Ash Bone Author:John Harvey Detective Sergeant Maddy Burch will never see thirty again. Nor forty. A lifetime on the force and all she has to show for it is a few hundred pounds in the bank and a mortgaged apartment. When the takedown of a violent criminal goes badly wrong, leaving both the target and a young constable dead, something doesn't feel right to Maddy. And her u... more »neasiness is only compounded when she starts to believe someone is following her home.
In Cornwall, retired Detective Inspector Elder's solitary life is disturbed by a phone call from his estranged wife Joanne. Seventeen year old Katherine i running wild. Elder's fears for his daughter are underscored by remorse and guilt, for it was his involvement that lead directly to the events that so unbalanced Katherine's life.
Maddy and Elder have a connection, which has left a trace of lingering regret. Nonetheless, it is enough to persuade the unsettled and unhappy Elder to leave retirement, to investigate a cold, cold case with a devastating present day impact. Elder investigates, as his concern for his daughter grows. He must battle his own demons before he can uncover the truth.« less