Vicky Newham - Turn a Blind Eye

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JOHN CREASEY DEBUT DAGGER AWARD 2019‘The first in a promising series’Sunday Times ’Remarkable’ Paul Finch; ‘Impressive’Daily Mail;A headmistress is found strangled in an East London school, the victim of a ritualistic act of violence. Found at the scene is a single piece of card, upon which is written an ancient Buddhist precept:I SHALL ABSTAIN FROM TAKING THE UNGIVEN.At first, DI Maya Rahman can’t help but hope this is a tragic but isolated murder. Then, the second body is found.Faced with a community steeped in secrets and prejudice, Maya must untangle the cryptic messages left at the crime scenes to solve the deadly riddle behind the murders – before the killer strikes again.Turn a Blind Eye is the first book in a brand-new series set in East London and starring DI Maya Rahman.