THE ECHOES OF THE DEAD, a Kirkus Top 10 Mystery, is out now for the special launch price of just 99p | 99c, and offers gripping twists and turns and a brilliantly memorable cast of characters.
Twenty-two years ago, Fred Howerd snatched an innocent teen girl from her home.
He held her captive then strangled her. Now he’s saying his confession was a lie, forced out of him by two bent coppers.
Detective Monika Paniatowski knows it can’t be true. The detective who put Howerd away is her mentor, Charlie Woodend — the only man she’s ever truly trusted.
He wouldn’t send an innocent man to prison for life. Would he?
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A tour de force readers won’t quickly forget.” Kirkus
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A near-perfect mix of procedural and top-notch mystery.” Library Journal
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Discover **a top-ten mystery as voted by Kirkus!**
Meet Monika Paniatowski, an ambitious new DCI with everything to prove — and everything to lose.
Twenty-two years ago, Fred Howerd snatched an innocent teen girl from her home. He held her captive then strangled her — by his own admission.
Now he’s saying his confession was a lie, forced out of him by two bent coppers.
He calls a priest to his deathbed, desperate to set the record straight.
Detective Monika Paniatowski knows it can’t be true. The detective who put Howerd away is her mentor, Charlie Woodend — the only man she’s ever truly trusted.
He wouldn’t send an innocent man to prison for life. Would he?
And if Fred Howerd didn’t strangle that girl, then who did?
According to a sinister anonymous caller, there’s only one way to get to the truth — find who really killed a man named Brian Mottershead . . .
Discover a brilliantly twisty mystery series set in the 1970s — when it was tough to be a woman in a man’s world.
Fans of Rachel McLean, Angela Marsons, Jodie Lawrance, D.S. Butler, Lynda La Plante, Rebecca Bradley and Caro Ramsay will devour this thrilling crime series.
WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT THE MONIKA PANIAKOWSKI MYSTERIES:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Compelling, entertaining and cleverly plotted . . . a must-read.” Booklist
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A terrific mystery — tense and with all the clues there once you figure out how to assemble them.” Lynn, Goodreads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Spencer delivers another first-rate whodunnit.” Kirkus
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Hugely entertaining!” Booklist
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A witty protagonist and a likeable supporting cast” Publisher’s Weekly
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The plot twisted and turned, and kept me wanting more!” Margaret B.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “One of the best police procedurals around. Spencer proves again that she is in league with Peter Turnbull and Lynda La Plante.” Library Journal
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Monika carries the torch nobly as Spencer’s franchise keeps its edge.” Kirkus
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Belongs in the same league with Rebus, Resnick, Harpur and Iles, Morse et al.” Booklist
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Heartbreaking and heart-wrenching, this is Spencer at her best.” Library Journal
THE DETECTIVE
DCI Monika Paniatowski is smart, ambitious and damaged. Her sergeant started a rumour she landed her post by sleeping her way to the top. But the truth is Monika — a Polish immigrant with a long and traumatic backstory — has had to work twice as hard as any of the resentful male colleagues currently betting against her. Will her flawless instincts be enough to win them round?
THE SETTING
Whitebridge was once a thriving Northern mill town — with canals crisscrossing through it — where everyone looked to the mills for employment and business opportunities. In the 1970s, it is a place in decline, where the social fabric is ripping apart.
DCI MONIKA PANIATOWSKI MYSTERIES
Book 1: THE DEAD HAND OF HISTORY
Book 2: THE RING OF DEATH
Book 3: ECHOES OF THE DEAD
Meet Monika Paniatowski, an ambitious new DCI with everything to prove — and everything to lose.
Twenty-two years ago, Fred Howerd snatched an innocent teen girl from her home. He held her captive then strangled her — by his own admission.
Now he’s saying his confession was a lie, forced out of him by two bent coppers.
He calls a priest to his deathbed, desperate to set the record straight.
Detective Monika Paniatowski knows it can’t be true. The detective who put Howerd away is her mentor, Charlie Woodend — the only man she’s ever truly trusted.
He wouldn’t send an innocent man to prison for life. Would he?
And if Fred Howerd didn’t strangle that girl, then who did?
According to a sinister anonymous caller, there’s only one way to get to the truth — find who really killed a man named Brian Mottershead . . .
Discover a brilliantly twisty mystery series set in the 1970s — when it was tough to be a woman in a man’s world.
Fans of Rachel McLean, Angela Marsons, Jodie Lawrance, D.S. Butler, Lynda La Plante, Rebecca Bradley and Caro Ramsay will devour this thrilling crime series.
WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT THE MONIKA PANIAKOWSKI MYSTERIES:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Compelling, entertaining and cleverly plotted . . . a must-read.” Booklist
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A terrific mystery — tense and with all the clues there once you figure out how to assemble them.” Lynn, Goodreads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Spencer delivers another first-rate whodunnit.” Kirkus
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Hugely entertaining!” Booklist
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A witty protagonist and a likeable supporting cast” Publisher’s Weekly
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The plot twisted and turned, and kept me wanting more!” Margaret B.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “One of the best police procedurals around. Spencer proves again that she is in league with Peter Turnbull and Lynda La Plante.” Library Journal
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Monika carries the torch nobly as Spencer’s franchise keeps its edge.” Kirkus
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Belongs in the same league with Rebus, Resnick, Harpur and Iles, Morse et al.” Booklist
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Heartbreaking and heart-wrenching, this is Spencer at her best.” Library Journal
THE DETECTIVE
DCI Monika Paniatowski is smart, ambitious and damaged. Her sergeant started a rumour she landed her post by sleeping her way to the top. But the truth is Monika — a Polish immigrant with a long and traumatic backstory — has had to work twice as hard as any of the resentful male colleagues currently betting against her. Will her flawless instincts be enough to win them round?
THE SETTING
Whitebridge was once a thriving Northern mill town — with canals crisscrossing through it — where everyone looked to the mills for employment and business opportunities. In the 1970s, it is a place in decline, where the social fabric is ripping apart.
DCI MONIKA PANIATOWSKI MYSTERIES
Book 1: THE DEAD HAND OF HISTORY
Book 2: THE RING OF DEATH
Book 3: ECHOES OF THE DEAD
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