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The Cadaver Game
Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson is drawn into a perplexing cold case when construction workers at a former hospital site unearth human remains. The skeleton is soon identified as a young woman who vanished thirty years prior, an event that left her family and friends without answers and has long been a local mystery. The discovery jolts the community and prompts Wesley and his team to excavate the past, focusing on the victim's life as an actress and the circumstances surrounding her sudden disappearance, which have remained a puzzle for decades. As Wesley delves into the secrets buried by time, he must navigate a landscape of old relationships, potential hidden motives, and long-forgotten events connected to the hospital and the victim. The novel skillfully interweaves the contemporary investigation with the echoes of the past, exploring themes of enduring consequences, the weight of unresolved secrets, and the pursuit of justice for those lost to time. "The Cadaver Game" proves compelling through its atmospheric setting in Devon, its intricate puzzle that spans multiple decades, and the human drama as Wesley works to uncover the truth behind a thirty-year-old crime.
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$9
1 copy
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Pages
377
Format
PAPERBACK
ISBN-13
9780749953720
ISBN-10
0749953721
Language
English
Published
2012-01-01
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