Night Child
By Alan Scholefield
A mute child is their only key to solving the double murder.
When photojournalist Duncan Wylie is walking out on London’s Hampstead Heath, he follows tracks to a nearby mansion- -seemingly deserted except for two dead bodies on the floor.
During their investigations, the police discover a terrified mute boy of six cowering in the backroom of the mansion. With no clues as to his identity, the boy is placed in foster care and taken on as a patient by grieving therapist Hannah Wilton, in the hope that she can unlock his voice and the mysteries of the Hampstead murders.
Superintendent Begg, along with young Officer Ferry, set out to solve the deadly case, but more blood will be shed before secrets are revealed.
Alan Scholefield was born in 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa. After leaving university he became a journalist and travelled widely in southern and central Africa, Europe, and America. He now lives in Hampshire with his wife and has three daughters. Most famous for his Macrae and Silver series, Scholefield has also written other novels, including Venom, which was made into a film in 1981.
