Burial of Ghosts

Burial of Ghosts is a page-turning standalone crime novel from Ann Cleeves, creator of the bestselling Vera, Two Rivers, and Shetland series.

Abandoned as a baby, twenty-five-year-old Lizzie Bartholomew spent her childhood moving between foster homes and has had more than her fair share of troubles.

Now a holiday in Morocco seems to be the perfect escape. Especially when she meets Philip, a fellow tourist. After a brief affair, Lizzie returns to England, only to find a solicitor's letter waiting for her.

Philip Samson has died and in his will, has left Lizzie a gift of £15,000. But there are conditions attached to this unexpected legacy that will soon force Lizzie to confront terrifying secrets from her past life . . .

'Hauntingly written, it evokes every possible emotion with Ann’s gripping narrative’ – Woman