Forgotten Graves
Not every grave is blessed with flowers.
In the eerie silence of a forgotten silo, beneath the weight of bitter December snow, DCI Frank Black uncovers more than just bones. Over thirty years ago, Sarah Matthews vanished, dismissed as a troubled soul fleeing her demons. But as Frank digs deeper, he uncovers her true identity: a poet whose words still burn with life, her voice silenced too soon.
With the help of DS Gerry Carver—a detective with an uncanny gift for spotting patterns—Frank unravels a chilling truth: Sarah’s disappearance wasn’t a runaway act, but a calculated murder, buried by those with the power to keep secrets hidden.
To expose her killer, Frank and Gerry must infiltrate the highest circles of Whitby, where privilege and influence keep the dead buried and the guilty free. As Christmas lights flicker over the town, the two detectives must confront those who have walked among them for decades, guarding their dark secrets—and Sarah’s story—at all costs.
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Wes Markin is a bestselling British crime author and creator of the DCI Yorke novels set in Salisbury, the Yorkshire Murders series featuring the unflinching DCI Emma Gardner, and the dark, haunting Whitby’s Forgotten Victims books led by DCI Frank Black. His twist-filled stories blend gritty realism with emotional depth, exploring how ordinary lives are shattered by extraordinary crimes against the atmospheric backdrops of Salisbury, North Yorkshire and the wild North Sea coast. Now the author of more than twenty-five novels across multiple series, Wes lives in Harrogate with his wife and two children, not far from some of his fictional murder scenes
Whitby's Forgotten Victims
Whitby's Forgotten Victims consists of seven books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

