Julia Hughes

The Ink Man Lies Julia Hughes

At the scene of a car crash, newly qualified Detective McKay makes a promise to a dying man: To tell his loved ones that it's all settled with the Ink Man. Except the dead man's family are bewildered by the message and insist it means nothing to them. Digging deeper, McKay tramples over personal and professional boundaries, determined to keep her promise to a dead man. Eventually the irrepressible Detective Inspector Crombie is recruited to tell McKay to quit it. Instead the veteran and rookie join forces and make a disturbing discovery ... one that causes them to question everything and everyone. As lie after lie unravels, a dreadful suspicion grows: The fatal crash was stage managed. Now McKay's personal crusade is a murder investigation and she's convinced the Ink Man holds the key. But when the last lie unfolds it reveals a bone chilling truth that no-one, not even McKay, could have guessed at ... and it's about to shatter the lives of all those entangled in this gripping murder mystery.