Eyes Wide Open (Missing #2)

Who can you ever really trust? DI Matt Winston made his name in the force when he solved the terrible murder of toddler Jack Randall. But 5 years on, he is still dealing with the fallout from the case that made his career. Lucy, Jacks mother, breaks off their relationship, and he finds himself battling with his old demons. But determined to get his career back on track, the Chief puts him on the murder of Kitty Lewis, a local prostitute. Matt assumes its another sorry, but all too common, street dispute that has turned nasty. Another nameless girl with no-one to miss her. But as he probes deeper into the case, he starts to uncover potential connections to the paedophile ring that his colleagues thought they had disbanded the previous year. Suddenly his low-profile case has the potential to send shockwaves through a community already devastated by a system that failed to protect the citys most vulnerable girls. What really happened to Kitty the night she was murdered? There is only one person who was with her just before she died, and unknowingly, she holds the key to everything. But can Matt find her? And will Kittys haunting presence help her bring the killer to justice? She was supposed to keep them safe.She was their only hope and she had failed. Fifteen year old Jenna's parents would never approve of her new boyfriend. But he says he loves her. So, even if she hates the way his friends look at her, nothing will stop Jenna sneaking out. After all, what her parents don't know about her could fill a book. On the other side of town, social worker Rachael Morris is devastated when a girl she had sworn to protect, Kitty Lewis, is found murdered. And while she failed to defend her in life, Rachael is determined that Kitty will have justice in death. With no-one prepared to talk, Rachael must decide whether to help the officer assigned to the case, DI Matt Winston, discover what really happened the night of Kitty's death – before another family is torn apart or stay silent. But when evil comes in so many forms, how can you know where to start looking? The chilling new book in Michelle Kelly's bestselling MISSING series will have you on the edge of your seat. The Missing series:Book 1 – WHEN I WASN'T WATCHINGBook 2 – EYES WIDE OPENBook 3 – coming soon She was supposed to keep them safe. She was their only hope and she had failed. Fifteen year old Jenna's parents would never approve of her new boyfriend. But he says he loves her. So, even if she hates the way his friends look at her, nothing will stop Jenna sneaking out. After all, what her parents don't know about her could fill a book. On the other side of town, social worker Rachael Morris is devastated when a girl she had sworn to protect, Kitty Lewis, is found murdered. And while she failed to defend her in life, Rachael is determined that Kitty will have justice in death. With no-one prepared to talk, Rachael must decide whether to help the officer assigned to the case, DI Matt Winston, discover what really happened the night of Kitty's death--before another family is torn apart or stay silent. But when evil comes in so many forms, how can you know where to start looking?