The Associate

<p><strong>EVEN THE SAFEST SANCTUARIES CAN HIDE THE DARKEST SECRETS...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>A missing architect. An interfaith charity project. Vandalism and online threats. Can racist slogans lead to kidnap - or even murder?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>When an architect vanishes in East London, her concerned fiancé asks journalist Shanna Regan to find her. The missing woman has been leading an interfaith Jewish-Muslim charity project that's become the target of malicious damage and racist threats.</p><p><br></p><p>After Shanna witnesses a teenage girl fall to her death, she's convinced the architect's disappearance is also linked to a local youth outreach project. And then another woman is reported missing.</p><p><br></p><p>Amid rising local tensions, danger appears to be lurking around every corner. Even the safest sanctuaries seem to be hiding the darkest secrets. As Shanna uncovers a tangled web of lies, she puts her own life on the line. Will she find the missing architect before it's too late?</p><p><br></p><p><em>BOOK TWO</em> in the Shanna Regan Mysteries series. <em>The Associate</em> is the sequel to <em>The Redeemer</em>, which was shortlisted for Best Debut Crime Novel of 2022 in the Crime Fiction Lover Awards.</p>