DI Fawley series
Self-defense or murder? In the continuation of one of Britainâs most popular crime series from Cara Hunterâthe author of the instant New York Times bestseller Murder in the FamilyâDI Fawley returns to determine if someone has staged a crime scene in connection with another homicide from years past. Midnight. A grisly murder scene at isolated farm on the outskirts of Oxford. A man lies dead in the kitchenâshot point blank. The farmâs elderly owners claim the shooting was self-defense against a burglar. But something about the crime scene doesnât sit right with DI Adam Fawley, whose gut tells him thereâs more to their story. If the victim came to rob the house, why wasnât he wearing gloves or carrying tools? Why didnât the owner of the house call the police right after the shooting? Why did his wife wash his blood splattered clothes immediately? Digging deeper, the police realize this is no ordinary burglary gone wrong. Thereâs an unmistakable link to an infamous case from years earlier involving a childâs murder and an alleged miscarriage of justice. When the news leaks out, the press goes wild. Suddenly Fawleyâs team are under tremendous pressure to crack the caseâand to bring one formidable criminal to justice.