Ghost Girl

Terry Darnell was a detective with Hammersmith police. Now, a year after his death, his daughter Stella has found a folder of photographs hidden in his cellar. Why did he take so many picture of deserted London streets?

Seven cryptic photographs. A decades-old case. Can one woman find a killer? Before his death, Terry Darnell was a famous detective. His daughter Stella, a cleaner, has inherited his methodical mind. She has also inherited a strange case file: seven photographs of empty streets. Why did her father keep them for so many years? One photo dates from 1966, to a day when a young girl witnessed something that would haunt her forever. As Stella scrubs away at the truth, the events of that day begin to haunt her too... THE DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTER SERIES: The Detective's Daughter. Ghost Girl. The Detective's Secret. The House With No Rooms. The Dog Walker.

“PRAISE FOR LESLEY THOMSON : 'A haunting novel about loss and reconciliation, driven by a simple but clever plot' Sunday Times . 'A clever mystery plot ... its excellence is in the characters, all credible and memorable' Literary Review . ' Ghost Girl is a terrific crime novel [with] compelling characters and a brilliant central premise' Elly Griffiths.”

PRAISE FOR LESLEY THOMSON:

'A haunting novel about loss and reconciliation, driven by a simple but clever plot' Sunday Times.

'A clever mystery plot ... its excellence is in the characters, all credible and memorable' Literary Review.

'Ghost Girl is a terrific crime novel [with] compelling characters and a brilliant central premise' Elly Griffiths.

A Londoner, Lesley Thomson has a BA from Brighton University and an MA from Sussex University. Lesley teaches the MA programme at West Dean College. She lives in Lewes with her partner.

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.