We are delighted to be hosting the launch of Tim Ayliffe's book, Dark Desert Road.

Kit McCarthy hasn't seen her identical twin sister, Billie, in more than a decade. The sisters don't see eye to eye, which is understandable, considering Kit's a police officer and Billie followed their violent father into a life of crime.

Kit is no angel. Burnt out by years working in child protection, she has been accused of using excessive force in the arrest of a violent drunk. Kit has just been ordered to take time off work when she gets a frantic message from Billie, telling her she has a young son and that somebody is trying to kill her. And then Billie disappears.

Ayliffe will be joined in conversation by author and reviewer, Karina Kilmore, on the night.

Free, but bookings are essential.

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