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Synopsis
Max Edwards had a secret. Now he'll take it to his grave.
Unofficial private detective Emily Swanson knows how it feels to lose everything. Which is why she agrees to help a grieving widow look into her husband's death.
Recovered alcoholic Max drowned in the River Thames. A toxicology report reveals that he was dangerously drunk, but his wife insists he'd been sober for years.
As Emily follows a trail of clues, she starts to question Max's honesty. Then she investigates the chemicals company he worked for and makes a disturbing discovery.
Now Emily is convinced that Max was murdered and a missing mother and son are the key to understanding why. But will finding them sign their death warrants? Because a horrifying conspiracy is in play and those involved will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.
Now Emily must do everything in her power to discover what happened to Max--or more innocent people will die.
Trail Of Poison is a nail-biting crime thriller from M.J. Richards and marks Emily Swanson's first case as a hired private investigator.
Synopsis
Some secrets are toxic...
Max Edwards quit drinking to save his troubled marriage. Now he's been found dead; his body poisoned by dangerous levels of alcohol. Convinced there's more to Max's death than meets the eye, his grieving widow hires unlicensed private eye Emily Swanson to find out the truth.
Emily knows just how it feels to lose everything, but even she finds herself doubting Max's sobriety - until she investigates his work as an environmentalist and makes a disturbing discovery.
Max isn't the only one to die in mysterious circumstances. A missing mother and son hold the key to understanding why. But will finding them endanger their lives?
Overwhelmed and out of her depth, Emily must do everything in her power to uncover a horrifying conspiracy...before more innocent people die.
Trail Of Poison is the third gripping thriller in M.J. Richards' nail-biting crime series with a psychological edge.
Revised edition: Previously published as Cold Hearts.
Synopsis
Emily Swanson knows how it feels to lose everything. Which is why she agrees to help a grieving widow uncover the truth about her husband.
Max Edwards was found dead on the bank of the River Thames, his body poisoned by toxic levels of alcohol. His wife insists he'd been sober for years and that there's more to his death than meets the eye.
But what begins as a routine investigation for Emily quickly takes a dangerous turn. Max isn't the only one to die in mysterious circumstances. A mother and child are missing. And a deadly secret connects them all.
Out of her depth and with time running out, Emily must turn to an unlikely ally for help. Because if she doesn't uncover the truth about Max Edwards, more innocent people will die.
Trail Of Poison is the latest gripping suspense thriller from award-nominated Malcolm Richards.
Revised edition: Previously published as Cold Hearts.