The Deception (Glasgow Southside Crime Series)

'Wow, what a gripping book – I couldn’t put it down yet didn’t want it to end.' Gillian Jackson, writer of psychological fiction

'I thoroughly enjoyed this book it was a different sort of crime novel, and so well written. I truly cannot praise it enough. I thought the first one was good, but I think this is even better.' Carole Gourlay

Her past was a lie. Dare she uncover the truth?

When Kate’s mother dies, a man turns up at the funeral claiming to be her uncle. Kate is mystified; her mother was an only child. She agrees to meet him but when she tells him more about herself, he disappears. It’s best to forget him and get on with the business of grieving but when she finds her own death certificate, she realises she can’t let it drop. Besides, there are the threatening phone calls and messages to her mother to consider…

Four hundred miles away in Glasgow, DI Alex Scrimgeour is haunted by memories of past crimes. Is he responsible for a miscarriage of justice? He’s already worried when Kate contacts him with her story. If she is who she thinks she is, it could ruin his entire career. Despite their mutual antipathy, only by working together will they understand the past and finally put old ghosts to rest.