Dead Town

Detective Mary Hume stares at the crime scene in confusion. She’s in an empty flat. Peeling wallpaper. A bloodstained chair in the middle of the room.

But no body.

Her sergeant hands her a burner phone. On it is a video clip. A woman is tied to the chair in the flat, a carving knife pressed to her throat. As Mary watches in horror, the blade flashes across the woman’s exposed skin. She slumps forward, lifeless.

A piece of cardboard has been placed on the woman’s lap. Written on it in blood-red is one word: DEADTOWN.

The woman in the video is Melissa Clarke. A true crime blogger famous for investigating London’s most notorious cold cases.

Just what did Melissa dig up that got her killed?