Son of the Dead (DI Sara Ramsey Book 19)

SON OF THE DEAD DI SARA RAMSEY BOOK NINETEEN M A COMLEY Copyright © 2023 by M A Comley All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks as always go to @studioenp for their superb cover design expertise. My heartfelt thanks go to my wonderful editor Emmy, and my proofreader Joseph for spotting all the lingering nits. Thank you also to my amazing ARC Group who help to keep me sane during this process. To Mary, gone, but never forgotten. I hope you found the peace you were searching for my dear friend. I miss you each and every day. ALSO BY M A COMLEY Blind Justice (Novella) Cruel Justice (Book #1) Mortal Justice (Novella) Impeding Justice (Book #2) Final Justice (Book #3) Foul Justice (Book #4) Guaranteed Justice (Book #5) Ultimate Justice (Book #6) Virtual Justice (Book #7) Hostile Justice (Book #8) Tortured Justice (Book #9) Rough Justice (Book #10) Dubious Justice (Book #11) Calculated Justice (Book #12) Twisted Justice (Book #13) Justice at Christmas (Short Story) Prime Justice (Book #14) Heroic Justice (Book #15) Shameful Justice (Book #16) Immoral Justice (Book #17) Toxic Justice (Book #18) Overdue Justice (Book #19) Unfair Justice (a 10,000 word short story) Irrational Justice (a 10,000 word short story) Seeking Justice (a 15,000 word novella) Caring For Justice (a 24,000 word novella) Savage Justice ( a 17,000 word novella) Justice at Christmas #2 (a 15,000 word novella) Gone in Seconds (Justice Again series #1) Ultimate Dilemma (Justice Again series #2) Shot of Silence (Justice Again series #3) Taste of Fury (Justice Again series #4) Crying Shame (Justice Again series #5) See No Evil (Justice Again #6) To Die For (DI Sam Cobbs #1) To Silence Them (DI Sam Cobbs #2) To Make Them Pay (DI Sam Cobbs CONTENTS Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Epilogue Keep in touch with M A Comley PROLOGUE The bell tinkled, and Paul Hanson rolled his eyes. His mother was summoning him for the umpteenth time that day. What the actual shit? She’s running me ragged, up and down this damn bungalow all day long, and does she appreciate it? Does she fuck! What frigging life do I have? I’ve been her carer for the last five years now, not had a damn holiday in all that time. People tell me they know what I must be going through, except they don’t. No one, not unless they’ve been a full-time carer on call for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, fifty-two weeks a year, has any bloody idea what it’s like to be in my shoes. Why do I do it? Because I love the damn woman, that’s why. In the past, she’s always been there. When she was fit enough to lend a hand in troubled times, she was the first to step up