THE DARKENING HILLS

<p><strong>Discover an electrifying crime thriller full of breathtaking twists set amid the lonely hills of County Antrim Northern Ireland.</strong></p><p>Gerren Penrose has waited too long to call on his friend reclusive old Rob Harris. He takes the twisty road to Rob's secluded cottage steps inside . . .</p><p><strong>To be hit by the stench of death.</strong></p><p>Gerren follows a trail of dismembered pieces to what remains of his friend. The grisly sight sends him running from the cottage - the howls of Rob's beloved collie ringing in his ears.</p><p>He thinks the horror is behind him. That he's alone out in the darkening hills. <strong>But he is wrong.</strong></p><p>Not far away a woman hides in the shadows watching silently.</p><p>Her and the dead man were close like you wouldn't believe. But she's not sorry he's gone. <strong>She's smiling</strong>.</p><p><strong>Can Detectives Harvey and Birch uncover the shocking secret that binds them? Before fresh blood is spilled . . .</strong></p><p>Fans of BBC's <em>Line of Duty</em> Joy Ellis Lynda La Plante Tana French Rachel McLean Claire McGowan Angela Marsons Steve Cavanagh and Helen H. Durrant will devour this new character-driven page-turner by one of Northern Ireland's hottest talents.</p><p><strong>MEET THE DETECTIVES</strong></p><p><strong>DETECTIVE ASHA HARVEY</strong></p><p>Asha Harvey has always had a powerful sense of right and wrong. She has wanted to be a detective since she was a child and while she can be a little too trusting her open manner makes people want to confide in her. She is especially driven to succeed as a woman of colour in a largely white male police force in Northern Ireland. Her family support her and are ridiculously proud of her which adds to her internal pressure to succeed.</p><p><strong>DETECTIVE AARON BIRCH</strong></p><p>Boyish and gangly Aaron Birch entered the police force as a detective through a graduate recruitment scheme. This makes him the butt of snide remarks by fellow officers so he always feels he has something to prove. He also has a tendency to stretch the rules to suit himself which can lead to him getting into trouble.</p>