The Blood-Dimmed Tide
Author: Rennie Airth
It is 1932 and John Madden, former Scotland Yard Inspector, is now a farmer in the peaceful Surrey countryside, enjoying the idyllic days of his retirement and precious time spent with his wife, Helen, and their two children. But the family’s peace is about to be shattered. When a young girl goes missing, it is Madden who discovers her disfigured body hidden in a wood, and….Read More
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