It is through Tammy that she starts to make connections and gains useable intelligence if not necessarily for the case she is on.Clayburn does not realise how much she is putting herself in danger, maybe, because every day of her working life in uniform she is used to the dangers.

The Police are sure that their killer is a woman who is picking up men and then murdering them, while also removing their crown jewels.Clayburn has been given a patch on the East Lancs a busy A road that takes you from Manchester to Liverpool and she befriends a young prostitute, Tammy who seems to spend most of her time drunk. She would not be on as a detective, but as a decoy, she would be working the streets to gain the trust of all the working girls and gather intelligence. She knows her patch well, and certainly knows her regular ?customers? and not afraid to crack heads together when need be, even if it is just to save on the paperwork at the end of a shift.At the end of one shift Detective Superintendent Priya Newal, as to have a chat with her, and wonders if she would like to work on a high profile murder case. All she wants to be is a detective but she blotted her copybook when she was a member of CID for a week and her Inspector was shot.Lucy Clayburn has worked the Crowley division and is even a training officer, but after ten years she tends to have a jaundiced eye, a coppers eye on things that happen. He is now introducing us to PC Lucy Clayburn a ten-year veteran in the Greater Manchester Police working around the Crowley division. Strangers ? Gripping New ThrillerPaul Finch is one of the best crime writers of the moment with his Detective Mark Heckenburg series which is one of the bestselling series in the country. But puzzling clues left behind lead to complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that will turn their world upside down. Who, exactly, are these strangers?īefore Chess, Emma, and Finn can question their mom about it, she takes off on a sudden work trip and leaves them in the care of Ms. The other kids share their same first and middle names. They’ve been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom.īut everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they’re shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers.

Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best - acting silly and being adored. Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember! New York Times best-selling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes listeners on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships.

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