Guilty until proven Innocent

A DCI Isaac Cook Crime Thriller

By: Phillip Strang

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ian Rankin, and Lynda La Plante

Gary Harders confessed to murder two years ago. His fingerprints were on the weapon. Case closed. Now forensics has discovered a second set of prints on that same weapon—and Harders is recanting his confession.

Detective Chief Inspector Isaac Cook reopens what should have been a straightforward conviction. The evidence that once seemed irrefutable now raises disturbing questions: Was Harders coerced into confessing? Whose prints are on the murder weapon? And why is everyone connected to the original investigation suddenly reluctant to discuss what really happened?

As Cook digs deeper, he uncovers an uncomfortable truth. Commissioner Alwyn Davies has been implementing a draconian anti-crime initiative—one that's produced impressive statistics and career advancement for those who deliver results. But the pressure to close cases and boost conviction rates has consequences. And Harders may have been one of them.

Then the Russian mafia surfaces in the investigation. Their involvement suggests something far more sinister than a single wrongful conviction: a shadow arrangement between organised crime and powerful figures in the Metropolitan Police. Cases closed. Crime stats are down. Questions about methods are ignored.

Chief Superintendent Richard Goddard knows speaking out could end both their careers. But Cook has never been good at staying quiet when justice is corrupted—even when the corruption comes from the top.

In a city where crime rates are falling and commissioners are celebrated, someone has to ask: at what cost?