Justice for the Damned: What if they said your life was worth nothing? A serial killer thriller that pulls no punches (The Missing Ones)

Layer by layer, he was stripping away her identity, her dignity, her sanity. Already she could barely remember who she’d been before she was abducted. Soon all that would be left of her was an empty husk with no will of its own.Melinda has been missing for weeks. The police would normally be all over it, but Melinda is a prostitute. Women in that line of work change addresses like they change lipstick. She probably just moved on.Staci is determined not to let Melinda become just another statistic added to the long list of girls who’ve gone missing over the years. Staci is also a prostitute – although not for much longer if Detective Reece Geary has anything to do with it. Reece will do anything to win Staci’s love. If that means putting his job on the line by launching an unofficial investigation, then so be it.Detective Jim Monahan is driven by his own dangerous obsession. He’s on the trail of a psychopath hiding behind a mask of respectability. Jim’s investigation has already taken him down a rabbit hole of corruption and depravity. He’s about to discover that the hole goes deeper still. Much, much deeper... When is a life worth less than the truth? 2012. Melinda has been missing for weeks. The police would normally be all over it, but Melinda is a prostitute. Women in that line of work change addresses like they change lipstick. She probably just moved on. Staci is determined not to let Melinda become just another statistic added to the long list of girls who've gone missing over the years. Staci is also a prostitute – although not for much longer if DI Reece Geary has anything to do with it. Reece will do anything to win Staci's love. If that means putting his job on the line by launching an unofficial investigation, then so be it. DI Jim Monahan is driven by his own dangerous obsession. He's on the trail of a psychopath hiding behind a facade of respectability. Jim's investigation has already taken him down a rabbit hole of corruption and depravity. He's about to discover that the hole goes deeper still. Much, much deeper... Praise for Ben Cheetham : 'Fast-moving action and lots of twists ' The Times . 'Raw, disturbing and utterly compelling ' CrimeSquad . 'More than a few unexpected twists ' Grab This Book . 'Cheetham doesn't just dip a toe in the waters, he submerges the reader entirely' Nudge Book Magazine . MEDIEVAL MYSTERY: On a remote East Anglian coast stands Tyndal Priory, home to a rare monastic order where men and women live and work together in close proximity. Twenty-year-old Eleanor of Wynethorpe has been appointed prioress by Henry III over the elected choice of the priory itself. Young and inexperienced, Eleanor will face a grave struggle – in a place dedicated to love and peace, she will find little of either. JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED: May 1272: Recovering from a near-fatal winter fever, Eleanor visits her aunt at Amesbury Priory, who asks her to investigate a ghost people claim is haunting Amesbury. When a local man is found beheaded, Eleanor realizes she's dealing with a human killer, not an otherworldly spirit and strives to unravel the truth from the rumours, lies and foiled passions of the townsfolk and the nuns and monks of the priory alike. And strive she must, for Death's scythe is still sharp and its harvest is far from over. The Fast-paced And Hard-hitting Sequel To Angel Of Death. Thirty Years Of Fear. Thirty Years Of Closed Minds. It Is All About To Change. A Sheffield Prostitute Has Disappeared. With No Family To Fight For Her, She's Just The Latest In A Long Line Of Missing Girls Stretching Back Three Decades. Nobody Cares About Their Names. Nobody Remembers Their Faces. They Are The Unloved, The Damaged, The Forgotten, The Damned... Amongst The Women Working South Yorkshire's Streets, Rumours Of A Serial Killer Have Long Circulated. But The Police's Top Brass Don't Want To Know About It. Talk Of Serial Killers Panics The Public And Embarrasses The Department... But Two Very Different Detectives, Each Driven By Their Own Dangerous Obsessions, Are Being Drawn Into A Murky World Of Perversion, Murder And Corruption That Stretches From The Streets To The Corridors Of Power. Cover; Welcome Page; Dedication; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Chapter 31; Chapter 32; Chapter 33; Preview; About Justice for the Damned; Reviews; About Ben Cheetham; About the Steel City series; An Invitation from the Publisher; Copyright; Contents Two detectives find themselves confronting three decades of perversion, corruption and murder in a case that stretches from the streets of Sheffield to the corridors of power.