Welcome to the world of Tessa Blackthorn
York keeps its secrets well.
Beneath its ancient streets and familiar landmarks lie forgotten histories, private obsessions and crimes that refuse to stay buried.
I write contemporary literary crime fiction featuring Louise Greenwood, an English literature lecturer whose investigations lead her into the darker corners of the city she calls home.
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Featured Novel
The Foss Remembers
Nothing that goes in the water is ever lost.
The Foss Remembers
Six years ago, Dr Timothy Barnes vanished. Now a summer drought has brought his car to the surface of the River Foss, and Louise Greenwood must discover what really happened to the man she thought had simply walked away.
Some secrets lie buried for a reason. Others refuse to stay there.
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