Description
Just before midnight, Mandy is woken by a frantic knocking at the door. It's her ex-husband. Drunk. Again. At that moment her new partner James gets home from work. Mandy hears raised voices. Then a dull, smacking sound. Followed by a sickening crunch . . .DC Barnes is back on the job after an eighteen-month suspension. He's offered this case no one else wants - and he's in no position to refuse. A one-punch homicide.The accused is Mandy's partner James. An honest, upright citizen and a firefighter. The victim is Mandy's ex, an aggressive alcoholic.James's acquittal is a sure thing. No jury will convict this good man defending his girlfriend.So why does James suddenly disappear just before the jury reach their verdict?The following day a body is found at the foot of Beachy Head. The injuries sustained reveal this wasn't a suicide.Barnes's case has now become something deeper and darker than anyone could have imagined.
Author: Adam Lyndon
Publisher: Joffe Books
Published: 10/07/2022
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.91d
ISBN13: 9781804055151
ISBN10: 1804055158
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Crime
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Police Procedural