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My name's Rachel McLean and I write stories you can't put down, with characters you'll be rooting for.
I'm best known for my Dorset Crime series, which has sold over a million copies. The first book in that series, The Corfe Castle Murders, won the 2021 Kindle Storyteller Award.
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The Ballard Down Murder - prequel to the Dorset Crime series
DS Dennis Frampton is getting used to life without his old boss DCI Mackie, and managing to hide how much he hates being in charge of Dorset's Major Crimes Investigation Team. Above all, he must make sure no one knows he's still seeking Mackie's advice on cases.
But then Mackie doesn't show up to a meeting, and a body is found below the cliffs a few miles away.
When Dennis discovers the body is his old friend and mentor, his world is thrown upside down. Did Mackie kill himself, or was he pushed? Is Dennis's new boss trying to hush things up? And can Dennis and the CSIs trust the evidence?
The Ballard Down Murder is a free prequel novella, exclusive to members of the Rachel McLean book club.