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Chaste
Hart Lane isn’t really like other towns... Zoe Tatton fulfilled a childhood dream when she joined Hart Lane Police Force, but things aren’t always the way she’d imagined they’d be. Increasingly frustrated by a system where sinister secrets are hidden away and macabre cases are made to disappear, Zoe strives and fights for every victim. When a mutilated young woman’s body is discovered in the grounds of Hart Lane University, Zoe’s experience tells her that the killer will strike again, and soon. Medical Examiner Dr Jack Tatton worries about his empathetic wife and how much baggage she brings home. He’d do anything to shield her, even if it meant keeping the horrific things he’s experienced hidden. Detective Sergeant Jason Dale loves his best friends Jack and Zoe Tatton like family, but he keeps parts of himself, like his emotions and the terrible things he’s seen, hidden to protect them and himself. Surely it’s only a matter of time before he cracks? Faced with dark secrets hidden in the town they call home, and a sadistic predator who will stop at nothing to claim more victims, Zoe, Jack and Jason are ready to do whatever it takes to uncover the truth and catch a killer. But what is the killer willing to take from them…? ***
435 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2020
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About the author
Jo Haywood
5 books2 followersJo Haywood is the author of the book Chaste and a thousand other stories which only exist (for now) in her head. One day, she'll get them all down but for now, she's working on a sequel to Chaste.
Jo won first prize in the writing competition of her local paper in 2018 and the buzz was so great, she set about writing a full book.
When she's not writing, Jo works with her local council to support independent businesses. She lives with her family in Stoke-on-Trent and can often be found walking around trying to get coffee or gin depending on the time of day.
Jo won first prize in the writing competition of her local paper in 2018 and the buzz was so great, she set about writing a full book.
When she's not writing, Jo works with her local council to support independent businesses. She lives with her family in Stoke-on-Trent and can often be found walking around trying to get coffee or gin depending on the time of day.
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November 2, 2021
I cannot, in good conscience, review this book. Jo is one of my absolute bestesrest (totally a word, go with it) people and she could write a load of drivel and I’d love it.
Of course, this is NOT drivel. It is a well thought-out and expertly executed novel. A brilliant achievement for a debut, and something that boldly carves out its own place in the genre.
A pacey read with real characters – not some cookie-cutter formulaic attempt at a supernatural, police procedural mystery suspenseful thriller.
It’s good. You should read it. You should support other indies.
Then maybe she’ll get round to writing the second book sooner.
Of course, this is NOT drivel. It is a well thought-out and expertly executed novel. A brilliant achievement for a debut, and something that boldly carves out its own place in the genre.
A pacey read with real characters – not some cookie-cutter formulaic attempt at a supernatural, police procedural mystery suspenseful thriller.
It’s good. You should read it. You should support other indies.
Then maybe she’ll get round to writing the second book sooner.
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