When a murdered Iraq war veteran is found naked and crucified to the floor, D.C.I. Paul Chard begins a tortuous race against time to catch the killer before he can reach his second victim. As the trail of investigation twists and turns, why does Chard find his every step blocked by military intelligence? The answer lies in the killer’s last act – that sends shock waves reverberating around the world.
Born in Ilford, Essex, Michael has spent his entire career within the performing and creative arts. Novelist, screenwriter, director, actor, composer and lyricist, his credits include film, theatre, television, radio and the concert hall. His full c.v. can be seen on the Internet Movie Data Base at: www.imdb.com/name/nm0372689/resume In recent years Michael has concentrated primarily on writing novels and screenplays. He is the artistic director of Red Wine Cinema (www.redwinecinema.com) and Red Wine Theatre (www.redwinetheatre.com).
LEGACY is a crime thriller with a plot that continually twists and turns and wrong-foots the reader right up to the final shocking denouement.
James Mackintosh, a high profile journalist, receives a bizarre telephone call announcing a series of three murders. The first of the caller’s predictions comes true and the police are called to the macabre crime scene where an ex-army officer lies crucified to the floor.
As Detective Chief Inspector Paul Chard leads his team to find the killer before the second murder takes place he runs headlong into Major Pennington of military intelligence who is trying to restrict and undermine the investigation.
Chard’s only ally in his struggle to catch the killer is his new psychological profiler Dr. Sadie Haslett but, as the two draw ever closer in both their professional and personal relationships, even she is not all she at first seemed. When the murder hunt reaches its extraordinary conclusion, the killer’s last act causes shock waves that reverberate around the world.
Another absolutely riveting page turner from Michael Heath!