He took her voiceShe took it backDon’t miss the next nerve-shredding instalment in the DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series…A CENSURED DETECTIVE WITH NO LEADSDCI Matilda Darke and her team have been restricted under special measures after a series of calamitous scandals nearly brought down the South Yorkshire police force.A BRUTAL ATTACK WITH NO WITNESSESNow Matilda is on the trail of another murderer, an expert in avoiding detection with no obvious motive but one obvious method.A DEPRAVED KILLER WHO LEAVES NO TRACESWhen his latest victim survives the attack despite her vocal cords being severed, Matilda is more convinced than ever of the guilt of her key suspect. If only she had a way to prove it…Silent Victim is an unputdownable crime thriller with twists that will make your jaw drop – perfect for fans of Kathy Reichs and Ann Cleeves.Praise for the DCI Matilda Darke Series:‘Tense, twisty, emotional and gripping. Will definitely be reading more from Matilda Darke and this gets a huge 5 stars from me!’ Angela Marsons‘Matilda Darke is an excellent character’ BA Paris‘This explosive novel is already making a bang – with reviewers comparing Michael’s work to that of his heroes Val McDermid and James Oswald’ Sheffield Star‘DCI Matilda Darke is going places’ James Oswald‘Crackling dialogue, dark wit and an exciting ending. Recommended if you liked Happy Valley’ Mark Edwards‘Budge up Jed Mercurio … when you are done working on Line of Duty I think it is time for you to meet Matilda’ LJ, Read and Rated Book Review Blog‘Excellent plotting. The twists keep on coming making this an irresistible read’ Michael J. Malone‘I really enjoyed getting to know DCI Matilda Darke’ Robert Bryndza‘DCI Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine’ Elly Griffiths

He took her voiceShe took it backDon’t miss the next nerve-shredding instalment in the DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series…A CENSURED DETECTIVE WITH NO LEADSDCI Matilda Darke and her team have been restricted under special measures after a series of calamitous scandals nearly brought down the South Yorkshire police force.A BRUTAL ATTACK WITH NO WITNESSESNow Matilda is on the trail of another murderer, an expert in avoiding detection with no obvious motive but one obvious method.A DEPRAVED KILLER WHO LEAVES NO TRACESWhen his latest victim survives the attack despite her vocal cords being severed, Matilda is more convinced than ever of the guilt of her key suspect. If only she had a way to prove it…Silent Victim is an unputdownable crime thriller with twists that will make your jaw drop – perfect for fans of Kathy Reichs and Ann Cleeves.Praise for the DCI Matilda Darke Series:‘Tense, twisty, emotional and gripping. Will definitely be reading more from Matilda Darke and this gets a huge 5 stars from me!’ Angela Marsons‘Matilda Darke is an excellent character’ BA Paris‘This explosive novel is already making a bang – with reviewers comparing Michael’s work to that of his heroes Val McDermid and James Oswald’ Sheffield Star‘DCI Matilda Darke is going places’ James Oswald‘Crackling dialogue, dark wit and an exciting ending. Recommended if you liked Happy Valley’ Mark Edwards‘Budge up Jed Mercurio … when you are done working on Line of Duty I think it is time for you to meet Matilda’ LJ, Read and Rated Book Review Blog‘Excellent plotting. The twists keep on coming making this an irresistible read’ Michael J. Malone‘I really enjoyed getting to know DCI Matilda Darke’ Robert Bryndza‘DCI Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine’ Elly Griffiths