Valerie Laws,
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THE ROTTING SPOT (A Bruce and Bennett Mystery)
Available on
Kindle, or from me, Amazon or Red Squirrel Crime in paperback. 
‘A darkly intriguing debut’ Val McDermid
For real-life location photos and more, see my Pinterest Board (link top right).

Now available for other eReaders worldwide, including Nook, Kobo, Scribd, Inktera,etc and from Apple iBooks US or UK.

Someone’s getting away with murder… and they’ll do anything to keep it that way. The skull hunter’s rotting spot hides a secret, while the families on the sea-lashed Northumbrian headland hide several more. When Lucy Seaton goes missing, her friend Erica Bruce is convinced there’s a link to the disappearance of Lucy’s cousin years before. At first, Inspector Will Bennett’s sceptical of Erica’s homeopathic symbols and love of William Blake’s prophecies, so she begins her own investigation, with the 'assistance' of excess-loving Stacey.
MORE PRAISE FOR THE ROTTING SPOT:
‘Valerie Laws is a fresh and talented new voice in crime-writing.' Ann Cleeves
 ‘Opens with a bang…and interweaves a suspenseful story with graphic extracts from the Skull Hunter’s blog. As Erica crosses paths with DI Will Bennett, he of the blue, blue eyes, and skeletons rattle loudly in closets, Laws brings her locations vibrantly to life.’ Daneet Steffens, Time Out London.


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