A foggy December night, Detective Inspector Andy Horton is called to a burning boat on Horsea Marina. On board is a charred body. The autopsy reveals startling evidence of foul play. The victim was Tom Brundall, a wealthy financier from Guernsey. And Tom had terminal cancer. What made him sail back to his hometown of Portsmouth? And who would kill a dying man? Horton is determined to find out.
But then another body is found and Horton is forced to confront the past. Not just the victim’s, but the mystery surrounding his own mother’s disappearance over thirty years ago. As the pieces of the puzzle begin to unravel, it becomes clear that Horton is up against a deadly adversary who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out. Can Horton catch a killer and find out what happened to his mother all those years ago?
(Please note this was previously published as The Suffocating Sea).
"Wow! So many twists and turns that had my head spinning. Loved this story from beginning to end. DI Horton and his team once more find themselves in a maze of questions with no answers. " Maggie
"Excellent story and good characters." Morganza
"Pauline Rowson gives us a view into the workings of the “little grey cells.” DI Andy Horton’s agile mind holds a picture of the case and updates and shuffles the ideas until the best possible solution crystallizes. We, the readers, get to go along for the ride." Amazon Customer
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Pauline Rowson lives on the South Coast of England and is the best selling author of many crime novels, published by Joffe Books. Her popular crime novels include the DI Andy Horton Solent Murder Mystery series, the Art Marvik mystery thrillers and the 1950s set Inspector Ryga mysteries. Subscribe to her newsletter for all the latest books news.