The Deadly Echoes

<p><strong>Four murder victims. One silent survivor. Can Cora hear the secrets he's hiding?</strong></p> <p>When a terrified, bloodied man staggers from a boarded-up shop in broad daylight in the small Suffolk village of Evernam, police are called to the scene.</p> <p>What they find inside the derelict building sends the community into shock: four bodies, their throats savagely cut, arranged in a bizarre formation with objects surrounding them.</p> <p>The survivor, Mark Lingham, insists that the deaths are his fault and is immediately arrested for murder. But police specialist Dr Cora Lael - a woman with the ability to sense emotional echoes from objects - hears a different story from the belongings placed around the bodies...</p> <p>Working with DS Rob Minshull and the South Suffolk CID team, Cora is plunged into a deeply twisted case with more questions than answers.</p> <p>With a rural community in disarray, a horrific murder scene that shocks even the hardened detectives of South Suffolk CID and a suspect suddenly changing his story, can Cora unravel the secrets and lies to track down a brutal killer?</p> <p>A twisty, shocking and atmospheric detective novel that readers of Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths won't be able to put down.</p> <p><strong>Praise for the Cora Lael Mysteries series:</strong></p> <p>'One of the <strong>most striking crime novels of the year</strong>.' <em>Daily Mail</em></p> <p>'<strong>BLOODY BRILLIANT</strong>. <strong>If you like your crime dark and twisty</strong>...The Secret Voices is all this and more.' Joanna Cannon</p> <p>'<strong>An unusual premise and an engaging cast of characters</strong>. What more could you want from a crime debut? <strong>I flew through it</strong>.' Mari Hannah</p> <p>'<strong>I was well and truly hooked</strong>...The writing was well researched, <strong>the storyline gripping</strong>, and the characters were spot on!...<strong>Would definitely recommend!</strong>' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p> <p>'This was <strong>excellent</strong>...<strong>There were many twists</strong> and I loved the plot development...<strong>I will pick up anything by this author in the future!</strong>' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p> <p>'<strong>Truly could not put this down</strong>...so many twists and turns...<strong>Great characters which are also believable</strong>' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p> <p>'<strong>Dr Cora Lael is such an interesting character</strong>...a unique crime thriller which I would definitely recommend!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p> <p>'The perfect mix of suspense, mystery and interesting plot...Gripping from the first page to the last...<strong>This is a brilliant book!!</strong>' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader Review</p> <p>'Fast paced, cleverly thought out and gripping to the very end, if you want <strong>a police procedural crime read with that added something extra, then I would definitely recommend this!</strong>' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review</p>