Worse Than Murder

As DCI Matilda Darke unravels a chilling cold case, she discovers some truths are deadly – and someone will stop at nothing to keep the past buried… ‘Matilda Darke is ’ Elly Griffiths RUNNING FROM HER PAST Leaving behind Sheffield, her friends and her job, a grieving DCI Matilda Darke finds solace in the wild, untamed beauty of the Lake District. But she can’t outrun her reputation. A COLD CASE PC Alison Pemberton is living in the shadow of her twin sisters, who were abducted thirty years ago. As the only witness, Alison has spent her life trying to remember the details of that fateful summer day and discover the truth about what happened to her sisters and why, a few months later, her father also disappeared. A TRUTH THAT SHOULD HAVE STAYED BURIED Matilda finds herself agreeing to try and unearth the truth about the Pemberton twins. With nothing left to lose, Matilda throws herself into the cold case, but someone doesn’t want her digging up the past and will do anything to keep the truth hidden… ‘A and suspense’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'One of the best books ever, in one of the best series ever! It is THAT good!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow what a book… I adore this series and every book is better and better’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book … this is my favourite detective series’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Exciting, tense and compelling… and brilliant’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow! Wow! Wow! The to the last page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I don’t have words! Wow just wow! . DCI Matilda Darke and her team are my favourite detectives’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book had a bit of everything… ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another cracking, read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Praise for Michael Wood