
Unsafe Convictions (DCI McKenna Book 4)
By Alison Taylor
A priest. A psychopath. A prostitute. A policeman. Who would you accuse?
When Trisha Stanton Smith’s body is battered into oblivion and her house burnt down, the obvious suspect is her abusive ex-husband. Despite his claim of an alibi, Piers Stanton Smith goes to prison for life.
When the alibi is unexpectedly confirmed, Superintendent Michael McKenna is charged with investigating whether members of Houghton police suppressed vital evidence in the case. Seconded with his team to the bleak Pennine landscape, he is hounded by a tabloid journalist, feared by the local police, and tormented by the powerful parish priest.
Slowly McKenna unravels the lies and deceptions, finally uncovering the truth behind a cloak of shameful secrets, to discover the name of the real perpetrator. But the truth is more shocking than he could have ever imagined.
Unsafe Convictions is a chilling crime thriller that will grip readers from the first page to the last.
Alison Taylor has lived in North Wales for many years. She held senior childcare posts with the former Gwynedd County Council. She has been instrumental in exposing institutional child abuse, and in 1996 won the Campaign for Freedom of Information Award in this area. Her interests include classical and baroque music, art and writing.