Grave Affairs

Bev Morriss #8

by Maureen Carter

His wife murdered, his baby abducted – who’s making media personality Nathan Rayne suffer? And how much closer to home can the criminal get?

The police inquiry is going nowhere . . . and Birmingham’s kick-ass cop Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss is on sick leave after witnessing a colleague’s murder. Bev’s not even sure she wants to go back – assuming she’s still capable of doing the job.

On the other hand, the cop killer is in hospital still clinging on to life – and Bev knows exactly where to find him.

And there’s an old saying about revenge . . .

260 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2014

About the author

Former BBC Newsnight presenter Maureen has worked extensively in newspapers, radio and television. She still freelances in the business, when she's not busy novel writing. As a journalist she's worked closely with the police, covering countless crime stories, including several murders. She's also interviewed victims and seen villains sent down.

Maureen was inspired to write Working Girls by a police pilot scheme to treat younger prostitutes as victims rather than criminals.

"It set me thinking about women on the game," she says. "What made a girl risk her health, and her life, night after night? What, if any, choice did she have? I wondered: could I combine appealing characters from this largely ignored section of society with a measure of social comment and produce an engaging and entertaining crime novel?"

Reviews

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

She's got a mouth on her that won't quit, but Bev Morriss is a keeper. In this latest book, tragedy has struck, and darlin' Bev almost comes undone. But ya can't keep a good girl down, and by the end you'll be rooting for everything she does, as usual. And waiting with bated breath for the next installment.