The Devil Inside (16pt Large Print Edition)

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ReadHowYouWant, May 19, 2020 - Fiction - 476 pages
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Revelation 2:10 In a peaceful coastal town, a young woman is found brutally murdered, a piece of scripture held tightly in her hand. Local detective Charlotte Callaghan is put on the case, and she's glad for the distraction - Gull Bay can be a hard place to keep a secret, and she's holding on to a few. After Charlotte asks her brother, Father Joseph Callaghan, about the verse, her suspicions fall on his parishioners. Then a second victim is found, along with another biblical message. A dark betrayal is concealed within the small community. For Charlotte, there's something personal about this case, something that threatens the very core of her beliefs. Can she unravel this mystery before it tears her town apart? A gripping crime novel about murder, betrayal, and the monsters who hide in plain sight. ''''Hicks leads the reader on a dark and darkly compelling journey that builds to a thrilling, breath-holding climax'''' Christian White, bestselling author of Nowhere Child

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About the author (2020)

D.L. Hicks is a police officer with the Victorian Police. In his twenty-five years of service he has been on the frontline of everything from drug busts to serious collisions and all manner of violent crime. His debut novel, The Devil Inside, examines the line between good and evil and how circumstance can alter a person's life in the blink of an eye. He lives in Geelong with his family.

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