The Missing And The Dead: A tense crime thriller with a shocking twist
by J.F. Burgess
A skeleton in a tunnel. Missing teenagers. Five unconnected suspects. Can DI Tom Blake uncover their dark secrets before a twisted killer silences everyone? A FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD MURDERSoon after he saves a young man from jumping to his death from an eight-storey building, DI Tom Blake is called to investigate the discovery of human remains on a demolition site in Stoke-on-Trent city centre.The bones confront him with a cold-case from 1978. Was the murder of a notorious seventies gangster linked to the disappearance of a young Italian man over a gambling debt? Or is there an even darker story to uncover?MISSING CHILDRENSix-year-old Daisy Ellis went missing the night her house burned down in 1978, killing both her parents. Lorna Atwood, thirteen, caught a bus into town on a cold night in 1978, and was never seen again. Blake stumbles upon these mysterious disappearances when delving into his cold-case: could there be a link?A KILLER WHO HAS NEVER BEEN CAUGHTBlake's hunt for the killer plunges him into decades-old secrets. Opening up this cold-case strikes fear into the hearts of witnesses, and takes Blake back in time to a derelict children's home: a place with a disturbing history.As past collides perilously with present, Blake finds himself part of a terrifying investigation that will lead to a chilling realisation of the killer’s identity…
Set within a gritty midlands town with dark secrets: this tense British detective novel is a murder mystery that will keep you on edge until the final shocking twist is revealed.
What Readers Are Saying:
Former Detective and crime author, John Pye ★★★★"An engrossing and well-crafted whodunit, with a shocking twist that will leave readers breathless."
Mark Fern Bookmark Facebook readers group ★★★★★
"Very well written, with great characters and twists. A page-turner that kept me reading and I was keen to see what happened: the ending was very unexpected, with a shocking twist!"
Audrey Gibson Goodreads ★★★★★"A brilliant story with engaging characters; it flowed well and kept me wondering what happened all those years ago. Everything tied up nicely at the end with a very clever ending, I must say."
James Facey ★★★★★Just read "The Missing And The Dead." I really couldn't put it down. This really is a 5* + book.
Set within a gritty midlands town with dark secrets: this tense British detective novel is a murder mystery that will keep you on edge until the final shocking twist is revealed.
What Readers Are Saying:
Former Detective and crime author, John Pye ★★★★"An engrossing and well-crafted whodunit, with a shocking twist that will leave readers breathless."
Mark Fern Bookmark Facebook readers group ★★★★★
"Very well written, with great characters and twists. A page-turner that kept me reading and I was keen to see what happened: the ending was very unexpected, with a shocking twist!"
Audrey Gibson Goodreads ★★★★★"A brilliant story with engaging characters; it flowed well and kept me wondering what happened all those years ago. Everything tied up nicely at the end with a very clever ending, I must say."
James Facey ★★★★★Just read "The Missing And The Dead." I really couldn't put it down. This really is a 5* + book.
