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A mother calls for her child repeatedly in the soft summer air, her voice rising with panic. She runs across the decking to lean over the thick glass balustrade, her eyes searching the dark waters of the loch. Her only child is missing, and nothing will ever be the same again.
The disappearance of a three-year-old girl from her isolated Highland home one summer shook the nation. A massive police search involving divers in the loch and dogs combing the moorland and mountains had failed to find Lily Masterton.
Three years later, the world may have forgotten the blond-haired girl with the big blue eyes, but her grief-stricken parents hire Private Investigator Teàrlach Paterson – an expert in finding missing children – to bring their precious Lily home.
But this is no ordinary family struck by tragedy. Teàrlach has heard the whispered rumours that Tony Masterton is a dangerous man. Lily’s nanny was fired and has vanished into thin air. And then a body is found at local landmark, Hell’s Glen.
As Teàrlach pieces together the secrets at the heart of the Masterton family, tiny bones are found in the loch close to the Masterton’s home. Could they be Lily’s? Or will Teàrlach unravel a truth even more shocking?
REVIEW:
This is book 1 in the new series, and it's off to a grand new start! This is a book with plenty of red herrings, so not one to be read late at night, or you might miss a clue or two! Teàrlach has a knack for finding the missing, and when he finds bones, it seems he is at the top of his game again. But are they the missing child's? Or are they a red herring, and the original investigation missed clues and opportunities to discover the real truth of what happened to Lilly? This book reads like a mini series, you'll be casting the roles in your head as you read it (Douglas Henshall as Tony Masteron, and Martin Freeman as Teàrlach, are my top picks!), and eagerly awaiting the next book in the series! if you love BBC styled crime dramas, THIS is your next book!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Andrew lives in Scotland, which inspires his writing. He has been longlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger and was a finalist for the 2020 McIlvanney Prize. For more info, check out https://andrewjgreig.wordpress.com
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