The Suburban Shadows

"I know what you did." Someone has discovered Detective Sergeant Adam Kent's devastating secret, and the five short words of that anonymous note haunt him every minute of every day. Adam has never shied away from danger, but he's rattled by the shadow of impending doom hanging over him. If he dwells on it, he'll go mad. So Adam focuses on tracking down the man who brutally raped and murdered a young woman and dumped her body into the Chichester Canal Basin. At first it looks like an open-and-shut case, and, that her boyfriend ended her life in a fit of anger. But police soon discover a connection with a series of unsolved murders that span decades and which all bear the same sinister hallmark. As Adam ploughs deeper into the investigation, his suspicions are aroused by the story of someone harbouring a tragic past. But getting his superiors to focus on his suspect seems like the greatest challenge of all. Before another woman dies, Adam has to convince them that appearances can be deceptive, and that a psychotic and calculating mind lurks behind a respectable and gentle façade.