Cold Frame (a working title), my crime novel-in-progress, tells the tale of Leah Hewitt, a young woman who vanished after the turn of the millennium. In the run up to the 2012 London Olympics, ad-man James Green is shocked to come across a man he believes is hiding evidence of murder in plain sight.
What happened to Leah Hewitt???
This mysterious crime novel switches between the ‘present day’ timeline in 2010, where James and tenacious detectives Georgia Rayne and Stanley Cartwright are trying to solve the case, and atmospheric flashbacks to Leah Hewitt in the run-up to the night she vanishes in January 2000.
Is smarmy ad exec, Adrian Beer involved? Why is he carrying around a ten-year-old picture of a disappeared young woman?
What about suave American tycoon, Stefan Conrad? Did Leah know something she shouldn’t about his business dealings?
Is handsome, charming Greg Hughes entirely innocent? He’s James’ boss, and his closest friend, surely James would know if his old friend had been hiding a terrible secret for over a decade?
What happened to Leah? Someone must know, and they’ve been hiding it for all those years. What are they willing to do to keep the truth hidden forever?
Let me know what you think of the sound of my book in the comments. It’s a work in progress, so I’d love to chat about it some more! Back in January, in this blog post I said I would finish a first draft this year. I’m nearly there! The excitement and action is all building up to a thrilling finale!
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