ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Charlotte Callaghan is called on to investigate the murder of a young girl found clutching a scrap of paper with a piece of scripture. She asks her brother, a local parish priest for help in understanding the message - and then a second body is found with another biblical quote. As Charlotte is fighting her own personal and secret battles. it seems others are also harbouring other, darker secrets - and when her brother is acused of child abuse, Charlotte has to fight on more than one front. A compelling debut from a serving Victorian police officer, with a satisfyingly unexpected twist at the end! Lindy Jones
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Charlotte Callaghan is called on to investigate the murder of a young girl found clutching a scrap of paper with a piece of scripture. She asks her brother, a local parish priest for help in understanding the message - and then a second body is found with another biblical quote. As Charlotte is fighting her own personal and secret battles. it seems others are also harbouring other, darker secrets - and when her brother is acused of child abuse, Charlotte has to fight on more than one front. A compelling debut from a serving Victorian police officer, with a satisfyingly unexpected twist at the end! Lindy Jones
Hicks leads the reader on a dark and darkly compelling journey that builds to a thrilling, breath-holding climax. --Christian White, bestselling author of The Nowhere Child