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DISCOVER ONE OF THE MOST ENTHRALLING CRIME THRILLERS YOU’LL READ THIS YEAR, SET ON THE YORKSHIRE COAST.
Meet Detective Carol Wren as she faces her grisliest case yet.
It’s one of the worst things Detective Carol Wren has ever seen. The body is discovered in an alleyway behind Buns ‘n’ Bread, the local bakery. The dead woman is thin to the point of starvation; her skin pockmarked with cigarette burns. She’s been cut open, the wounds sewn up with lurid green thread. A pile of discarded skin lies beside her.
The contents of the dead woman’s handbag reveal that she is Karen Stokes, who left her local pub after a night out three years earlier — and was never seen again.
So where has she been all this time?
As Carol digs further, she discovers that two other women went missing around the same time. All three women had been drinking in the same pub the night they disappeared. All three had curly, blonde hair.
But the cases were never linked.
The night Karen’s body is discovered, another local woman disappears. Carol and her team are in a race against time before she meets the same gruesome fate as Karen Stokes.
An absolutely exhilarating crime thriller perfect for fans of Helen H. Durrant, Charlie Gallagher, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Steve Parker and J.M. Dalgliesh.
READERS LOVE CAROL WREN:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was gripped from the very start.’ Mark H.
⭐⭐��⭐⭐ ‘Menacing and enthralling.’ Onia F.
⭐⭐��⭐⭐ ‘Intriguing from start to finish. Highly recommended.’ Jane V.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I don’t know where Emmy gets her ideas from, but they are goooood!’ Maud M.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘So creepy right from the start.’ Mrs K.
THE DETECTIVE
Detective Inspector Carol Wren is in her late forties. She survived a brutal childhood, brought up by her abusive, alcoholic father after her mother disappeared. Carol is haunted by the belief her mother abandoned her, and avoids long-term, loving relationships, afraid to form a lasting bond in case she repeats the cycle of abuse. As a police officer, she is driven by the need to ensure that no one else suffers like she did. Dogged and devoted, she cares deeply for all victims and their families, and will keep going until she finds the truth. Her best friend and regular drinking buddy is her partner, Detective Sergeant Dave Waite, whose wife has recently left him. The pair often drown their sorrows together at local pub, The Lord.
THE SETTING
Scudderton is a typical north-east coastal town, situated between Scarborough and Whitby. Surrounded by moorland, the town itself is dominated by the marina; some people moor there and live on yachts and boats, others use trawlers for work. There’s also a sandy beach, a pier and a fairground, and the town is a bustling, lively place during the tourist season. During the winter months however, once the tourists have gone home, it can be a gloomy, desolate place.
ALSO BY EMMY ELLIS
DETECTIVE CAROL WREN MYSTERIES
Book 1: SPITE YOUR FACE
Book 2: HOLD YOUR BREATH
Book 3: GUILT BURNS HOLES
Genre: Mystery
Meet Detective Carol Wren as she faces her grisliest case yet.
It’s one of the worst things Detective Carol Wren has ever seen. The body is discovered in an alleyway behind Buns ‘n’ Bread, the local bakery. The dead woman is thin to the point of starvation; her skin pockmarked with cigarette burns. She’s been cut open, the wounds sewn up with lurid green thread. A pile of discarded skin lies beside her.
The contents of the dead woman’s handbag reveal that she is Karen Stokes, who left her local pub after a night out three years earlier — and was never seen again.
So where has she been all this time?
As Carol digs further, she discovers that two other women went missing around the same time. All three women had been drinking in the same pub the night they disappeared. All three had curly, blonde hair.
But the cases were never linked.
The night Karen’s body is discovered, another local woman disappears. Carol and her team are in a race against time before she meets the same gruesome fate as Karen Stokes.
An absolutely exhilarating crime thriller perfect for fans of Helen H. Durrant, Charlie Gallagher, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Steve Parker and J.M. Dalgliesh.
READERS LOVE CAROL WREN:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was gripped from the very start.’ Mark H.
⭐⭐��⭐⭐ ‘Menacing and enthralling.’ Onia F.
⭐⭐��⭐⭐ ‘Intriguing from start to finish. Highly recommended.’ Jane V.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I don’t know where Emmy gets her ideas from, but they are goooood!’ Maud M.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘So creepy right from the start.’ Mrs K.
THE DETECTIVE
Detective Inspector Carol Wren is in her late forties. She survived a brutal childhood, brought up by her abusive, alcoholic father after her mother disappeared. Carol is haunted by the belief her mother abandoned her, and avoids long-term, loving relationships, afraid to form a lasting bond in case she repeats the cycle of abuse. As a police officer, she is driven by the need to ensure that no one else suffers like she did. Dogged and devoted, she cares deeply for all victims and their families, and will keep going until she finds the truth. Her best friend and regular drinking buddy is her partner, Detective Sergeant Dave Waite, whose wife has recently left him. The pair often drown their sorrows together at local pub, The Lord.
THE SETTING
Scudderton is a typical north-east coastal town, situated between Scarborough and Whitby. Surrounded by moorland, the town itself is dominated by the marina; some people moor there and live on yachts and boats, others use trawlers for work. There’s also a sandy beach, a pier and a fairground, and the town is a bustling, lively place during the tourist season. During the winter months however, once the tourists have gone home, it can be a gloomy, desolate place.
ALSO BY EMMY ELLIS
DETECTIVE CAROL WREN MYSTERIES
Book 1: SPITE YOUR FACE
Book 2: HOLD YOUR BREATH
Book 3: GUILT BURNS HOLES
Genre: Mystery
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