MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD a gripping Lancashire crime mystery

An explosion at the North Lancashire Golf Club shatters an old quarry pond and reveals a grim secret — the body of a young woman.

Detective Inspector Percy Peach and his reluctant new partner, DS Lucy Blake, must unravel what happened to nineteen-year-old Debbie Minton.

Behind her reputation as a flirtatious heartbreaker lies a web of jealousy, secrets and lies. The suspects a nervous vicar with a guilty conscience, a terrified young groundskeeper, a police constable who requested transfer shortly after her disappearance, and the family still grappling with her loss.

As the mismatched detectives navigate the tensions of their new partnership, they race against time to expose a killer who has successfully hidden in plain sight — someone who had motive enough to silence Debbie forever.

Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ann Cleeves, Faith Martin and Joy Ellis.

READERS LOVE J.M. GREGSON
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A masterful mystery that keeps you guessing!’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Peach is a detective like no other — gruff, determined, and impossible to ignore.’

PRAISE FOR J.M. GREGSON
‘Fine police procedural boasting brisk pace, vividly drawn characters . . . Peach is as distinctive as Inspector Morse.’ Booklist