In New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter
Robinson's heart-racing tale of suspense the case of a missing child is
inextricably linked to that of the murder of a young man, sending Chief
Inspector Alan Banks down a harrowing road to uncover the truth behind
the crimes.
It was a crime of staggering inhumanity: a seven-year-old girl taken
from her working class Yorkshire home by an attractive young couple
posing as social workers. Chief Inspector Alan Banks feels certain
little Gemma Scupham is dead, yet the motive for her kidnapping remains
a mystery. No ransom is ever demanded, nor could Gemma's tortured,
guilt-ridden mother afford to pay one.
And when the body of a young man is discovered in an abandoned mine,
slain in a particularly brutal fashion, a disturbing perplexing case
takes an even further sinister twist drawing Banks into the sordid
depths of an evil more terrible and terrifying than anything the
seasoned investigator has ever encountered.
Utterly suspenseful and compelling, Wednesday's Child will leave
readers guessing and on the edge of their seats.