby has made the breakthrough for him. It might actually allow Hicks to improve his own fortunes.Bill Brown sells security; his business improves with every strike of the family killer. As fear in the community grows, Bill's ability to gain a stranger's trust comes to the fore. But what is he hiding?As the clock ticks, can Platt get closer to the killer, and will Melanie remember the truth? Stuart Field is the author of the John Steel thriller series.He's born in the West Midlands, Great Britain. Later, he joined the armed forces where after 22 years of fun and adventure, he left to start as a writer. Married with a daughter, he still hasn't grown up, which helps with the imagination. He loves to travel and experience other cultures. He loves to love life. A series by Stuart Field

A killer is loose in a small Yorkshire town. The police are on the hunt, led by Detective Inspector Richard Platt and his team. The deeper they get drawn into the case, the more Platt believes that there's more to the killings than meets the eye.Meanwhile, Melanie Foster - a girl locked away in Larksford House Clinic - is planning her escape. Wrongfully incarcerated, she's determined to find her parents, track down the person responsible and find out why she was hidden away.But everything is not as it seems, and people are not who they say they are. Soon, secrets that have been buried countless years will be revealed with murderous consequences. Stuart Field is the author of the John Steel thriller series.He's born in the West Midlands, Great Britain. Later, he joined the armed forces where after 22 years of fun and adventure, he left to start as a writer. Married with a daughter, he still hasn't grown up, which helps with the imagination. He loves to travel and experience other cultures. He loves to love life. A series by Stuart Field