Jonah Colley is a serving member of the London Metropolitan police elite firearms unit. When he gets a phone call from an old friend a chain of events are set in motion that bring crashing back tragic memories and put Jonah's life at risk.
The story immediately draws you in. The description of a long abandoned area of London left to decay adds to the tension as Jonah stumbles across four dead bodies, including his friend, when he turns up to the meeting place. While there Jonah is attacked and sustains severe injuries but manages to call for police help before passing out.
When Jonah regains consciousness he's in hospital recovering from a fractured skull and a major operation to repair his kneecap which was fractured in the attack. Since only three bodies were discovered in the abandoned warehouse, and none of them are the friend Jonah agreed to meet, the police begin to doubt Jonah's version of events.
Jonah comes under suspicion so sets out to discover exactly what happened, this puts him at odds with the police. Simon Beckett builds the tension and a sense of urgency as Jonah is continually blocked in his investigation. As Jonah searches for answers nothing seems to make sense and there is a strong link to the disappearance of his four year old son ten years previously.
As the plot twists and turns the story builds to a riveting climax.
The Lost will be published in hardback, audio and ebook on 25th November 2021. Many thanks to Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for an early review copy.
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