Roadkill

by Harry Pearce

A man is tied to the front of a stolen Land Rover and smashed into a brick wall at a speed calculated to make him suffer before he dies. It soon becomes clear that this is the first of a series of crimes where the killer is copying the circumstances of previous hit and run incidents and turning them into murder.DI Daniella Rudd, a new kid on the block in the West Midlands murder squad recruits the contraversial but experienced detective sergeant Robert Bradshaw to her young team but soon wonders if she will live to regret it. They both have a past they would rather forget and a present they could do without.But the blend of Bradshaw's knowledge and experience, Rudd's methodical approach and the entusiasm of her team result in a series of leads that raise difficult questions about immigration, racism, the failure of the law to deliver justice and the motivation of the killer.It is only when one of the team discovers a startling new lead that they have their one and only chance to get ahead of the killer.But will it be enough?A fast moving crime thriller by Harry Pearce the author of the very successful 'Vengeance is Mine' and 'Somebody's daughter, somebody's sons.'

278 pages, Paperback

Published November 24, 2012