The Cotswolds Murder Mysteries (Book 6: Trap Lane)

When evidence connected to Nicky’s death is discovered, the investigation begins to point toward Sid Gammage, a lorry driver with connections to Gary Podmore’s hauling business. But the deeper the police dig, the less certain the truth becomes. A motorbike has been deliberately buried. Evidence appears to have been planted. And someone seems determined to make Sid take the blame.

Then Kyle disappears.

What first looks like a murder investigation begins to reveal signs of something much larger. Smuggling may be involved, and there are hints that vulnerable people could be caught up in the operation. Alex, Tony and Detective Chief Inspector Dan O’Reilly find themselves following a trail that stretches far beyond the quiet Cotswold countryside.

The hunt eventually takes Dan and his team to Harwich, where they wait for a ferry arriving from the Netherlands. Their target is finally in sight—but someone else is watching, and the evidence may have been designed to point the investigation in the wrong direction.

A killer is hiding behind a carefully constructed lie.

And the real trap may not be where anyone expects.