Perfect Remains (A DI Callanach Thriller, Book 1)

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Must read! Closer

I love, love, LOVE Perfect Remains! Reader review

A superb debut! Reader review
On a remote Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. All that will be left to identify the respected lawyer are her teeth and a fragment of clothing.

In the concealed back room of a house in Edinburgh, the real Elaine Buxton screams into the darkness

Detective Inspector Luc Callanach has barely set foot in his new office when Elaines missing persons case is escalated to a murder investigation. Having left behind a promising career at Interpol, hes eager to prove himself to his new team. But Edinburgh, he discovers, is a long way from Lyon, and Elaines killer has covered his tracks with meticulous care.

Its not long before another successful woman is abducted from her doorstep, and Callanach finds himself in a race against the clock. Or so he believes The real fate of the women will prove more twisted than he could have ever imagined.

Fans of Angela Marson, Mark Billingham and M. J. Aldridge will be gripped by this chilling journey into the mind of a troubled killer.

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Must read! With nail-biting twists at every turn, [Perfect Remains] will have readers gripped from start to finish. Closer

Read it in two sittings. I literally had no choice. A fast and enthralling thriller, pitting a new, very human hero against one of the scariest psychos I've yet encountered in crime fiction. Sunday Times bestseller, Paul Finch

Without doubt, this is one of the best first detective series I have read. Womans Way Magazine

Genuinely chilling. Saga Magazine

Watch out Rebus, McRae and Perez theres a new detective in the running to become Scotlands fictional top copa real cracker of a page-turner that is truly difficult to put down. Scotland Correspondent

[An] absolute corker of a debut crime novel a brilliantly plotted start to what I hope will be a long series.The Herald

A smashing debut novel. Fife Free Press

Author Bio

Helen Fields studied law at the University of East Anglia, then went on to the Inns of Court School of Law in London. After completing her pupillage, she joined chambers in Middle Temple where she practised criminal and family law for thirteen years. After her second child was born, Helen left the Bar. Together with her husband David, she runs a film production company, acting as script writer and producer. Perfect Prey is her second novel following Perfect Remains. Both are set in Scotland, where Helen feels most at one with the world. Helen and her husband now live in Hampshire with their three children and two dogs.