A Very Private Murder (Charlie Priest #13)

The thrilling conclusion to the Detective Charlie Priest Mysteries.

Priest is on gardening leave — the neighbours have complained about his weeds — when the call comes. The grand opening of the Curzon Shopping Mall has gone horribly wrong.

A glamorous local celebrity pulls back the curtain to reveal a shocking a single obscene word in foot-high red paint.

It should be a simple case of graffiti — except nothing is ever simple in Heckley. The mayor is rattled and reputations are on the line. The crime scene reeks of secrets, snobbery and sabotage.

Then things take a darker turn.

As Priest digs into the unpopular mayor’s murky past, a second, very private crime emerges. And what started as a minor embarrassment spirals into something far more sinister.

Detective Priest is now on the trail of a killer — and if he doesn’t crack the case, more victims will pay the ultimate price.