Mrs Zhao has been taken!

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Proof of Violence (Spencer& Read Mysteries #7) by Cara Devlin 

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Detective Inspector Jasper Reid and Leonore Spencer find themselves drawn deeply into a maze of puzzles that might or might not tenuously connect. Hmmm!

Fact! Mrs Zhao is missing and Jasper’s search for her doesn’t go unnoticed!

Fact! Something is going on at a boys club that has led to the death of at least one boy. Other boys are unwilling to speak out

Fact! Jasper has been all but demoted in practice by Superintendent Munroe after Jasper ‘s refusal to entertain the thought of securing Munroe’s daughter’s hand in marriage.

Fact! Leo keeps searching for her family’s killers. Slowly she’s discovering more.

Finding answers to all these Facts is fraught with half truths and obstructions.

A fascinating Fact is that Leo and Jasper’s relationship is blossoming!

Another all consuming read from Devlin.


An ARC via Booksirens.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.

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