Dead End

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When the corpse of Abigail Kirby is discovered, police are shocked to learn that the victim's tongue was cut out while she lay dying. Shortly after coming forward, a witness is blinded and murdered. Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel's flirtation with the pathologist on the case helps her to cope with the distress of finding out she was adopted at birth, while Abigail Kirby's teenage daughter runs away from home to meet a girl who befriended her online. Too late she realises she has made a dreadful mistake - a mistake that may cost her life.

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'All the ingredients combine to make a tense, clever police whodunnit' - Marcel Berlins, The Times 'I could not put this book down.' - Ann Marie Muldoon, Newbooks magazine 'An encounter that will take them into the darkest recesses of the human psyche' - Barry Forshaw, Crime Time

Author Bio

Leigh Russell studied at the University of Kent gaining a Masters degree in English and American literature. A secondary school teacher, specialising in supporting pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties as well as teaching English, Leigh Russell is married with two daughters and lives in Middlesex. Her first novel, Cut Short, was published in 2009, followed by Road Closed in 2010 and Dead End in 2011.