Driven
Every mother’s worst nightmare
It was only for a couple of minutes, while dropping Noah off at nursery. Little
did Melanie realise that leaving her sleeping son in the car would end up being
the biggest regret of her life.
A teenage challenge turns sour
For teenager Woody, stealing cars with his new friend helps alleviate the
tedium of a life of poverty and boredom. This isn’t what he wants to do with
his life but for now, he feels accepted. Except on this occasion, his actions
have consequences that could change his life forever. Is it too late to turn
his life around?
How far would you go to save those you love?
While DI Paton is on the case of the missing child, he is quickly drawn into a
web of deception that hits dangerously close to home. He soon finds himself
torn in two, not knowing which way to turn: save his career or his family? Will
he be able to crack the case before he himself cracks?
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Melanie
Melanie fiddled with her
earring, waiting for a break in Jemma’s monologue to shoehorn a word in. She
opened her mouth to speak but one sentence segued into another, with Jemma
barely drawing breath. Yes, Melanie was interested in the nursery Christmas
party arrangements but now was not the time.
‘So, I thought we could do a little nativity scene and—’
‘Look, I have to go,’ Melanie
finally interrupted. ‘Louie might have
woken up. He’s outside. He had a bad night so it was a shame to wake him and
bring him in.’
‘Outside?’ Jemma looked
startled. ‘You should have said.’
Melanie pressed her lips
together then hurried towards the door. ‘I’ll catch up with you later,’ she
called over her shoulder.
She looked quickly at her
older son Noah who was happily playing with the Lego. Thankfully, he hadn’t
noticed her heading towards the exit. She left the village hall through the
kitchen and out towards the car park at the rear then stopped abruptly on the
doorstep, unable to comprehend what she was seeing. Or rather, not seeing. Her
new blue Fiesta wasn’t where she’d left it. Admittedly she’d parked it in an
inconvenient place, a couple of metres from the kitchen door, but she’d only
planned to be away for a minute or two. Maybe someone had moved it. She’d left
the keys in it after all.
Melanie scurried around the
small car park, looking behind a huge 4x4, her fear building like a migraine.
Her car wasn’t there. Ice crystallised in her veins and the backs of her hands
prickled as realisation broke through the denial playing in her head. No, no. Surely not. This was a safe
neighbourhood. There weren’t robberies in Burrelton. Everyone knew each other
here. She turned back to the village hall and stumbled into the kitchen where
one of the mums was pouring orange squash into small plastic beakers.
‘My car…’ She couldn’t get
her words out properly. ‘Louie.’
It was as though she were
retreating into a dark tunnel. The room became a pinprick of light and she felt
miles away. The woman turned to stare at her.
‘Are you okay, Mel? You’ve
gone a funny colour.’
Melanie grabbed a chair and
sat down. ‘Please, ask everyone if they’ve moved my car. Oh, God! What if it’s
been stolen with Louie inside?’
‘Louie? Good grief! I’m sure
there’s a simple explanation. Wait there while I ask the others. Put your head
between your knees. You look like you might faint.’
Melanie hung her head down
low, willing strength back into her limbs so she could find her boy. Within a
minute several women had crowded into the kitchen and two ran through to the
car park. Melanie looked from one face to another, hoping for a smile and an
explanation but all she saw was fear. Raw, naked fear.
‘Call the police,’ she
whispered as the blood left her brain and she slipped off her chair.
We
are thrilled to be introducing DI Dave Paton and his son Tommy, the stars of
the first novel in Kerena Swan’s new series, to the world. Before coming to
Hobeck, Kerena had
published three novels, Dying To See You, Scared to Breathe and Who’s There? and has
built a solid fan base around her writing career thus far. She is a juggler
extraordinaire: driving forward a successful care business she runs with her
husband yet finding time to write. She loves to write, here and there and
everywhere when she’s not working. We don’t know how she does it but we are
glad that she does! Kerena talks about her writing, her influences and how she
came to Hobeck in this video.
Website: https://kerenaswan.wordpress.com/
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