WICKED CRIMES is a gripping British crime mystery following DCI Sophie Allen as she investigates the suspicious death of university student Harriet “Hattie” Imber. Found in the water at Exeter after receiving a mysterious late-night message, Hattie’s death initially appears to be a tragic accident. But Sophie soon discovers that the young woman was hiding a disturbing and dangerous secret life.
As the investigation crosses between Dorset and Exeter, Sophie and her team uncover links to Professor Paul Murey, academic Mark Paterson, a mysterious red-haired student, and the unexplained suicide of a talented church organist years earlier. Hattie’s phone eventually reveals hundreds of photographs that expose blackmail, violence, and shocking connections to previous deaths.
With evidence pointing in several directions, Sophie must determine who wanted Hattie silenced and whether others were involved in her final moments. WICKED CRIMES is a dark and twist-filled police procedural filled with murder, blackmail, hidden identities, psychological intrigue, and deadly secrets.