Sweet Little Lies

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In this gripping debut procedural, a young London policewoman must confront dark secrets from her family's past to solve a murder and a long-ago disappearance. Twenty-six-year-old Cat Kinsella, a Detective Constable with the Metropolitan Police Force, has struggled to escape her troubled childhood. When called to a murder scene in Islington, near her estranged father's pub, she discovers that Alice Lapaine, a reclusive housewife, has been strangled. Initially, Cat and her team suspect Alice's husband, but a mysterious phone call connects the victim to Maryanne Doyle, a teenage girl who vanished in Ireland eighteen years earlier. This revelation stirs painful memories for Cat—her family met Maryanne while on holiday just before she disappeared. As a child, Cat sensed her charming but dissolute father was lying when he denied knowing anything about Maryanne. Did he harm her all those years ago? Could he be involved in Alice's murder? Determined to solve both cases, Cat dives into the investigation, crossing ethical lines and professional codes. However, as she delves into the past, she risks uncovering truths she may not be ready to face.