When a young girl is found dead at the base of Hadrian's Wall, it's not long before Detective Chief Inspector Kate Daniels realizes her death was no ordinary homicide. She was thrown from a great height and was probably alive when she hit the ground. Then a local businessman reports his daughter missing. Has Daniels found the identity of her victim, or is a killer playing a sickening game? As the murder-investigation team delve deeper into the case, half-truths are told, secrets are exposed, and while Daniels makes her way through a mountain of obstacles, time is running out for one terrified girl. 'DCI Kate Daniels: a Northerner to join the roster of top literary detectives' The Times 'A thrilling, chilling tale with a formidable star player and charismatic location . . . Move over DCI Jane Tennison, there's a new kid on the block' Lancashire Evening Post Follow Mari Hannah on Twitter at twitter.com/ mariwriter www.marihannah.com

Brutal, shockingly realistic and satisfyingly unpredictable, this is a thrilling, chilling tale with an eclectic cast, formidable star player and charismatic location ideally suited to the small screen.

Starting with The Murder Wall, which won the Polari First Book Prize, Mari Hannah’s series of crime fiction novels featuring DCI Kate Daniels have garnered critical acclaim. Described by The Times as ‘a Northerner to join the roster of top literary detectives’, Daniels tackles the most difficult of cases in Newcastle and Northumbria. A former probation officer, with special insight into the workings of the police, Mari has been shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library award and was Reader in Residence for the 2016 Harrogate International Crime Writing Festival.