Buried Alive (DI Glover Scottish Crime Thriller Book 2)

Detective Glover is jolted awake in the early hours by a call that changes human remains have been unearthed at a construction site on the edge of Beauly, a quiet Highland village with dark memories. The bones are soon identified as those of Amelia Graham, a bright and beloved eighteen-year-old who vanished without a trace twelve years ago.

Her disappearance had gripped the entire village… a golden girl who simply vanished.

Now her discovery rips open old wounds, stirring guilt, fear, and long-buried secrets among the people who knew her best, including members of Glover’s own team.

As Glover reopens the cold case, disturbing leads begin to whispers of predatory teachers, obsessive friends, and jealous lovers… all with something to hide. But just when he’s on the verge of a breakthrough, one of Amelia’s closest friends comes forward claiming to know the truth about what really happened that night.

But before she can reveal the truth, she’s found murdered, silenced by someone who clearly has something to lose.

With a killer back on the hunt, or perhaps never having left, Glover faces the grim possibility that Amelia’s death might be the work of a serial predator hiding in plain sight. Or is someone so desperate to bury the past that they’re willing to kill again?

Glover is determined to get justice. But this case already broke one generation of detectives. Can he succeed where his mentors failed? Or will Amelia’s killer slip away a second time?