Murder in a Cottage (Detective Anna McArthur #2)

Please note this book was originally published as Squealer

Meet Detective Anna McArthur. Back at work after being stabbed in the line of duty. And solving serious crimes in West Norfolk.

Everyone says the victim was loved. Someone’s lying.

When church volunteer Yvonne Garrington is found dead in her cottage kitchen, her throat slashed and the scene awash with blood, DC Anna McArthur is called in to investigate. Still rebuilding her career after injury and scandal, Anna knows this is a chance to prove herself. But the deeper she digs into Yvonne’s quiet life, the more contradictions she uncovers.

Yvonne’s neighbours are polite. The parish is welcoming. The church choir even goes on performing. But someone in this picture-perfect town is hiding something dark — and when an anonymous tip places Yvonne’s estranged ex-husband at the scene, Anna realises the truth may lie closer to home than anyone wants to admit.

As secrets surface and loyalties fracture, Anna must push past gossip, grief, and her own doubts to catch a killer who won’t hesitate to silence anyone who gets in their way.