Bury the Truth: A gripping new British detective debut (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780473767525)

They never proved he killed his wife. Half the station still believes he did.

Twelve years ago, DI Ryan Hale's wife Jaime vanished without a trace. He was never charged, but the suspicion followed him all the way to London, where a brutal kidnapping left him scarred, inside and out.

Now he's back in Chesterfield, leading a new team and searching for answers about Jaime that no one else could find.

But before his feet are under the desk a pair of German backpackers find a gruesome pagan ritual at the Nine Ladies Stone Circle. Someone's been taking trophies and arranging them as offerings to ancient gods.

As the body count rises and ritual symbols point to Derbyshire's pagan fringe, Ryan must earn the trust of a team who barely know him while half the station whispers "murderer" behind his back.

Then evidence from Jaime's case surfaces. Not by accident. Because the person who took her didn't just want her gone. They wanted Ryan to suffer. And they're not finished.

Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, Rachel McLean and Elly Griffiths, Bury the Truth launches a gripping new crime thriller series featuring a detective who must solve the case that could destroy him, or finally set him free.