The Practise Murders
(2026)(The third book in the DS Della Downs series)
A novel by Jeanette Taylor Ford
Halloween night, 1991. An elderly woman’s been found dead in her garden gateway to the park, her dog waiting by her side. No witnesses. No reason. Just a mess of blood and silence. Three weeks later, a teacher is slaughtered in his own classroom. Different scene, different weapon, but Della suspects the same culprit. Della pulls in community officer, PC Steve Dilks, a local man who knows his people, every black sheep. DS Della Downs and her team are running every line, knocking on doors, but nothing sticks. Then another body turns up. Same town. Same silence. Sandiacre’s not used to this kind of horror. The harder they push, the less sense it makes. The killer’s always a step ahead, and nobody’s talking. The DCI’s on her case, local wannabe reporter Charlie is sniffing around, and with her DI away, it’s mostly on Della. She’s exhausted, doubting herself, and as the nights get darker, she wonders if she’s hunting a ghost — or if Sandiacre’s hiding something a lot closer to home?
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
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