“Field continues to deliver the goods… Another gripping story full of depth and character.” Shaun Baines, author of Woodcutter.

Jeremy Giles has been brutally murdered, and the indications are that he was silenced because of something he had recently discovered while investigating a series of deaths that appear to have had a common link.

DCI Mike Saxby – a seasoned investigator looking forward to retirement – is put in charge of a team that needs urgent answers, but two factors seem destined to hinder their enquiries.

They have a bewildering choice of possible leads, one of which may have its origins half a millennium in the past.

And as well as playing a leading role in the investigation, Saxby’s colleague, DI Dave Petrie. is forced to grapple with momentous upheavals in his personal life. He has at long last found a life partner, but is fearful that he will soon lose her to forces beyond his control.

As the investigation gathers momentum it is in danger of careering out of control, and everyone involved is force to re-think their theories in order to avoid a loss of life and condemn the innocent.

Author David Field is a retired criminal lawyer. His background experience has led to the creation of contemporary crime investigator DCI Mike Saxby, in a series of novels published by Sharpe Books. He is also the author of an Elizabethan series of crime books.

Praise for 17 Cavendish Square:

‘Gritty and unsettling … A promising start to a new crime series.’ Thomas Waugh.

Praise for She Died Unshriven: A Constable Thomas Lincraft Mystery:

“An entertaining and lively mystery, which delves into the murky world of crime and the justice system in provincial Elizabethan England.” Paul Walker, author of State of Treason.