Borrowed Time

by David Mark

Overview

When a severed hand is found in a remote woodland, forensic tests reveal Adam Nunn’s National Insurance number scrawled on the palm. As Adam is arrested in connection with the murder, it emerges that the dead man was a PI he had hired to find out the identity of his birth parents. Just what did Larry Paris discover that got him killed?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780727889959
Publisher:	Severn House
Publication date:	07/07/2020
Edition description:	First World Publication
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.55(w) x 8.74(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Mark spent seven years as crime reporter for the Yorkshire Post and now writes full-time. A former Richard & Judy pick and Sunday Times bestseller, he is the author of nine police procedurals in the DS Aector McAvoy series, one historical novel and two previous standalone thrillers. He lives in Northumberland with his family.

Editorial Reviews

2020-04-13
A man searching for his birthparents is drawn into a world of confusion and horror.

At 36, Adam Nunn is still looking for his place in life. Clever and attractive, he’s drifted since college. He lives with his girlfriend, Zara, and her children, but he also has a child of his own with Grace Senoy, a pal from college. When Adam’s father, who has dementia, tells him he was adopted and his mother refuses to talk about it, he hires private investigator Larry Paris to dig up the truth. When the PI turns up dead in a pond known as a dumping ground for mob hits in the 1970s, Adam is arrested. With Grace's help, he sets out to work the case on his own, following a path that leads to the infamous crime family of Francis Jardine. Now that the crime lord is close to death, his empire is run by his daughter, Alison, with help from Irons, a loyal family servant so badly disfigured that most people flinch when they see him. After getting beaten up by Alison’s son and rescued by Irons, Adam meets Alison and learns about his parentage: He’s the son of Alison’s dearly loved friend Pamela, who was raped when they were 15, gave birth to Adam, and then killed herself. Irons, who loved Pamela, went to prison for killing her attacker. But did he get the right man?

A wild, brutal, fascinating tale of death, betrayal, and love.

Kirkus Reviews

"Gripping from start to finish"

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