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Jacqueline Ward

Three novels starring police detective Jan Pearce, who specializes in missing persons—and hopes her own son is still out there somewhere . . .

 This collection featuring the troubled British police officer haunted by her dark past includes:

Random Acts of Unkindness
 DS Pearce hunts for clues in a decades-old case with possible connections to England’s notorious Moors Murders—and fears that the gangster she’s trying to take down may have played a role in her teenage son’s disappearance.

Playlist for a Paper Angel
 When an abandoned toddler in a stroller is found in an alleyway, Jan Pearce is put in charge. She doesn’t yet know that the little girl’s mother is being manipulated by a criminal gang . . .

What I Left Behind
 Pearce toils away on cold cases in Manchester, keeping a low profile. But then a wealthy executive’s two-year-old daughter is abducted, and the kidnapping starts to escalate into a national security concern. She wants to keep her past in London hidden. Unfortunately, she has no choice but to step into the spotlight—and into the crosshairs . . .

Praise for the novels of Jacqueline Ward

 “Wildly entertaining and compelling.” —Daily Mail

 “Hugely engrossing.” —Catherine Ryan Howard, Edgar Award finalist

 “Tense and gripping.” —Sanjida Kay, author of My Mother’s Secret

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The Jan Pearce Series

The Jan Pearce Series Books One to Three: Random Acts of Unkindness, Playlist for a Paper Angel, and What I Left Behind

To find a kidnapped child, a police detective with a hidden past must step into the spotlight—and into the crosshairs.
 
 DC Jan Pearce is a talented cop who keeps a low profile, toiling away on cold cases. Her new colleagues in Manchester don’t know about her dark past and the real reason she left London—and she plans to keep it that way.

 But when the two-year-old daughter of a wealthy executive is abducted, Jan is torn. The father, as well as Jan’s senior officer, are convinced an organized gang is behind it, but Jan senses something more personal at work. After traces of bomb-making material are found, however, the kidnapping escalates into a national security concern.

 The last thing Jan wants is to be on camera at a press conference. But to save a life, will she dare to put her own at risk?

What I Left Behind: A tense and twisting psychological crime thriller