Murder is afoot in the Southwest, again. Muriel Jennings, elderly mother and owner of the successful Jennings Clay Company, has met a premature end—survived only by her children and business partners, Stella and Mark. James, Katie and Fiona Sinclair, at Moorland Forensic Consultants, have been tasked with assisting the investigation. After attending a meeting at Muriel’s book club in Bovey, Katie learns the last book to be read: The Sinner’s Daughter by Lillian Webster—the story of Ted Cartwright who murdered five women in his remote home on Dartmoor, a little over fifteen years ago.
Julie was born in Bovey Tracey, Devon, and raised in the South Hams on the South Coast. After training as a nurse at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, she moved to Australia and divided her time between working as a clinical nurse and within the music industry. This is her first novel and draws on experiences growing up in the spectacular landscapes of South Devon and a passion from an early age to write. She is a classically trained flautist, proficient horse rider, and journalist. She lives in the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area near Sydney with her husband and two children.