J L Chambers

Corpus Delicti J L Chambers

Corpus delicti. Without evidence, there can be no crime. Simon has a special knack for getting rid of it, and his talents are put to good use by men who have everything to hide. But when Simon gets a taste of what comes before the cover-up for the first time, he finds himself scrabbling to prove his own guilt to the only detective who will listen to him. Inspector Zoe Coles is on her own. Operating from within a police force that won't even accept that a crime has been committed, she's the only chance Simon has of proving the misdeeds of the ominous people he works for. But with a shadow lurking over her own shoulder, Coles is running out of allies and less certain than ever of whom she can trust. Guilt, shame, and the thin hope of redemption are the driving forces behind a man who wants nothing more than to be caught, and a woman who wants nothing more than to catch him. Their greatest adversaries may prove to be themselves.