Peter Larner

Covenant of Silence Peter Larner

Publisher Marketing: It's the world's oldest secret....... ...., and the world is about to find out Covenant of Silence David Hallet is awaiting trial for the murder of Nelson Kosoto, who is suspected of killing Hallet's daughter. He clearly had a motive and his DNA was found at the crime scene, a house that Hallet denies ever visiting. He has no alibi but the murder weapon has never been found. The murder squad and the CPS are confident of a conviction until H division arrests someone else for the same murder. The case against Hallet is collapsing and forensic officer Cally Boyce is suspected of planting DNA evidence. Cally's boyfriend, Tyler Watson, is a brilliantly talented molecular biologist. His own work begins to cast doubt on the reliability of the DNA evidence as a dark, underlying conspiracy begins to reveal itself. Cally is convinced of David Hallet's innocence and that, in Leroy Livingstone, H division has the real killer. But, just when a confession by Livingstone secures the release of the original prime suspect, Cally begins to doubt her own judgement. A chance telephone call leads to a meeting with a member of Livingstone's gang, who convinces her that Hallet may, indeed, be the killer. Meanwhile, Tyler's own work with DNA is in danger of undermining Cally's investigation, but it is leading him towards a dark secret, hidden in the depths of time. It's the world's oldest secret - and the world is about to find out. Can Cally and Tyler break the Covenant of Silence? Contributor Bio:  Larner, Peter Harpoon Force is the seventh novel from indie author, Peter Larner and it sees the return of his vacillate hero, Jack Daly. Peter spent his formative years in London's east end and uses the backdrop of this war-torn city of the 1940s in his latest book. He now lives in Upminster in Essex and has been writing full time since leaving business management in 2013. Peter's father-in-law, John Donoghue, who died twenty years ago, was also born in the east end of London before moving to Upminster in his later years. John served in the Irish Guards and was a member of the Harpoon Force. He was captured at the Battle of Boulogne in May 1940 and spent the remainder of World War Two as a prisoner of war.