LAUNCHING IN PAPERBACK AND EBOOK JANUARY 2027 (Exact date TBC)

A retired funeral director lies on his death bed in Southend Hospital. Alone, no family, no friends. With a secret he swore twenty years ago he’d take to his grave.

But in his final hour, his conscience wins, and summons Tomek Bowen of Essex Police. And with his last breath, he whispers he whispers four words that will haunt the rest of Tomek's life.

‘I know where the bones are…’

Then he’s gone, taking the answers with him.

Whose bones? Where? And why was someone so desperate to keep them buried? To find out, Tomek must unearth a crime the dead man spent two decades protecting… and someone still alive will do anything to keep hidden.