Author: Boyd, Damien
Classic crime
Published on 6 January 2026 by Amazon Publishing (Thomas & Mercer) in the United States as part of 'the DI Bob Willis' series.
Paperback | 335 pages
196 x 131 x 27 | 294g
A dark cloud casts a long shadow in this thriller from the bestselling DI Bob Willis series.
It is 1986. Assigned to a new Cold Case Unit, retired Detective Inspector Mungo ˜Bob' Willis has reopened the investigation into the 1962 disappearance of a nine-year-old boy. Paul Bromfield was snatched from one of the last steam trains from Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea and later found dead in an abandoned bunker.
A day at the seaside turned to tragedy. And a child's name everyone remembers.
The killer has been watching”waiting for this moment. When another child vanishes and chilling messages begin to arrive, Bob finds himself caught in a dangerous game. With time running out, he must decipher clues that have been hidden in plain sight for decades; clues that point to the lasting fallout of a forgotten nightmare.
The truth is still out there. And it's not finished with him yet.