A Cold Heart

<p><b>With shaking hands she tells herself she can do this. There's nothing she won't do for her daughter. But will she ever forgive herself for what happens next?</b></p><p>When a woman is brutally snatched from her home in broad daylight <b>DS Malkie McCulloch</b> must race against time to find her before it's too late. The victim is a carer mother and wife living a quiet life in rural Scotland. But someone wanted to hurt her badly enough to risk everything.</p><p>As Malkie pieces together the scattered clues she left behind the case takes a devastating turn. What started as a simple shoplifting incident has spiralled into something far more dangerous connecting to the violent death of a local security guard and a web of secrets that threatens to destroy everyone it touches.</p><p>With his personal life in turmoil - a newly discovered relative a deepening relationship with fellow trauma survivor Deborah and the haunting reopening of his mother's suspicious death - Malkie fights to stay focused on finding the victim alive. As winter temperatures plummet his investigation reveals a story of family betrayal and desperate love that shows just how far a parent will go to protect their child...</p><p><b>The fourth book in a gripping Scottish crime thriller series featuring DS Malkie McCulloch a brilliantly complex detective who will risk everything to protect the innocent. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons JM Dalgliesh and JD Kirk.</b></p><p></p>