DCI Matilda Darke Prequel Short Stories I

It’s Christmas in Sheffield. But not everyone is enjoying the festive season.

A man has been found brutally murdered in his own home. The victim is Iain Kilbride, a once-famous TV soap opera actor who has faded into obscurity. All signs point to a break-in, but why has nothing been taken?

For DCI Matilda Darke, this is the perfect chance to prove her newly formed Murder Investigation Team are up to the task. Matilda suspects the clue to finding the killer lies in Iain’s past, but she’s about to discover just how dark that past really is.