LAST RITES
Neil White
What do you see in your dying moments…?A young woman is on the run, her boyfriend found brutally slain in their bed. A simple crime of passion. Or is it?Find out in the new heart-stopping thriller from the acclaimed author of LOST SOULS.The Lancashire town of Blackley has been rocked by the violent death of Luke Howarth. The fingers of suspicion point towards his girlfriend, Sarah Goode - missing since his murder. Just another crime of passion with a tragic end.Or is it? Reporter Jack Garrett isn't so sure - especially when he's asked by Sarah's distraught parents to find their daughter. Their description of caring schoolteacher Sarah doesn't tally with the media's portrayal of a cold-blooded killer.But as he hunts for Sarah, Jack finds himself immersed in the town's troubled history and discovers that dangerous rituals from the past are impacting on the present.Jack's girlfriend, DC Laura McGanity, in the midst of a tough custody battle, must be content to sit on the sidelines. But she soon finds herself caught up in the investigation, as the mystery surrounding Sarah's disappearance dramatically unravels.Jack and Laura find themselves in mortal danger as they come face to face with an unhinged killer who is determined that they will pay with their lives…
NEIL WHITE
Last Rites
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Dedication (#ulink_0f9db1d6-9e9c-5b65-bf92-90a5ee24ebad)
To Thomas, Sam and Joe, as always
Contents
Cover (#u47e9ef06-bd73-5d69-9127-df55ffde9b90)
Title Page (#u2cbf8877-3af1-5417-a9ca-6235bfcf1fe2)
Copyright (#uc3869c35-9f84-5527-beb1-5559890e1aee)
Dedication (#ulink_040eddae-5237-5351-8508-0faf56a417ba)
Chapter One (#ub493b410-7755-58a0-ab42-d9f5824b7acd)
Chapter Two (#u8231cfe2-5aa8-504f-80ac-c5857dff3512)
Chapter Three (#ud622de35-771a-595d-b0c9-6f0ac8f42ed9)
Chapter Four (#u3bc8d485-eab7-5feb-8a2b-e96f3a9c7302)
Chapter Five (#ubc17527f-13b6-52f3-bcbe-cb01aa329a70)
Chapter Six (#ucd93906a-e61b-5417-b09b-34a0d5205971)
Chapter Seven (#ue8bf1669-63a7-5891-ba29-15d5f544b767)
Chapter Eight (#u752e9c18-d822-5e02-bf4d-fb0b4a553ff4)
Chapter Nine (#u3d058930-57f1-526d-a8c9-01d87625b472)
Chapter Ten (#ufd4e9290-33a7-5292-94b5-ba9b2625e3c9)
Chapter Eleven (#u1a901f41-bc72-55d7-aecd-d940b20dcb2f)
Chapter Twelve (#u48f2a528-9dc4-539f-8264-147d79bc4b5c)
Chapter Thirteen (#u3b165403-a07e-5f91-91fa-7be8e3eccaf2)
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Chapter Sixteen (#uf32c0a75-c1a1-59c5-92a0-ace032730086)
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Chapter Nineteen (#u367e87a8-6a58-5aa8-a485-1c8a075c772d)
Chapter Twenty (#u2e52fd19-76d6-5979-9ea7-e60ac12eefd7)
Chapter Twenty-one (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-two (#litres_trial_promo)
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Chapter Twenty-six (#litres_trial_promo)