Behind Closed Doors: 2 (Briarstone) - Softcover

Haynes, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062370529 ISBN 13: 9780062370525

Publisher: Harper Large Print, 2015

Synopsis

An old case makes Detective Inspector Louisa Smith some new enemies in this spellbinding second installment of New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Haynes's Briarstone crime series that combines literary suspense and page-turning thrills.

Ten years ago, 15-year-old Scarlett Rainsford vanished while on a family holiday in Greece. Was she abducted, or did she run away from her severely dysfunctional family? Lou Smith worked the case as a police constable, and failing to find Scarlett has been one of the biggest regrets of her career. No one is more shocked than Lou to learn that Scarlett has unexpectedly been found during a Special Branch raid of a brothel in Briarstone.

Lou and her Major Crime team are already stretched working two troubling cases: nineteen-year-old Ian Palmer was found badly beaten; and soon after, bar owner Carl McVey was found half-buried in the woods, his Rolex and money gone. While Lou tries to establish the links between the two cases, DS Sam Hollands works with Special Branch to question Scarlett. What happened to her? Where has she been until now? How did she end up back here? And why is her family--with the exception of her emotionally fragile younger sister, Juliette--less than enthusiastic about her return?

When another brutal assault and homicide are linked to the McVey murder, Lou's cases collide, and the clues all point in one terrifying direction. As the pressure and the danger mount, it becomes clear that the silent, secretive Scarlett holds the key to everything.

About this title

Review:

Harrowing . Vivid, unsparing prose . helps make this a haunting, highly disturbing mystery. --"Publishers Weekly""

An involving police procedural with a protagonist who agonizes about maintaining both a committed personal relationship and a demanding career. --"Booklist""

Haynes pulls no punches . the skillful police work and superb ending make the reading truly worthwhile. Mystery readers will want more Haynes! --"Library Journal""

"Harrowing.... Vivid, unsparing prose.... helps make this a haunting, highly disturbing mystery."--Publishers Weekly

"An involving police procedural with a protagonist who agonizes about maintaining both a committed personal relationship and a demanding career."--Booklist

"Haynes pulls no punches.... the skillful police work and superb ending make the reading truly worthwhile. Mystery readers will want more Haynes!"--Library Journal

-Harrowing.... Vivid, unsparing prose.... helps make this a haunting, highly disturbing mystery.---Publishers Weekly

-An involving police procedural with a protagonist who agonizes about maintaining both a committed personal relationship and a demanding career.---Booklist

-Haynes pulls no punches.... the skillful police work and superb ending make the reading truly worthwhile. Mystery readers will want more Haynes!---Library Journal

Book Description:

'To begin with, nothing was certain except her own terror . . .'

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Large Print
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0062370529
• ISBN 13: 9780062370525
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 672