The Forsaken Son

<p><em><strong>A deliciously dark devilishly twisted crime thriller - in the 8th book of the Arla Baker series...</strong></em></p><p><br />The body of a woman floats on Clapham Common Pond. Her hair spreads like a halo her eyes stare like she’s in a daydream…</p><p><br /><strong>Detective Chief Inspector Arla Baker</strong> is called to investigate. The woman is Susan Remington the daughter of an eminent politician. Her family are wealthy and powerful and they want answers. Susan was beautiful intelligent and successful and there was no apparent reason why she would commit suicide. Arla discovers finger marks on Susan's neck. She also has scrapes on her knuckles as she fought off her attacker.</p><p><br />On the back of her left hand a dollar sign is carved out. Why?<br />Susan didn’t kill herself…she was killed.</p><p><br />Two days later Susan’s best friend Madelyn’s body is found floating in the same pond. The same strange dollar sign is carved on her left hand.</p><p><br />Arla is distraught because she met Madelyn the day before. She knew things about Susan that no one else did.</p><p>Why was Madelyn silenced? By whom?</p><p><br />As Arla delves into the Remington family she discovers shocking secrets that will rock not just the family but a scandal that can engulf whole political establishment.<br />Soon Arla knows this vicious killer is just getting started.</p><p>Arla and her team are now in his cross hairs and he will stop at nothing to reach his target…</p><p>Read less</p>