The third in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel

Headmistress Abigail Kirby is dead. A potential witness has been murdered. And for DI Geraldine Steel, the stakes have been raised yet higher. Abigail's teenage daughter, Lucy, is missing, believed to have run away with a girl she met online. Time is quickly running out for Geraldine before her naivety costs Lucy her life.

But with a serial killer on the loose, Geraldine's own life is in danger, and though her Sergeant Ian Peterson makes a shocking discovery, could it be too late to save her from a dreadful fate?

About the Author
Leigh Russell is the author of the internationally bestselling Geraldine Steel series: Cut Short, Road Closed, Dead End, Death Bed, Stop Dead, Fatal Act, Killer Plan, Murder Ring, Deadly Alibi, Class Murder, Death Rope, Rogue Killer, Deathly Affair, Deadly Revenge, Evil Impulse, Deep Cover, Guilt Edged, Fake Alibi, Final Term and the forthcoming Without Trace. The series has sold over a million copies worldwide. Cut Short was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association (CWA) John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award, and Leigh has been longlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. Her books have been #1 on Amazon Kindle and iTunes with Stop Dead and Murder Ring selected as finalists for The People's Book Prize. Leigh is chair of the CWA's Debut Dagger Award judging panel and is a Royal Literary Fellow. Leigh studied at the University of Kent, gaining a Masters degree in English and American Literature. She is married with two daughters and a granddaughter, and lives in London.

Reviews
All the ingredients combine to make a tense, clever police whodunnit -- Marcel Berlins * The Times *
A brilliant talent in the thriller field -- Jeffery Deaver
Leigh Russell has been building a reputation as a solid practitioners of modern crime fiction -- Barry Forshaw * Crime Time *
Well written and chock full of surprises, this hard-hitting, edge- of-the seat instalment is yet another treat... Geraldine Steel looks set to become a household name. Highly recommended -- Amanda C M Gillies * Euro Crime *
I could not put this book down -- Ann Marie Muldoon * Newbooks magazine *



Book Information
ISBN 9781842433560
Author Leigh Russell
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint No Exit Press
Publisher Bedford Square Publishers