The discovery of the skeleton of a young woman by workmen causes Detective Inspector Tim Yates to reopen the gruesome case of Dorothy Atkins, a woman who was imprisoned for murdering her mother-in-law, Doris Atkins, more than 30 years before. However, as the detectives dig a little deeper they begin to wonder if Dorothy did in fact kill Doris Atkins. Her former husband, Ronald and her son, Hedley appear to have something to hide and only grudgingly co-operate. Also, what happened to Bryony Atkins, the daughter that everyone is reluctant to talk about?
Author Biography
C.A. James was born in Spalding and sets her novels in the evocative Fenland countryside of South Lincolnshire. She works as a bookseller, researcher and teacher. She has a lifelong fascination with crime fiction and its history. She is also a well-established non-fiction writer, under a separate name.
