A Dance of Ghosts - 9780099553816

From a highly successful children's author, a compelling crime debut introducing determined and deeply troubled PI John Craine

PI John Craine is struggling to cope with the weight of his past. Sixteen years ago his wife, Stacy, was brutally murdered. Craine found her body in their bed. Since then, to escape the pain and the unanswered questions, he has buried himself in work by day, and whiskey by night. But one phone call changes everything. The mother of missing young woman Anna Gerrish calls on his services, and Craine soon finds himself at the center of a sinister web of corruption and lies that leads back into the murky waters of the past—and to the night that Craine has spent more than a decade trying to forget. As he delves deeper and deeper into the case, everything gets increasingly, terrifyingly, personal. It's up to Craine to stop history from repeating itself.