Mel Sherratt

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      Published by Avon an imprint of

      HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street,

      London, SE1 9GF

       www.harpercollins.co.uk

      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2018

      Copyright © Mel Sherratt 2018

       Cover photograph: Stoke Canal Scene © Alan Tunnicliffe/Shutterstock

       Cover photograph: Running Woman © Henry Steadman

       Cover design © Henry Steadman

      Mel Sherratt asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.

      Source ISBN: 9780008271046

      Ebook Edition © October 2018 ISBN:9780008339302

      Version: 2018-11-22

       Praise for Mel Sherratt:

      ‘An absolute masterpiece. Twisty, turny and full of surprises!’

       Angela Marsons

      ‘Mel Sherratt’s books are as smart and edgy as her heroines’

       Cara Hunter

      ‘Mel Sherratt is the new queen of gritty police procedurals’

       C.L. Taylor

      ‘Twists and turns and delivers a satisfying shot of tension’

       Rachel Abbott

      ‘Heart-stoppingly tense. I love Mel Sherratt’s writing’

       Angela Clarke

      ‘Gripped me from the first page and didn’t let go until the heart-stopping conclusion!’

       Robert Bryndza

      ‘A writer to watch out for’

       Mandasue Heller

      ‘Uncompromising, powerful and very real – an important new voice’

       David Mark

      ‘Mel’s vivid imagination really brings her characters to life’

       Kerry Wilkinson

      ‘Mel Sherratt is a unique voice in detective fiction’

       Mail on Sunday

       Dedication

      To Chris and Alison,

      for always believing in me.

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

      Copyright

      Praise for Mel Sherratt

      Dedication

       March 2017

      Chapter One: August 2018

      Chapter Two: September 2018

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Chapter Twenty-Three

       Chapter Twenty-Four

       Chapter Twenty-Five

       Chapter Twenty-Six

       Chapter Twenty-Seven

       Chapter Twenty-Eight

       Chapter Twenty-Nine

       Chapter Thirty

       Chapter Thirty-One

       Chapter Thirty-Two

       Chapter Thirty-Three

       Chapter Thirty-Four

       Chapter Thirty-Five

       Chapter Thirty-Six

       Chapter Thirty-Seven

       Chapter Thirty-Eight

       Chapter Thirty-Nine

       Chapter Forty

       Chapter Forty-One

       Chapter Forty-Two

       Chapter Forty-Three

       Chapter Forty-Four

       Chapter Forty-Five

       Chapter Forty-Six

       Chapter Forty-Seven

       Chapter Forty-Eight