SPITE YOUR FACE

Meet Detective Carol Wren. She has abandonment issues - but she never gives up on a case. Yorkshire born and bred, and backed up by her sergeant Dave Waite. His wife has left him - but Carol is fiercely loyal to her partner.

The call comes early on Saturday morning. Devoted wife and mother-of-two Sue Cuttersby has been brutally hacked to death in her pretty suburban garden. Detective Carol Wren can't find anyone with a bad word to say about Sue. But someone hated the unassuming housewife enough to hit her three times on the back of the head with a claw hammer, leaving her to die in agony. This murder was personal - and unusually vicious. Sue's marriage to Gary, a wealthy businessman, appears to have been happy. But Carol discovers that appearances can be deceptive. The following day, a second body is found. Dumped on the premises of the local vet. Carol finds herself on the trail of a depraved serial killer, the last person you'd expect... Perfect for fans of Helen H. Durrant, Ann Cleeves, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Elly Griffiths and J.M. Dalgliesh. Emmy Ellis lives in Nottinghamshire with her husband and cat. She has five adult children. She loves reading and binge-watching anything to do with crime. She's an introvert with an extrovert mask she puts on when the needs arises. Described as quirky and clumsy, she loves nothing more than seeing people smile... or cringe while reading her novels.