Broken House
The truth never stays buried.
Lauren Shaw went missing ten years ago, her house left to rot. But new evidence shows that she didn’t start a new life – someone ended it.
PC Lucy Halliday and her police dog Moss are called in as part of the search and it doesn’t take Moss long to track down human remains. DCI Jack Ellis leads the case, but their friendship is on a knife edge after he kept a huge secret from her. A secret about Lucy’s own past. And one she can’t ignore any longer.
A strange feeling hangs over the house – Lauren’s husband never returned there. And her sister is desperately trying to hide something.
Can Lucy and Jack put their issues behind them and finally uncover the terrible truth about Broken House?
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Louisa Scarr
Louisa Scarr, also writing as Sam Holland, studied psychology at the University of Southampton and has lived in and around the city ever since. She is a full-time writer, and when she's not at her desk, she can be found pounding the streets in running shoes or swimming in muddy lakes.
She is the author of the Butler and West crime series, published by Canelo Crime, beginning with Last Place You Look and ending with Out of the Ashes. A new series, about a police dog handler PC Lucy Halliday, launched in 2024 with Gallows Wood. Book two and three in the series, Memorial Park and Broken House, are both out now.
Her DS Kate Munro series, Ask Me No Questions and Nowhere to be Found, have been republished by Canelo Crime and are available now.
PC Lucy Halliday
PC Lucy Halliday consists of three books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
