Blood Root

Lies are poison . . .

. . . but so is truth



Professor Eustacia Rose has been arrested for the possession of poisonous plants without holding the proper licence. Waiting in a grimy police cell, Eustacia's mind starts dredging up forgotten memories from childhood, when her father, a disgraced professor, was accused of murder. Linking all the memories is Marcus Smith, her father's unscrupulous assistant, a man she thought was long dead.

Marcus had ruined her father's career, stolen his research, and vanished after a heated confrontation. But the past never stays buried, and Eustacia soon realizes Marcus didn't disappear - he reinvented himself, clawing his way to power at Magdalen College under a new name.

With the help of DCI Roberts and determined allies, Eustacia races against time to expose Marcus's deception and unravel a fresh murder before it's too late. This is her only chance to clear her father's name - and, at long last, be free of the burdens of her past.