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Reader Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA TEENAGER FOUND DEAD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA FAMILY SEEKING ANSWERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA DETECTIVE WITH A GUILTY SECRET...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When teenager Ben Renshaw is found dead, DCI Robin Lyons is plunged into the heart of one of the most contentious cases in Birmingham's history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At an out-of-control house party the previous summer, Ben and his best friend witnessed the son of a rich local family commit an act of shocking violence against a female classmate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is Ben's murder now an act of vengeance from the powerful family, or something even more sinister?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To find out, Robin will have to negotiate the city's networks of influence while walking a dangerous line: her family has a secret of its own, one that could threaten her daughter's safety and make Robin question all she has ever believed...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exactly what great crime fiction should be: smart, twisty, shocking and compassionate' SARAH HILARY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Every interview crackles with tension... \u003ci\u003eLAST WITNESS\u003c\/i\u003e serves up a final double whammy that few readers will see coming' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead what everyone is saying about \u003ci\u003eLast Witness\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI didn't put this down\u003c\/b\u003e' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI loved this book\u003c\/b\u003e, my favourite of the three and hope that there'll be a fourth very soon!' Reader Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBest book I've read this year!\u003c\/b\u003e'Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was \u003cb\u003eutterly gripped\u003c\/b\u003e' Reader Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She knows her procedural stuff but what she knows even better is people.' Reader Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI cannot praise this series enough!\u003c\/b\u003e Gritty, gripping and thrilling all in one! Would recommend!' Reader Review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is genuinely \u003cb\u003eone of the best crime novels\u003c\/b\u003e I have ever read' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn absolute must read\u003c\/b\u003e for all those that love crime procedure thrillers.' 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No one left to trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Seriously good suspense … trust me, you’ll need to know what happens’ Lee Child ‘Superb characterisation, humour and galloping plot’ Susie Steiner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This is that deeply satisfying thing, a strong, deft thriller with real depth’ Tana FrenchDetective Inspector Robin Lyons is going home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDismissed for misconduct from the Met’s Homicide Command after refusing to follow orders, unable to pay her bills (or hold down a relationship), she has no choice but to take her teenage daughter Lennie and move back in with her parents in the city she thought she’d escaped forever at 18. 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