looked out of the window. He was standing a…
Chapter Thirty-Two
The morning arrived as a stream of sunlight through the…
Chapter Thirty-Three
Jack had been distracted by the emails, because the first…
Chapter Thirty-Four
Rupert glanced towards the building that had been his practice…
Chapter Thirty-Five
Jack trotted across the road to the court building. He…
Chapter Thirty-Six
Rupert checked his watch, nearly eleven-thirty, and looked up at…
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Some kids looked at Jack’s car as he drove onto…
Chapter Thirty-Eight
The noise in his head was like a drum-roll as…
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Laura checked her watch as Joe drove along the Cleveleys…
Chapter Forty
As Jack arrived home, he saw that there was someone…
Chapter Forty-One
Adam Carter glanced around the house when he went inside,…
Chapter Forty-Two
Joe was on the phone to Carson, updating him, when…
Chapter Forty-Three
As the sound of Adam’s car disappeared into the hills,…
Chapter Forty-Four
The streets of Whitcroft seemed quiet as Jack drove onto…
Chapter Forty-Five
Jack continued to drive around the estate, looking for something…
Chapter Forty-Six
Jack drove around the estate, feeling better about his article.
Chapter Forty-Seven
Jack held up the wine bottle to the light. Probably…
Chapter Forty-Eight
The morning had been a long time coming.
Chapter Forty-Nine
Jack woke up filled with determination, the emails fresh in…
Chapter Fifty
Laura leaned back in her chair and rubbed her eyes.
Chapter Fifty-One
Jack paced up and down outside the entrance to the…
Chapter Fifty-Two
Jack was still outside the police station, sitting in his…
Chapter Fifty-Three
Emma’s gate didn’t offer much security, Jack thought. Old wood,…
Chapter Fifty-Four
As Laura and Joe approached David Hoyle’s home, Laura shook…
Chapter Fifty-Five
Jack was spotted as soon as he approached Mike Corley’s…
Chapter Fifty-Six
When they arrived at the police station, Laura didn’t head…
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Jack ran into the Blackley Telegraph office, setting off the…
Chapter Fifty-Eight
Laura dropped Ida and her daughter at the rest home…
Chapter Fifty-Nine
Laura lifted her head off the floor and tried to…
Chapter Sixty
Jack was outside the bar that had once been called…
Chapter Sixty-One
Jack went for a drive.
Chapter Sixty-Two
Emma was sitting on her doorstep when Jack got there,…
Chapter Sixty-Three
Carson drove quickly away from the station.
Chapter Sixty-Four
‘Don Roberts has got him,’ Jack said, as he drove…
Chapter Sixty-Five
It was dark, almost pitch black, as Jack approached the…
Chapter Sixty-Six
Carson banged on Don’s door.
Chapter Sixty-Seven
Strong hands gripped Jack’s shoulders and pushed him against the…
Chapter Sixty-Eight
Carson waited outside Don’s house, looking down the road. Laura…
Chapter Sixty-Nine
Carson had called up more marked cars and they were…
Chapter Seventy
Jack waited for the swing, for the drop, his nails…
Chapter Seventy-One
Laura ran for the front door. Carson and a uniformed…
Chapter Seventy-Two
The next few days seemed to pass in a blur…
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Dead Silent
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Other Books by the Same Author
Chapter One
The evening was bright and warm, the sun dipping
