An Evil Kindling

An Evil Kindling

<b>Two murders. Ten years apart. But what’s the connection?</b><br /><br />When the cause of a fire is investigated in vacated Victoria Crescent, not only are the charred remains of a vagrant discovered, but also the headless, mummified body of a young woman dubbed Vicky by the officers involved.<br /><br />Vicky has been dead for nearly 10 years, and yet she was never discovered.<br /><br />Could there have been a connection between these deaths?<br /><br />Could Jacob Bisset, the last owner of the house, be involved with either crime?<br /><br />To Detective Superintendent Mike Hallows and his team, it seems unlikely since Bisset has been severely disabled with osteoporosis for many years.<br /><br />His inability to climb stairs left the upper floor of his house completely empty, or did it?<br /><br />Something is not quite right about Bisset, but Hallows can’t quite put his fingers on it. <br /><br />While Detective Chief Inspector Roy Kennet sets about searching for Vicky's identity and the means of her death, Detective Chief Inspector Liz 'Ferret' Ireton begins enquiries into Bisset's background.<br /><br />Piece by piece the jigsaw of his life is slotted together, revealing a disturbing picture. <br /><br />As Kennet and Ferret pursue parallel investigations, a blackmailer grasps at opportunity.<br /><br />With another death, Hallows joins his team on the front line in the search for a fearless, ruthless killer.<br /><br />The cases are linked, but how much so?<br /><br />With the clock ticking, will they find the killer before it’s too late?<br /><br /><em>An Evil Kindling</em> is an intricately chilling portrait of villainy at its worst. <br /><br /><b>Robyn Sheffield</b>, born and educated in Surrey, lives in Devon with her husband, formerly a research scientist and now a professional watercolourist. They have an adult son and daughter. She trained as a diagnostic radiographer and then as a teacher and has worked in London, the Home Counties and the West of England. She also spent six years helping in the management of a family business. Since 1986 she has concentrated on writing plays and fiction.