Publisher Description
The first in a stunning new crime series from 2m+ international bestseller Adam Croft.
A peaceful Sunday morning in Rutland is shattered when a dead body is discovered on the rocks at Normanton Church.
The victim has been laid out in a crucifixion pose, facing the altar. DI Caroline Hills is certain there’s a religious connection — one which threatens the tranquility of life in the area.
The killer has gone to extraordinary lengths to make the symbolism clear. And the deaths will continue until Caroline and DS Dexter Antoine uncover the truth behind the dark secret — and what lies beneath.
‘Incredible’ — BBC News
'A sensation’ — The Guardian
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A transplant from the London Metropolitan police, Caroline Hills never expected her new life as the sole DI on the Rutland Police force to include much serious crime. But when a man is found dead, laid out in a crucifixion pose by a desecrated church on Hambleton Water, she scrambles her resources to keep the case and prove her worth. Accompanied by her DS, Dexter Antoine, she swiftly starts the investigation into the victim, his past and all those who might carry a grudge against him. The first book in the Rutland Series, What Lies Beneath offers up a fast-paced police procedural that blends vividly drawn characters and local history with a twisty storyline and an outcome nobody sees coming.