River of Bones

<p><strong>A mute boy. A murdered journalist. A conspiracy written on counterfeit bills.</strong></p><p>When Inspector McCurley finds a deaf boy huddled against a corpse he expects a simple murder case. But the dead man was investigating something that powerful people need buried.</p><p>And the boy saw everything.</p><p>McCurley turns to Dr Elizabeth Arlington - the one person who might reach the traumatised child. As she coaxes words from the boy's trembling hands each hard-won revelation draws them deeper into a conspiracy that someone will kill to protect.</p><p>The boy knows faces. He knows names. He knows where the bodies are buried.</p><p>In a city where money talks and the poor disappear Arthur's memories are currency someone's willing to kill for.<br><br>_________<br><strong>This Victorian noir thriller is perfect for readers who love the gritty realism of </strong><em><strong>The Alienist</strong></em><strong> seek darker alternatives to Sherlock Holmes and want their heroines unapologetically dangerous.</strong></p><p><em>The Arlington & McCurley Mysteries are a continuation of the award-winning Kronberg & Holmes series.</em></p>