Bücher der Reihe Detective Bernadette Noel

'A little girl is missing from under her mother's nose. She'll be scared and vulnerable - if she's still alive. But no one is helping us search. No one wants to give us information. No one even seems surprised. What's going on?'Detective Bernadette Noel came to this quiet rural corner of south-west England from London to lie low after a high-profile prosecution led to death threats against her family. But she has barely settled in when the call comes. A woman's voice, shrill with terror and thick with tears: 'Help - it's my daughter, Molly - I only had my back turned for a minute... She's gone!'A child abduction is about as far from lying low as it gets, and her boss wants to assign a different detective. But there's no way Bernie's not taking the case - she can't miss this chance to prove herself.Five-year-old Molly Reynolds has been snatched from the playground in the village where she lives. Normally in cases like this the community is an asset - eager to help search and full of local knowledge. But although Molly's mother Jessica is in anguish, the other villagers don't seem to want to know.As details emerge, Bernie discovers a possible link to a shocking crime that has never been solved, and which the locals have never forgotten. But what exactly is the connection to Molly's abduction? Cracking a cold case is the only way to find out - and meanwhile time is running out for Molly.A dark and compelling crime thriller that will have you reading late into the night. If you like Val McDermid, D.S. Butler or Angela Marsons, you'll love Joy Kluver.

Brambles catch her dress, scratch her legs, pierce her feet. To escape, she'd had no option but to go barefoot. They'd been laughing together a few minutes before, but things can change in the blink of an eye...The woman is dark-haired and young, judging by the short red dress. Any other signs of her identity have been erased during her long wait to be found, but it's clear she was strangled: this was a passionate and personal murder.D.I. Bernadette Noel knows that every second counts if she is to catch this killer, but she has no leads - until the discovery that the dead woman's rings match a stolen property report, and the rings' owner mentions Rosa, her missing nanny.Just when Bernie and her team think they're getting somewhere, a shocking discovery about Rosa - and the news that another young girl has been abducted - changes everything the team thought they knew about the case.Laura is only twelve, and her parents are beside themselves with worry - but Bernie has an additional fear. Laura's home is right next to the woods where their murder victim was found: are the cases connected?When Bernie notices similarities between descriptions of the man last seen with Rosa and someone Laura was messaging online, these fears grow stronger. But they still have no clear leads as to the identity of the culprit.With few options left, and time running out, she makes a desperate plan to trap the predator. But any mistakes will mean another innocent life lost...A gripping crime thriller with a nail-biting climax. If you like Angela Marsons, Val McDermid or Cara Hunter, you'll love Joy Kluver.Readers can't get enough of Joy Kluver:'Wow!! Just wow!!... This book is brilliant! More than brilliant, amazing!!!... Absolutely gripping, addictive and captivating... I was absolutely hooked from the first page to the last. I had a complete shock at the twists... Love, love, loved all the characters!!!... I would love to see this made into a movie.' Bookworm86 ¿¿¿¿¿