Shadows. Paul Finch

      

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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers 2017

      Copyright © Paul Finch 2017

      Cover photographs © Henry Steadman

      Cover design © Henry Steadman 2017

      Paul Finch asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

      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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      Source ISBN: 9780007551330

      Ebook Edition © October 2017 ISBN: 9780007551347

      Version: 2019-06-18

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       PRAISE FOR PAUL FINCH

      ‘Wonderfully dark and peppered with grim humour. Finch is a born storyteller and writes with the authentic voice of the ex-copper he is.’

       PETER JAMES

      ‘Edge-of-the-seat reading … formidable – a British Alex Cross.’

       SUN

      ‘An ingenious and original plot. Compulsive reading.’

       RACHEL ABBOTT

      ‘As good as I expected from Paul Finch. Relentlessly action-packed, breathless in its finale, Paul expertly weaves a trail through the North’s dark underbelly.’

       NEIL WHITE

      ‘A deliciously twisted and fiendish set of murders and a great pairing of detectives.’

       STAV SHEREZ

      ‘Avon’s big star … part edge-of-the-seat, part hide-behind-the-sofa!’

       THE BOOKSELLER

      ‘An explosive thriller that will leave you completely hooked.’

       WE LOVE THIS BOOK

       Dedication

      For my children, Eleanor and Harry, who, even though they’ve now left home, are always available to bounce around a few ideas.

      Table of Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Note to Readers

       Praise for Paul Finch

       Dedication

       Chapter 1

       Chapter 2

       Chapter 3

       Chapter 4

       Chapter 5

       Chapter 6

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Chapter 10

      

       Chapter 11