A child's body found in woodland. Parents torn apart by grief. But this is only the first victim in a series of apparently motiveless crimes. Detective Inspector Paul Snow, heading the enquiry, must discover the pattern and reveal the chilling truth as a cunning and violent murderer becomes desperate and even more unpredictable. Haunted by secrets of his own, the complex DI Snow races against the clock, following a murderous trail that leads all the way to a dark and shocking climax. 'Innocent Blood', set in Yorkshire in the 1980s, is the second in the gritty series featuring DI Paul Snow and maintains the high level of tension and dramatic surprises of the first, 'Brothers in Blood'. AUTHOR: DAVID STUART DAVIES left teaching to become editor of Sherlock Magazine and is generally regarded as an expert on Sherlock Holmes, having written five novels, film books and plays featuring the character. He is a member of the national committee of the Crime Writers Association, editing their monthly magazine, 'Red Herrings'. The first Paul Snow novel, Brothers in Blood, was published by The Mystery Press in 2013. This introduced the complex police officer Snow and is set in Yorkshire in the 1980s. Innocent Blood is the second in the series. SELLING POINTS: . The second Detective Inspector Paul Snow novel, following Brothers in Blood . A dark and violent detective thriller . ' David Stuart Davies knows how to write and how to twist a knife inside the reader's mind', Peter James, international best-selling thriller writer . Author is a member of the prestigious Detection Club