The Return of the Prodigal Son

By Hermione Chase

Deep hidden memories of a twin brother he never knew he had emerge when New Scotland Yard detective Philip Graves suffers flashbacks after a fire during a stakeout. It's 1985 and the discovery of a body encased inside a concrete bridge column just outside his home village initiates an investigation whose origin is in 1943 when the twins were adopted following the sudden deaths of their biological parents during the war.

The orphanage they are placed in quickly establishes the wrong kind of reputation and shortly before a raid by the police, it mysteriously burns down, allegedly killing several of the abusive staff and one child, Grave's twin brother. Shutting out the memory permanently until the fire some 42 years later, young Philip Graves is adopted and grows up unaware.

Delving into his own past, the village where he lived and that of his adopted parents, he unearths further unsolved, grisly murders that were carried out in the 1960s. All are connected to Grave's past and the vicious attack on his adopted father.

The Return of the Prodigal Son is full of twists and turns for the discerning mystery fan. Be warned though, there is an element of erotica as part of the plot.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hermione Chase
• Release date: Nov 9, 2013
• ISBN: 9781310021725

Hermione Chase

Hello, hope everyone is well? Just a few words about myself and to say I like to write part-time and my interests are mainly around paranormal and mystery type genre. I hope you find them entertaining? I'm married, 3 days after Princess and Diana and Charles were married actually (I didn't want to steal the limelight!), with two boys - men actually, but they will always be my boys!Spiritually I believe that we exist beyond death. It's just another stage in our existence. I try to write stories that have a leaning toward this as I think there is a part of us all that believe, some of us just need a little more convincing. I also like to revisit factual stories with notoriety from the past and put a "what if" question in generating an alternative theory. This is the basis of my Jack the Ripper story.Hope you enjoy and I would appreciate feedback if you get the chance.Many thanks in anticipationHermione

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