David Mark 
Scorched Earth [EPUB ebook] 
The 7th DS McAvoy Novel

Detective Mc Avoy investigates a murder and a missing person case in this dark and compelling thriller, for fans of Stuart Mac Bride and Peter May.The police think Crystal Heathers isn’t missing. The trainee detective assigned to the case isn’t so sure. Mc Avoy thinks someone was being held at the derelict building where they just found a body pinned to the wall…and that all the signs point to it being a little girl. But why would anyone not report a kidnapping?And how far would someone go to get revenge?The case will test Mc Avoy to breaking point — as the crimes of the present lead him to a final violent confrontation with an enemy from his own past.