Slaughterhouse Farm

A gripping new crime series for fans of Val McDermid, Jane Casey and Cara Hunter

’Compelling crime fiction with a beating heart of authenticity’ Hayley Scrivenor, author of Dirt Town

’Brimming with suspense!’ Heather Darwent, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Things We Do To Our Friends

‘CSI Ally Dymond is a gem, engaging, relatable, smart – everything you want in a main character’ Trevor Wood, author of The Man on the Street

A family secret worth killing for…

In the dead of night, 72-year-old Miriam Narracott is found wandering on Exmoor, holding a knife and covered in blood. Inside the family farmhouse lies the body of her adult son, Gabe.

CSI Ally Dymond is on compassionate leave, but when approached by the new DI, recently arrived from London and eager to have Ally's keen eye and local knowledge on the case, she finds herself being drawn back in.

With their only suspect Miriam unwilling – or unable – to talk, the team must dig into the family’s history to uncover a motive. Instead they find evidence that Gabe was involved with a criminal network, suggesting a completely different chain of events. But if Miriam isn’t the killer – then who is?

The gripping second novel in the CSI Ally Dymond series.

‘Shot through with wit and peopled by characters you care about’ Gill Perdue, author of If I Tell

‘T. Orr Munro has weaved such an intricate story, she’ll have you guessing right until the end’ Sophia Spiers, author of The Call of Cassandra Rose

‘A well-written, perfectly plotted novel that hooked me in right from the prologue’ Diane Jeffrey, author of The Guilty Mother

Readers can’t get enough of CSI Ally Dymond!

‘This story was so well written and captures you hook, line and sinker straight away’ *****

‘Fast paced and incredibly twisty. The storylines and characters are fantastic. I'm a huge Ally fan and I can't wait for the next one’ *****

‘A carefully crafted cast and a compelling and credible narrative makes this an immersive tale with a solid mystery to unravel. Fast moving and engaging’ *****

‘If you enjoy the plot rich, character rich novels of William Shaw and Elly Griffiths you should have a look at this series’ *****

About the author

T. Orr Munro was born in Hampshire to an English mother and a Greek-Armenian father who later moved to Devon. After university she trained as a CSI, then became a secondary school teacher. She changed career at 33 to become a police and crime journalist. She has since returned with her family to live in North Devon, the setting for the CSI Ally Dymond series. Her time as a CSI provided much of the inspiration for the novel, shining a light on what happens behind the crime scene tape.