A CRIME THRILLER WITH A COMPELLING DETECTIVE WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO BRING THE MOST VICIOUS CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE.

Please note this book was first published as STAYING POWER.

A BUSINESSMAN IS FOUND HANGING FROM A BRIDGE. AND HE HAS KATE POWER’S CARD IN HIS POCKET.

A DATE FOR KATE?

Struggling with flu, Detective Kate Power flies back from well-earned holiday in bitterly cold Florence to equally cold Birmingham in the company of Alan Grafton, a pleasant businessman with whom she agrees to have a drink once she’s better.

BUT LIFE IS NEVER THAT EASY FOR HER.

When she next sees him, he’s dead, hanging from a canal bridge. His only ID is the business card Kate gave him.

He seemed to have everything to live for. But he left a last message for her at police headquarters that never reached her . . .

But what lies behind the tragedy is far darker and more dangerous than she could ever have suspected.

KATE WON’T STOP TILL SHE’S UNCOVERED THE TRUTH.

Set in the late 90s in England’s second city, this is the second in a series of compulsively readable crime thrillers.

KATE POWER

Personal tragedy cut short Kate Power’s promising career in the Met. A sergeant at thirty, she’s returned to bustling, bright Birmingham with the promise of a fresh start with the CID there, new friends and a house her great aunt has given her. Sadly it’s the home from hell, with a garden to match. The new job brings its own problems: clearly the Birmingham force still has some officers who believe women’s sole purpose is to mop up harassment.

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Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Robert Bryndza, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons, Helen H. Durrant, or Joy Ellis.