Requiem for a Whistleblower

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Maybe she deserved to die...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In a London park Gayle Patterson a former teacher is found dead with stab wounds.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Detective Inspector Benedict Paige's investigations lead to a 25-year-old called Colin. The murder weapon is recovered from Colin's garden and under questioning he confesses to killing Gayle.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The problem is that Colin has the mental age of a seven-year-old casting doubt on his ability to comprehend the severity of his actions and his culpability.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Colin's older brother Roger has his own problems with the police. Wanted for dealing with stolen goods is he manipulating his vulnerable sibling?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>DI Paige discovers Roger and Gayle had been lovers. This family is clearly implicated.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As a teacher Gayle had her enemies and it soon becomes clear that there were several individuals who had reasons to want Gayle dead. She'd lied blackmailed and used people.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Had her past caught up with her?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As DI Paige delves deeper he finds a toxic mix of bitterness revenge and jealousy lurking beneath the surface.</span></p>