The Thirteenth Room (Kempston Hardwick Mysteries Book 4) Read online

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  DS Wendy Knight is Mildenheath CID’s newest murder squad recruit. In trying to solve the murder of Ella Barrington, a known prostitute, Wendy comes to realise that she has a serial killer on her hands.

  As the murder investigation continues, Wendy begins to suspect that her new love interest, Robert Ludford, may have more than a passing interest in the murders in Mildenheath. The complete truth, however, is a little too close for comfort...

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  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  My unwavering thanks go to the following people, without whom The Thirteenth Room would not have been possible:

  Helen Armitage for the extensive information on pathology proceedings and the inner workings of the coroner’s court.

  Simon Clarke for his number crunching and statistical analysis of suicide rates, murder rates and combining these with statistics on handedness.

  David Parry, former Detective Sergeant with Leicestershire Police for his insight and information on police procedures surrounding suspected suicides.

  Kate Jones and Charlotte Knowles of the Down’s Syndrome Association for spending the time with me to explain more about antenatal screening processes and helping ensure accuracy.

  Joanne, Manuela and Jonathan, my editors and beta readers who make sure the book is actually readable.

  Debbie for the superb cover design.

  My wife for her unwavering patience in fixing my plot holes and generally putting the icing on the very rough and unbaked cakes which are my initial drafts and ideas.

  Everyone who has asked when my next book will be out and emailed or otherwise contacted me to say how much they love the series. It’s your support and love for the books which spurs me on to write more (and faster).

  And finally, Mother Nature for ensuring the weather has been too unpleasant for me to want to sit in a pub garden and instead keeping me at my laptop over the winter.