Overkill

by Maureen Carter

A body with multiple stab wounds and four tiny puncture marks is found lying in a pool of blood, the victim beaten beyond recognition. Even seasoned detectives regard the damage inflicted as overkill.

With a faceless, nameless victim, the inquiry’s on the back foot from the start. Stakes are raised when a second body with almost identical injuries is discovered. DS Bev Morriss is convinced there’ll be more deaths and the race is on to find the links before the killer strikes again.

Bev is also pursuing a cold case that’s close to her heart: The baby Fay inquiry is about to heat up - but Bev is playing with fire and risks being burned.

315 pages, Kindle Edition

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

[Mercedes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! I hope this is not the last we see of Bev and her mates!!! Bev is one of the most original characters I have come across. Great series! Looking forward to the next instalment.