When private eye Sal Kilkenny is asked to discover the whereabouts of Jennifer Pickering, disinherited by her family twenty years ago, it seems that Jennifer does not want to be found. Despite her initial reservations, as the events of the past gradually unfold, single-mum Sal finds that she is becoming engrossed in the case. There are dark secrets waiting to be uncovered but can Sal break the conspiracy of silence that surrounds this mystery? As she spends her days tracing Jennifer, Sal's nights become shattered by an emotional and often dangerous assignment with the Neighbour Nuisance Unit on one of Manchester's toughest housing estates. In this highly charged atmosphere of racial tension it is not surprising when tempers flare. As properties start to burn, Sal's two cases spiral out of control and events, past and present, collide with deadly intensity...
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'Cath Staincliffe is a writer who understands that events have consequences that reverberate throughout people's lives, and she never shies away from the difficult answers. A must for anyone who wants to understand the beating heart of contemporary Mancunian life.' Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News; 'A deeply satisfying private eye novel...Real people, real problems...Staincliffe writes brilliantly and compassionately about things that matter' Literary Review; 'Cath Staincliffe's work is aeons away from the usual cliched crime fare' City Life, Manchester
A Sal Kilkenny Mystery set in Manchester.
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