Crash and Burn

*** PICKED BY i PAPER ONLINE AS A SEPTEMBER 2026 BEST NEW CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK! *** 'And what an ending . . . I was definitely not ready for that final sting in the tail!' - reader review, ????? --------------- I saw the house on fire and I know I was there. Don't make me doubt myself. Just help me please. When the devastation of an arson attack reveals a fresh corpse alongside remains from nearly twenty years ago, DS Ronnie Blake and Cambridge's special investigations unit, known as the DEAD team, are certain the victims are linked by more than just location. But when Mariel Quinn pushes a scrawled note into Ronnie's hand, Ronnie learns that the link goes further and deeper than she could ever have imagined. Eighteen years ago, when Mariel was a small child, she was found trapped in the back of an abandoned car, screaming for a mother who never returned. Mariel recalls nothing except a single, haunting phrase, but the sight of the newly burnt-out house is unleashing some painful, fragmented memories . . . Two bodies, two decades apart. Can DS Ronnie Blake and the DEAD team unravel the mystery that connects them before whoever's responsible takes even deadlier steps to keep the truth concealed? --------------- A brilliantly gripping crime thriller about long-buried secrets that will have you gasping at the final reveal. Fans of Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths will love Crash and Burn. --------------- Praise for Alison Bruce: 'I was hooked from the very beginning and read it quickly over a couple of days . . . Alison Bruce is a bit of a genius' - Amazon reviewer, ????? 'Brilliant, lots of intriguing twists, great in-depth characters' - Amazon reviewer, ????? 'Captivating from start to finish. Couldn't put it down and finished within 24 hours' - Amazon reviewer, ????? 'Couldn't put this down. Perfect' - Amazon reviewer, ????? 'Clever, taut & twisty plot page turner...