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📘 The detective's daughter by Lesley Thomson

In the heat of a July summer in 1981, Kate Rokesmith's death at the river sends ripples through the nation. The case leaves a husband abroad under suspicion, a four‑year‑old son orphaned and confined to a bleak boarding school, and Detective Inspector Darnell with a relentless drive to unravel the mystery before it cools. The narrative follows the intertwined lives of a family shattered by murder and a detective who vows to leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of justice.

First publish date: 2013

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural

Authors: Lesley Thomson

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