Killing Me Softly

Detective Sergeant Gil Mayo has a problem on his hands

Even quiet community of Lavenstock isn't immune from the threat of drugs and his team are getting nowhere in combating the town's problem.

But their inquiries take a drastic turn when a member of a well-known and respected family is killed.

As both Mayo and DI Abigail Moon plunge into the investigation of this murder, and as more and more of the unsavoury details of the victim's private life are revealed, it...
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Detective Sergeant Gil Mayo has a problem on his hands

Even quiet community of Lavenstock isn't immune from the threat of drugs and his team are getting nowhere in combating the town's problem.

But their inquiries take a drastic turn when a member of a well-known and respected family is killed.

As both Mayo and DI Abigail Moon plunge into the investigation of this murder, and as more and more of the unsavoury details of the victim's private life are revealed, it becomes not simply a question of who had a motive to kill him, but who didn't.

Things become more and more complicated as Abigail's personal life begins to interfere with the murder investigation as a man from her past becomes involved in the case.

As Mayo and Abigail start to uncover the truth, it becomes clear the murder was not an end, but a beginning - the first link in a chain that will lead to more deaths...

Killing Me Softly is an expertly-plotted crime thriller that will keep readers gripped from the first page to the final twist.

Praise for Majorie Eccles

'Eccles produces smoothly flowing prose and an atmospheric setting' - Publishers Weekly

'A tidy plot' - Mail on Sunday

'Superior police procedural' - Sunday Telegraph

Marjorie Eccles lived for many years in the Midlands, where her crime novels are set. Her novels include An Accidental Shroud, A Death of Distinction and A Species of Revenge.

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