DCI Matilda Darke returns with another pulse-pounding case in October 2026!
**Available to pre-order now**
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About the author
Michael Wood is a freelance journalist and proofreader living in Newcastle. As a journalist he covered many crime stories throughout Sheffield, gaining first-hand knowledge of police procedure. He also reviews books for CrimeSquad, a website dedicated to crime fiction.
