The Redemption – Mariah Kingdom

Edited in September 2022, this is the second in the thought-provoking Lancefield mystery series. Another compelling page-turner.

The Lancefields of Salvation Hall built their wealth on the misery and misfortune of others, and being connected to them – however distant the connection – is proving to be a dangerous occupation.

Six weeks on from the murder of the late and unlamented Lucy Lancefield, heiress to the extensive Lancefield fortunes, DCI Ennor Price finds himself knee-deep in a hate campaign against Lucy’s grieving family. Dealing with vindictive threats is one thing, but when death unexpectedly rears its head four hundred miles away on Merseyside, Price can’t help feeling that someone just walked over his grave.

The fatal road traffic accident outside Liverpool’s Lime Street Station looks like just another routine investigation for DS Kate Jenkins until a search of the victim’s pockets turns up a letter from Lucy’s grandfather. Kate believes that the death was something far more sinister than an accident and when news of it reaches DCI Price, he is only too ready to agree with her.

In fact, Price is convinced that the Liverpool accident was nothing short of cold-blooded murder. But how can he prove his case from four hundred miles away in Penzance? And what can he do to stop the killer from striking at the Lancefields again?

The Redemption – Mariah Kingdom