Murder at the Seaside

Brian Gee

Summary

A forensics expert faces a murder case with no known suspects—and a chance meeting that changes everything—in this “gripping” crime novel (J. S. Strange, author of the Jordan Jenner Mysteries). Scene of crime officer Simon Croft has seen death before. Yet the death of a drug user leads him down a path he has never traveled. A crime has been committed on the south coast of Sussex, and it’s going to take all of his skill to get this case solved. A murder with no suspects is always hard—but evidence is always left behind . . . Then Simon’s attention is caught by two unassuming people, Bethany and Stevie, who seem to be hiding something. Now he has to deal with his personal life—while feeling the mounting pressure of a death that can’t be explained—in this gripping murder mystery that reveals the dark side of the seaside.

Available since: 06/24/2022.

Print length: 200 pages.

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