Still Small Voice

One death, two victims – one seen, one hidden. A sweltering August day in 1998, and the body of a missing woman, popular children’s book author Nicky Butler, is discovered in an empty house in South West London. DI John Burroughs and his tenacious partner, DS Lucy Burton are assigned to the case and it is immediately clear that all is not what it seems. Do they suspect Nicky’s controlling husband, James Scott, a hundred miles away in a dreary hotel room contemplating a grim future, or the mystery man seen entering the house the previous evening? As the detectives delve deeper into the investigation without a clear suspect nothing seems to add up and there is a strong chance they will convict the wrong man. Why was she at her brother-in-law’s house on the night of the murder while he was out of the country? And who is the shadowy figure hovering on the edge of the action, watching and waiting?

Victoria Goddard has worked as a features writer on publications in London and Hong Kong. She now divides her time between England and Cape Town. Still Small Voice is Victoria’s debut novel.