The Drowning Place

'A master of her craft... she makes the words sing' ANN CLEEVES<BR>'An astonishingly gifted writer' MARIAN KEYES<BR><BR>Every place has its ghosts.<BR><BR>Edenscar, a town in the Peak District, has more than most. 17 years ago, its inhabitants were hit by tragedy when a school bus veered off the road and everyone on board drowned. Everyone, that is, except Joseph Ashe. His miraculous survival has haunted him and the town ever since.<BR><BR>Now a Detective Sergeant in the local police, Joe is called to the scene of a brutal and apparently inexplicable crime. The whole town is spooked, but Joe's new boss, DI Laurie Bower, more used to inner-city police work, has no time for superstition. She just wants to find the very real killer who has left no trace and apparently had no motive.<BR><BR>Joining forces, Joe and Laurie work to uncover the secrets of Edenscar, both past and present.<BR><BR>But when you dig up the dead, expect to get your hands dirty...