For Reasons Unknown: A gripping crime debut that keeps you guessing until the last page

For Reasons Unknown: A gripping crime debut that keeps you guessing until the last page
Michael Wood

Two murders. Twenty years. Now the killer is back for more…A darkly compelling debut crime novel. The start of a brilliant series, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, Val McDermid, and James Oswald.DCI Matilda Darke has returned to work after a nine month absence. A shadow of her former self, she is tasked with re-opening a cold case: the terrifyingly brutal murders of Miranda and Stefan Harkness. The only witness was their eleven-year-old son, Jonathan, who was too deeply traumatized to speak a word.Then a dead body is discovered, and the investigation leads back to Matilda's case. Suddenly the past and present converge, and it seems a killer may have come back for more…

For Reasons Unknown

MICHAEL WOOD

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This is a work of fiction. Any references to real people, living or dead, real events, businesses, organizations and localities are intended only to give the fiction a sense of reality and authenticity. All names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and their resemblance, if any, to real-life counterparts is entirely coincidental.

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Contents

Cover (#ueafa8337-d0d9-5e38-bb34-77c785128139)

Title Page (#ubf32dc84-5e45-500e-8acf-38d532a5dcad)

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Dedication (#u8f3b7b88-7c09-5b90-aeee-2b2828a97595)

Prologue (#uf40ee252-f744-5037-8b2e-7343848a9ff6)

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