Memory Scents

She looked even more beautiful now than she had done when she'd been alive. Her green eyes were still sparkling but now glazed, they held a snapshot of the fear that she had endured only moments previously. Death fascinated Tim. The way a person's eyes altered, showing no emotion, becoming empty, coloured oval shaped glass. He loved that part, when he could reflect on the stillness of his victim like a photo in an album.

Ten years after the disappearance of Alice and her mother can't process the information that she may have been murdered by a serial killer. She finds solace in writing Alice love letters, believing that this will bring her daughter home, but years of denial, pain and isolation may have left behind an inability to accept the truth.

An unsolved series of child murders is the shocking news that hits Chrissie shortly after moving to a picturesque North Norfolk coastal village. Sinister paranormal activity in her idyllic cottage causes her to wonder if she is receiving a message from one of the victims, or if her memory is playing tricks on her and she is recalling a past life. Many eerie coincidences begin to reveal the truth.

Grace is married to a serial killer, something she has been aware of for almost a year. Her decision to keep it a secret comes from her desire for revenge, but she may have left her carefully thought out plans too late.

All three women are linked in their involvement with the same nightmare, as they try to unravel the catastrophic chain of events caused by a child killer.