[An Elaine Hope Mystery 01] • Souls of Men

Detective Inspector Elaine Hope was born to be a detective. Now she's taken over a bungled case and released the only suspect. Her male superiors in the London Metropolitan Police doubt her, and London's tabloids scream for a scapegoat.

To hell with them. Finding the truth is all that matters. Elaine forges ahead, standing up to her bosses, bad cops, and murderous criminals. Each has reason to fear her.

Elaine's life gets more complicated when a former suspect shows romantic interest. He won’t reveal his personal tragedies to anyone but Elaine, and she has her own secrets.

As Elaine and her protégé, Liz Barker, track the killer through wintery London boroughs, darker hunters join the chase. When she confronts her quarry face-to-face, Elaine discovers how desires mold the souls of men, and how short the road to hell can be.

*Souls of Men*, A. R. Ashworth's chilling debut novel, is sure to appeal to readers of Sharon Bolton and Deborah Crombie.