Hidden Scars: A Completely Gripping Crime Thriller with a Nail-Biting Twist, (Paperback)

<b>They were looking for help. They found death...</b> <p> A nineteen-year-old boy is found hanging from a tree in a local park. His death is ruled a suicide. <b>Detective Kim Stone's </b>instincts tell her it's murder. And when she's proved right, Kim is shocked to learn that the victim's parents had sent him to a clinic to 'cure' him of his sexuality. </p><p> The clues to smashing open this disturbing case lie behind the old Victorian walls of the clinic. They claim that patients are free to leave at any time. But why is everyone so afraid to speak of what happens there? </p><p> Then the body of a young woman is found dead by suffocation, her death also staged to look like a suicide. </p><p><b>With time running out, can Kim stop the terrifying killer silencing the clinic's previous patients one by one?</b> </p><p><b>A compulsive page-turner that will have your heart hammering in your chest and leave you absolutely reeling when you discover the explosive final twist. If you're a fan of Karin Slaughter, Val McDermid, and Robert Dugoni, you'll love <i>Hidden Scars</i>.</b> </p><p> Can be read as a standalone. </p><p><b>Read what everyone is saying about <i>Hidden Scars</i>: </b> </p><p> '<b>WHY DO I DO IT TO MYSELF EVERYTIME Why can't I just be a sensible reader and savour every sentence, why do I have to halt the universe, sit in a quiet room, mute the kids and hubby and devour it in one sitting </b>... I <b>absolutely LOVED</b>... If you haven't read this series than just PICK UP THE FIRST DAMN BOOK, you will not regret it!' <i>Bookreviewercakemaker</i>, &amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088; </p><p> '<b>Without exaggeration this is the best book I've read</b>.' <i>Nigel Adams Bookworm</i>, &amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088; </p><p> '<b>Oh my gosh </b>every time Marsons puts out a new Kim Stone book, I think there's no way it can be as good as her last <b>and every time it's BETTER! I'm freaking obsessed!</b>' <i>firepitandbooks</i>, &amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088; </p><p> 'I <b>love this series, and I love Kim Stone!!</b>... <b>fantastic</b>... I must admit I did make a little squeak of excitement when I read it!... gripping, thrilling... <b>I was hooked from the very first page! The Queen of Crime has done it again! Fab, fab, fab!!!</b>' <i>Stardust Book Reviews</i>, &amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088; </p><p> '<b>I adore Kim Stone</b>... <b>incredible as always</b>... I started reading last night and <b>kept going until I finished</b>, I did try to put the book down several times but failed<b>... another night's sleep lost to Kim Stone</b>.' NetGalley reviewer, &amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088;&amp;#11088; </p><p> '<b>Amazing</b>, pulled me in from the very first page and<b> made m</b></p>

• Hidden Scars: A Completely Gripping Crime Thriller with a Nail-Biting Twist, (Paperback)
• Author: Bookouture
• ISBN: 9781836188957
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2027-01-26
• Page Count: 352