CSI Ally Dymond

A family secret worth killing for... In the dead of night, 72-year-old Miriam Narracott is found wandering on Exmoor, holding a knife and covered in blood. Inside the family farmhouse lies the body of her adult son, Gabe. CSI Ally Dymond is on compassionate leave, but when approached by the new DI, recently arrived from London and eager to have Ally's keen eye and local knowledge on the case, she finds herself being drawn back in. With their only suspect Miriam unwilling—or unable—to talk, the team must dig into the family's history to uncover a motive. Instead, they find evidence that Gabe was involved with a criminal network, suggesting a completely different chain of events. But if Miriam isn't the killer—then who is?

Evidence never lies... But people do. CSI Ally Dymond's commitment to justice has cost her a place on the major investigations team. After exposing corruption in the ranks, she's stuck working petty crimes on the sleepy North Devon coast. Then the body of nineteen-year-old Janie Warren turns up in the seaside town of Bidecombe, and Ally's expert skills are suddenly back in demand. But when the evidence she discovers contradicts the lead detective's theory, nobody wants to listen to the CSI who landed their colleagues in prison. Time is running out to catch a killer no one is looking for — no one except Ally. What she doesn't know is that he's watching, from her side of the crime scene tape, waiting for the moment to strike. 'I genuinely found it hard to put down. The writing is beautifully paced and the double viewpoint creates great tension.' Alex Gray 'Fiendishly clever plotting. I was hooked from start to finish' Sarah Stovell, author of Other Parents.