Tony Black

While in hospital after a hit-and-run accident, Gus Dury's best friend, Hod, asks him to investigate the ritual hanging of an Edinburgh University student. The murder victim's mother is a high-profile actress, who has promised a big-money reward. Gus, desperate for money, goes undercover at the university to track down those responsible. Originally

Abbie is missing, and her mother knows exactly who is to blame. But nobody is listening. When the case falls to DCI Bob Valentine he has no choice but to listen. Troubled by visions of a young girl?s desperate anguish and her mother?s heartbreak, Valentine soon finds himself immersed in the most harrowing investigation of his police career. It?s an investigation that leads him and his closest colleagues to uncover ritualistic practices inextricably...

"We have a dead child, and a crime scene that has been remarkably well kept for us." A young child lies mummified in a barrel. His hands, cable-tied, appear to be locked in prayer. As forensic officers remove the boy they are in for an even bigger shock - he is not alone. With his near-fatal stabbing almost a memory, DI Bob Valentine is settling back into life on the force but he knows nothing will ever be the same. Haunted by unearthly visions that...