The Cuckoo is a Pretty Bird: Murderer? Or Victim? (Ted Darling Crime) outlet NEUF

A violent killing. But whos the real victim? DCI Ted Darling is called to a suspicious death. His prime suspect is a young woman with special needs, daughter of a local councillor with an axe to grind. Further investigation reveals a cynical crime, new to Ted and his team. Theyll need to work with officers from Drugs, up against dangerous and hardened criminals. In the midst of it, Ted has to support his partner, Trevor, as hes interviewed about a historic sexual assault case in which he was a victim. Can Ted, for once, put his marriage above being a police officer, as Trev asks him to? Or will the case drive a wedge between them?

L M Krier is a pen name of former journalist (court reporter) and freelance copywriter, Lesley Tither, who writes travel memoirs under the name Tottie Limejuice. Lesley also worked as a case tracker for the outlet Crown Prosecution Service.