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I Found a Body
The gripping unputdownable story of an influencer, a dead body and a live stream...
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<p><b>'A modern twist on a detective story, which totally captures this strange digital age we live in' OENONE FORBAT, author of <i>Bad Influence</i><br><br></b><i><b>An influencer, a dead body and a live stream . . . Mona Hendricks may have just met her match.</b><br><br></i>Detective Sergeant Mona Hendricks has a lot on her plate. Divorce, bills, an obnoxious teenager. But she has no idea what's coming . . .<br><br><b>'Mum, I need to show you something' <br> </b>A video. Big red letters in the corner. <br> <b>@MaybeKylie is LIVE</b><br><br>Alerts slide over the screen. One after another after another. <b>The viewing numbers soar.</b> Her daughter's favourite influencer, Kylie May, has just found a dead body and is streaming it to the world.<br><br>Two duelling investigations begin as <b>a rivalry between seasoned detective and ambitious influencer grows:</b> one using good old-fashioned police work whilst the other's sensational tactics hog the spotlight.<br><br>Nine years later and the murder remains unsolved. But <b>comment sections never forget</b>, forcing the notoriously self-interested Kylie to make Detective Hendricks an offer she can't refuse . . .<br><br><b>A brilliant and pacy debut featuring a fantastically crotchety female detective reminiscent of shows like <i>Happy Valley</i> contrasted with the sassy ingenuity of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, all mixed with the modern and slick black comedy of Killing Eve.</b></p>
<p><b>'A modern twist on a detective story, which totally captures this strange digital age we live in' OENONE FORBAT, author of <i>Bad Influence</i><br><br></b><i><b>An influencer, a dead body and a live stream . . . Mona Hendricks may have just met her match.</b><br><br></i>Detective Sergeant Mona Hendricks has a lot on her plate. Divorce, bills, an obnoxious teenager. But she has no idea what's coming . . .<br><br><b>'Mum, I need to show you something' <br> </b>A video. Big red letters in the corner. <br> <b>@MaybeKylie is LIVE</b><br><br>Alerts slide over the screen. One after another after another. <b>The viewing numbers soar.</b> Her daughter's favourite influencer, Kylie May, has just found a dead body and is streaming it to the world.<br><br>Two duelling investigations begin as <b>a rivalry between seasoned detective and ambitious influencer grows:</b> one using good old-fashioned police work whilst the other's sensational tactics hog the spotlight.<br><br>Nine years later and the murder remains unsolved. But <b>comment sections never forget</b>, forcing the notoriously self-interested Kylie to make Detective Hendricks an offer she can't refuse . . .<br><br><b>A brilliant and pacy debut featuring a fantastically crotchety female detective reminiscent of shows like <i>Happy Valley</i> contrasted with the sassy ingenuity of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, all mixed with the modern and slick black comedy of Killing Eve.</b></p>