Hidden Runaway
Will be published approx. on 9. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
430 pages
978-1-0367-0009-6 (ISBN)
Description
A missing girl. A disturbing secret. A race against time.
When 14-year-old Holly Jardine disappears on the way home from school, the first question is did she run away or was she abducted? DCI Jones can't be sure but instinct and experience tell him he needs to act quickly. Every minute counts in a case like this. Can he find Holly before time runs out?
When Jones discovers entries in Holly's diary describing a mysterious older man known only as 'E', he fears the worst. This solitary initial is all Jones has to go on but he'll do whatever it takes to identify the man behind it and bring Holly home to her parents. He knows first-hand the pain of losing a child.
At first it seems like an impossible task. But a search into local sex offenders sparks a sinister trail that leads Jones and his colleague Alexandra Olganski all the way to Brittany where they make a discovery more disturbing than they could ever have anticipated...
DCI Jones: a series of page-turning crime novels with unexpected twists from bestseller Kerry J Donovan.
(This novel was previously published as DCI Jones Casebook: Ellis Flynn)
When 14-year-old Holly Jardine disappears on the way home from school, the first question is did she run away or was she abducted? DCI Jones can't be sure but instinct and experience tell him he needs to act quickly. Every minute counts in a case like this. Can he find Holly before time runs out?
When Jones discovers entries in Holly's diary describing a mysterious older man known only as 'E', he fears the worst. This solitary initial is all Jones has to go on but he'll do whatever it takes to identify the man behind it and bring Holly home to her parents. He knows first-hand the pain of losing a child.
At first it seems like an impossible task. But a search into local sex offenders sparks a sinister trail that leads Jones and his colleague Alexandra Olganski all the way to Brittany where they make a discovery more disturbing than they could ever have anticipated...
DCI Jones: a series of page-turning crime novels with unexpected twists from bestseller Kerry J Donovan.
(This novel was previously published as DCI Jones Casebook: Ellis Flynn)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0367-0009-6 (9781036700096)
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Person
Kerry J Donovan was born in Dublin. A citizen of the world, he now lives with his partner, Margaret, in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire. He has three children and four grandchildren. When he's not creating more mayhem for Ryan Kaine and DCI David Jones to clean up, he's riding the countryside on his motorbike, keeping fit by running and swimming, and doing little bits of DIY.