Elspeth
Latimer

Novelist, researcher and creative writing tutor

About the Author

Elspeth Latimer lives with her family in the Brecks, at the heart of East Anglia. The subtle beauty of this landscape inspired her to write The Lost Detective, which was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award. Elspeth is originally from Edinburgh, where she ran a successful architecture practice, before her passion for books prompted a career change. She has a Prose Fiction MA along with a PhD on crime series, from the University of East Anglia. As well as being an author, Elspeth is a creative writing tutor and researcher, and her guide to crime series, Writing the Detectives, is published by Cambridge University Press. Elspeth loves photographing and writing about Norfolk and Suffolk. Most weekends she can be found exploring forgotten paths, crumbling ruins, hushed forests, and waterlogged fens, in search of hidden stories.

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The Lost Detective

On a summer’s day, a tiny baby vanishes. The mystery is never solved, leaving a young mother lost in grief. Twenty-one years later, ex-police detective Dan Hennessy is struggling with his own tragic loss. When a neighbour disappears and a body turns up at the solar farm, Dan becomes desperate for answers. The haunted landscape is keeping secrets, and there are dangers lurking in the Brecks. Will he find hope for the grieving mother, and can he save himself?

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