<p><strong>A battered body. A missing handbag. A false confession?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The call comes on Monday afternoon. About to demolish a row of derelict cottages, workmen discover a body in the bedroom of Number 9. A young woman, expensively dressed in designer clothes. It's a mystery what she was doing there.</p><p><br></p><p>She's been badly beaten. But with no handbag or phone to be found, her identity remains unknown.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Then an elderly man comes forward claiming to be the killer.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Case closed, it would appear. But there are things about the old man's story that don't add up. Detective Norman isn't convinced.</p><p><br></p><p>Then a second body is discovered in a skip behind the cottages - and the case takes a disturbing new twist.</p><p><br></p><p>Norman and his team are in a race against time to uncover the truth before more bodies turn up.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This absolutely gripping detective mystery full of twists and turns is perfect for fans of Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Pauline Rowson, Elly Griffiths, Matt Brolly and Simon McCleave.</strong></p>