This series follows a family historian delving into the past to uncover forgotten secrets and ancestral connections. Each case sends him on an adventurous journey through time, where history intersects with personal dramas. Readers witness a thrilling pursuit of lineage, revealing shocking truths that impact the present. It's a captivating read for fans of both historical mysteries and genealogical intrigue.
Genealogist Nigel Barnes is brought into a police search for a serial killer who is scratching a serial number on his victims and dismembering each of them in a unique way. The murders echo a series of killings more than 100 years ago and Nigel must trace the links between the victims then and the victims now.
Katie Drake was an affluent single mother living in Queen's Park - until someone cut her throat and tore out her tongue. Worse still, the killer has abducted her 14-year-old daughter, Naomi. Detective Chief Inspector Grant Foster quickly sees chilling parallels with the disappearance of teenage Leonie Stamey three years earlier.