The love of money is the root of all evil, and sometimes it leads to murder…
It’s the height of summer in the quiet Yorkshire town of Market Melbourne when pretty young bank clerk Pandora Mitchell goes missing. For private investigator Rose Bennett, newly arrived in town to investigate a potential bank fraud, the event shouldn’t be more than a headline in the local newspaper – except the missing girl held information that was vital to her inquiry.
Rose doesn’t believe in coincidence. She thinks what started out as fraud is beginning to look like something far more sinister and DI George Mulligan, investigating Pandora’s untimely disappearance, is inclined to agree with her. And it isn’t long before someone sends a very clear message that Rose might be well advised to back off.
But with each day that passes the danger to Pandora grows, and Rose would value a young girl’s life above financial losses every day of the week.
There’s more at stake now than money, and Rose Bennett doesn’t scare that easily…
*Previously published under the title Collusion
**This edition contains editorial revisions
