Broken Silence

Broken Silence
Danielle Ramsay

Who killed Sophie?A body lies by the seafront, mutilated beyond recognition. A teenage girl has secrets to keep. And a detective is watching helplessly as his life falls apart at the seams…Early one morning, Sophie Washington is found dead in the seaside resort of Whitley Bay. There’s a mysterious dragon tattoo on her hip, but her face is no longer there. As DI Jack Brady is forced to investigate, he begins to uncover a web of secrets, not least among his closest colleagues.Who was with Sophie on the night she died? Why did DI Brady’s marriage really break up? And could it be that this whole investigation goes much deeper than anyone in a quiet seaside town could ever have guessed?BROKEN SILENCE is a chilling thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.

DANIELLE RAMSAY

Broken Silence

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2010

This edition published 2016

Copyright © Danielle Ramsay 2010

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Source ISBN: 9781847562296

Ebook Edition © June 2016 ISBN: 9780008185275 Version: 2016-04-21

Dedication (#)

For Elizabeth Ramsay and John Ramsay – you are my inspiration.

Contents

Cover (#ua19baad6-1FFF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Title Page (#ua19baad6-2FFF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Copyright (#ua19baad6-3FFF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Dedication (#ua19baad6-4FFF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter One (#ua19baad6-6FFF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Two (#ua19baad6-7FFF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Three (#ua19baad6-8FFF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Four (#ua19baad6-9FFF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Five (#ua19baad6-10FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Six (#ua19baad6-11FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Seven (#ua19baad6-12FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Eight (#ua19baad6-13FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Nine (#ua19baad6-14FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Ten (#ua19baad6-15FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Eleven (#ua19baad6-16FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Twelve (#ua19baad6-17FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Thirteen (#ua19baad6-18FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Fourteen (#ua19baad6-19FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Fifteen (#ua19baad6-20FF-11e9-bcb1-0cc47a5203ba)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)