Butler & West #01: Last Place You Look

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When does a secret become a crime? Jonathan Miller and his wife are invited to his best friend' s lavish 40th birthday celebrations. Four days later, Jonathan is dead, apparently asphyxiated during a solitary sex act gone wrong. A tragic case of misadventure. DS Robin Butler is accompanied by his new partner DC Freya West to notify the widow. He can' t understand why West behaves like a nervous rookie. He doesn' t know that the victim was West' s lover, and until that moment she had no idea he was dead. West is devastated and confused. Jonathan' s wife hints that he was troubled, and West chooses to withhold her connection to him. If it came out it would end her career. Yet she cannot accept any version of events other than murder. His wife, she is sure, is lying. As the pair investigate, Butler' s past and present also collide. When the truth is finally revealed, there is no mistaking who the guilty parties are. But can they trust each other with their darkest secrets? And how can justice be served when the laws that were broken go unnoticed? Don' t miss this tense and compulsive first novel in a brand new police procedural series. Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter, Susie Steiner and Jane Casey. Praise for Last Place You Look' The delicious joy of discovering a brilliant new crime series! What appears to be a simple case opens wounds for both suspects and investigators. Our detectives, Butler and West, are a duo for our days; bound by their troubles, loneliness and secrets into an unlikely alliance. You' ll fall for them, and this novel, in a big way!' Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children' Tightly plotted with superb characterisation, Last Place You Look shows the devastating consequences when a small wrong decision leads to a bigger one, and then a bigger one after that. A skilfully-built house of cards comes crashing down, leaving DC Freya West and DS Robin Butler in possession of shocking secrets. . . It' s a book you won' t be able to turn away from until you reach the very last page. ' Alison Belsham, author of The Tattoo Thief' Fantastic storyand characterisation with a pair of detectives who are battling their own demons amidst an apparent suburban suicide' James Delargy, author of Vanished ' The darker side of suburbia shows its underbelly in this gritty domestic thriller. A procedural with a kick in its tail!' Rachael Blok, author of Into the Fire