1969 A country mourning its empire A killer avenging its sins Never forgotten Alexandra Tozer was murdered on her family's farm, aged just sixteen. Five years later, her sister Helen will return. Never suspected As soon as Detective Breen tracks down the original investigating sergeant, he goes missing. And so does Helen. Never revealed The only connection between the suspects is the Kenya Emergency - a nightmare that Englishmen prefer to forget. Ever waiting But others remember. Every bloody detail. And when another woman is taken, it's not the only history repeating ...The third book in a powerful deconstruction of the sixties, A Book of Scars follows Breen and Tozer as they tear up the establishment, colonial history and police corruption to lay bare forgotten crimes.
About the Author
William Shaw has been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger, longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year and nominated for a Barry Award. A regular at festivals, he organises panel talks and CWA events across the south east.
Shaw is the author of the acclaimed Breen && Tozer crime series: A Song from Dead Lips, A House of Knives, A Book of Scars and Sympathy for the Devil; and the standalone bestseller The Birdwatcher. He is writing a new crime series starring the character DS Alexandra Cupidi from The Birdwatcher, the first of which is Salt Lane. He worked as a journalist for over twenty years and lives in Brighton.
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