Hold Me Close

<p><em><strong>Two bodies emerge from the ashes of the Staffordshire moors — and Detective Joanna Piercy uncovers a mystery decades in the making in this chilling police procedural.</strong></em> </p> <p><em>A dark secret smoulders beneath the burning moors.</em></p> <p>As fire rages across the Staffordshire moors, firefighters discover two bodies beneath the scorched earth. Their arms are wrapped around each other, their wrists bound with red cord.</p> <p>The victims are dubbed ‘The Lovers’. But Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy quickly realises this is no crime of passion.</p> <p>A mysterious stone bearing an ancient symbol under the bodies leads Joanna and Detective Sergeant Mike Korpanski to Renshaw Hall, an isolated manor house once home to a reclusive spiritual community. Behind its crumbling walls lie buried secrets and dangerous obsessions.</p> <p>Someone has spent years hiding the truth. Can Joanna unravel the mystery before the moors claim another victim?</p> <p><strong>Perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths, Ann Cleeves and Val McDermid, this atmospheric British mystery blends haunting moorland suspense, buried secrets and a darkly compelling murder investigation.</strong></p>