Living on a prayer - Sheila Quigley

A week before Christmas Debbie Stansfield's life falls apart. Her son - her funny, cheeky, kind Richard - has been found hanging from a tree at the Seven Sisters. The police think it's suicide, but Debbie won't - can't - accept it. Her son would never kill himself. Richard's four friends know something - something that scares them more than the police. When they start going missing, Detective Inspector Lorraine Hunt can't ignore her suspicions about Richard's death. Just who is preying on the young people of Houghton-le-Spring... and can she stop them before another vulnerable teenager is found dead?