The truth can't stay hidden forever... Detective Superintendent Gil Mayo soon finds himself drawn into a devastating case as an arson attack results in a house being burnt down. Much to the distress of the neighbours, it becomes a big concern that two children might have died,...
A terrible house fire is feared to have taken the lives of two children, but when the building is searched only the body of a man is found along with definite signs of arson. Abigail Moon investigates.Meanwhile, Inspector Martin Kite looks into a vicious attack on a vicar's wife...
For one terrible moment it seems that the house in Bessemer Street has burned to the ground with two children trapped inside it. But close examination of the charred wreckage reveals only one body, a Polish man, believed to be the children's father. Early signs point convincingly...