Dead secret - Noelle Holten

'Enthralling from the first page to the last. Devoured in one sitting. Noelle Holten has become one of my must-read authors' Angela Marsons, bestselling author of the Detective Kim Stone series

Psychopaths can take root in the unlikeliest soil

DC Maggie Jamieson crosses paths once again with Probation Officer Lucy Sherwood when a domestic violence survivor stumbles into her new refuge, unable to speak, desperate for help.

Then another case hits Maggie's desk. A young man has been murdered, and a curious constellation of black dots has been inked onto his cheek.

That's when DCI Hastings goes missing and Maggie uncovers a shocking connection that turns the case on its head.

Every family may hide secrets, but not every family buries them