Astrid Snow is a woman of mass distraction. Astrid was used to people screaming. Like listening to your favourite Bowie song or a snippet of religious chanting, it existed at the back of her head, regardless of where she was. The rhythm would twist and turn, the instrumental howls occasionally dimming for the vocals or tortured words begging for release. She remembered one particular shriek resembling the guitar part in Ziggy Stardust. It was a soothing sound that allowed her to focus as eyes widened and blood dripped to the floor. After a trip across Europe, Astrid is accused of murdering five of her colleagues from the British intelligence organisation hidden from the public. Now her niece is in the sights of the killer. To save both their lives she has to escape from the Agency that imprisoned her.

Astrid sat at the table, cradling a pint in her hand. Unfortunately, it was only half-full since the rest of it dripped from the bloke's head opposite her.A gang of four lurked behind him.They glared at her as the sounds of sirens shot through her head. She thought her internal jukebox had kicked into automatic for one second and she was listening to The Clash or The Beastie Boys. Then she realised it came from outside and was getting closer. The goons must have heard it as their mugs dropped faster than a snitch in a concrete overcoat. That's when she knew what she had to do. A cryptic message sends Astrid Snow deep into the heart of Texas, answering the call from her only friend in the world. There, she has to prove a seemingly guilty man didn't kill two little girls while acquiring an unlikely partner during her investigation.

Astrid Snow is a woman of mass distraction. 'Are you a good woman, Ms Snow?' A deep curve on Astrid's lips made the world stop around her. 'Not very.' The beer chilled her throat, the taste reminding Astrid of the time she threw up over the neighbour's cat. Then she smiled at her companion. They appeared to be a loving couple, the way they held hands as the candle flickered next to them. But they were the opposite of in love. The sparkle in his face wasn't because of desire but concentration to stop him from screaming. She'd already damaged one of his fingers as she squeezed again. Astrid Snow is in America to retrieve a child from the rich father who kidnapped her. A seemingly straightforward rescue from New York leads her into small-town USA and the disappearance of a teenager, a girl whose political activism appears to have upset several people, including...

Astrid Snow is a woman of mass distraction. The stare on his face was so hard you could sharpen knives on it. His voice was as thin as the rest of him and seesawed up and down like an out-of-tune violin. 'We had enough to hold you for the Cruz murders, with the witnesses, fingerprints at the scene and your passport found on Caitlin with your blood on it. Yet, we were told to let you go. That instruction came from the highest office in the country. So I did a little digging on you.' Astrid grinned. 'I hope you had a big spade.' Astrid wakes up in an American jail accused of a triple homicide. She has little memory of the night but knows she's not a killer – not of the innocent. Calling in a favour from her former boss at the Agency, the British intelligence organisation hidden from the public, Astrid is released and ready to head home to England until guilt about the...

What is justice? If the police and the legal system failed you, how far would you go to make things right?A serial killer is burning people alive in London. But these are no random murders – there is a method in the madness. Ten years ago, events were set in motion which led to these crimes, and now past secrets need uncovering before the police can stop the killer.Detective Inspector Jen Flowers has her own secrets to face, including a meeting with her former husband and a reconnection with the mother who'd never loved her. So tracking a serial killer is the last thing she needs – especially when Jen's teenage daughter starts questioning who her father is.Secrets and lies combine in Jen's personal and professional life, so she has to get inside the mind of a murderer while facing the hidden truth about her own childhood.