Guilt Edged

In a shocking act of violence, an apparently unassuming man is ruthlessly murdered with no discernible motive. Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel and her team find themselves stumped, until a breakthrough occurs—the victim’s body yields DNA evidence from an unknown individual.

But Geraldine isn’t convinced that the suspect they have in custody is truly guilty. When a witness steps forward to offer an alibi for the suspect, she makes a daring decision to release him. However, the course of events takes a sinister turn as a second murder is committed that same night. With all the evidence pointing to the recently freed suspect, has Geraldine made a terrible mistake?

As Steel delves deeper into the suspect’s enigmatic past, he goes on the run, leaving behind a trail of uncertainty. Even his own wife seems to cast doubts on his innocence. Amidst the turmoil, Geraldine grapples with her own guilt for potentially releasing a killer. Is she driven by a need to uncover the truth or haunted by her own mistakes?

Geraldine is consumed by self-doubt, struggling to maintain focus on the case at hand. As lies and secrets unravel, the police must unveil the truth before more lives are claimed.

• 17th instalment in the long-running and bestselling DI Geraldine Steel series, which has sold WELL OVER ONE MILLION COPIES worldwide
• New campaign strategy to reinvigorate series, engage new readers and build Leigh’s profile further as a major crime author
• Targeted mailing to secure new high profile endorsers for Leigh’s upcoming books (positive responses from bestselling authors including Elly Griffiths, Cara Hunter, Jane Corry And MW Craven), major press campaign and revamped author newsletter with exclusive content and offers
• Perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Angela Marsons and Cara Hunter
• The first Geraldine Steel novel, Cut Short, was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger, and Leigh has been longlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library
• Foreign rights to the series have been sold in USA (HarperCollins), Germany (Bastei Lubbe) and Italy (Mondadori) plus France, Turkey And China