Guilty Mothers

She lies on the floor, her blue eyes wide and unseeing, arms outstretched as if begging for help. Kneeling next to her, wearing a purple sequinned ballgown and holding a knife in shaking hands, is her daughter…In a quiet kitchen, where two mugs wait by the kettle to be filled, Sheryl Hawne lies in a pool of blood. Her only daughter, Katie, is found at her side, still clutching the murder weapon and apparently incapable of speech. To Detective Kim Stone, the case seems open and shut. But Katie is in no state to be questioned, so Kim and the team must dig deep to understand what triggered this brutal act.Soon, they learn that Katie participated in beauty pageants as a child, and her mother kept a shrine to her achievements. As Kim gazes at the golden trophies and shiny rosettes, she is forced to wonder if this was what set Katie on the path to murder…

Angela Marsons is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of the DI Kim Stone series and her books have sold more than 4.5 million copies. Many of them, including Blood Lines, Dead Souls, Broken Bones, Fatal Promise and Dead Memories, reached the #1 spot on Amazon on pre-orders alone. Her books have been translated into more than 27 languages and the translation of Dead Souls recently won the prestigious Primo Bancarella award. She lives in Worcestershire with her partner and their 2 cheeky Golden Retrievers.