When Matt Ballard was starting out his career, three boys were murdered in the same area, the remote and bleak Gibbet Fen. When the main suspect was killed in a hit-and-run, the killings stopped. But Matt was not satisfied that the real murderer had been caught.
Over 25 years later, Matt gets a photo in an unmarked envelope. It's of the Gibbet Fen crime scene. And the picture was taken before the murder took place.
More photos arrive, relating to the historic murders, as well as intimate pictures of Matt's very secret private life.
A KILLER WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO DESTROY A DETECTIVE.Then another murder happens with some of the hallmarks of the old case. Has the killer returned or is this just a sick copycat determined to ruin Matt's life and reputation? Everyone around Matt is in danger as the killer plays mind games with the detective.
In an absolutely breath-taking conclusion, Matt and his team, race against time to stop a vicious killer who knows no limits.
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'Do you like the dark, Matt?' THE FENS, 1991
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(@JoffeBooks, 17 December 2017, ebook, 369 pages, borrowed from @AmazonKindle, #PrimeReading)
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I've read other books by the author featuring Matt Ballard so was looking forward to Beware the Past. This is everything I expect from a good thriller - fast pace, well drawn characters, twists and turns which compel you to read on. I like the way things escalate in the book from Matt getting pictures of the old crime scenes before the murders took place to moments from his private life which shows someone is targeting and stalking him. I had so many questions as I read and had to keep flicking the pages to find out the truth. This is a great thriller.
