Dark Truths
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A fresh case lays bare old bones for DI Watt’s team
When a young woman’s body is discovered on a popular jogging trail in Birmingham, Detective Inspector Bernard Watts and his team are plunged into a disturbing murder investigation. Not only has the woman been violently stabbed – her head is missing.
When a close examination of the crime scene results in a shocking discovery linking the present murder to a past crime, criminologist Will Traynor is brought in to assist the police. Aware of Traynor’s troubled past, Watts is sceptical that Will can contribute anything useful to the investigation.
He's about to be proved very wrong . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in Birmingham, England, this convoluted series launch from Cross (the Kate Hanson mysteries) introduces obsessive criminologist Will Traynor, who has never come to terms with his wife's unsolved murder. Taking center stage is methodical Det. Insp. Bernard Watts, who was once the head of the Unsolved Crimes Unit that collaborated with forensic psychologist Kate Hanson and has been disbanded. Watts is now the senior investigative officer on the gruesome case of a decapitated jogger, whose head can't be found. Evidence of related crimes leads Watts to ask for additional assistance, which includes Traynor, who sees connections between the newly discovered deaths and that of his wife, an opinion not shared by the rest of the team. Traynor's erratic behavior is often more of a hindrance than a help. Despite the book's billing as a Will Traynor mystery, readers may prefer to see more of the plodding Watts than the unstable Traynor in the sequel.
