Lost and Never Found: the twisty third book in the DI Wilkins Mysteries - pre-order now!

In the third installment of the Ryan and Ray series, Oxford's homeless camp is searched for Zara Fanshawe, a celebrity who went missing, while DI Ray Wilkins and DI Ryan Wilkins are tasked with leading the investigation and handling the media frenzy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 18 January 2024
Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Ryan and Ray continue to excel, and their third outing is the best yet. Simon Mason has crafted the most entertaining crime fiction double act in decades. Oxford, a city of contrasts, where the homeless seek shelter amidst the grandeur of its buildings and monuments. A city where lost things and buried crimes lurk in the shadows. At three in the morning, Emergency Services receives a call. This is Zara Fanshawe, always lost and never found. An hour later, the wayward celebrity's Rolls Royce Phantom is discovered abandoned on dingy Becket Street. The paparazzi go into a frenzy. For some reason, news of Zara's disappearance prompts homeless woman Lena Wójcik to search the camps nervously for the foul-mouthed vagrant known as Waitrose, a familiar sight in Oxford pushing his trolley of possessions. However, he is nowhere to be found either. Who will take charge of the investigation and navigate the media frenzy? Suave, prize-winning, Oxford-educated DI Ray Wilkins is passed over in favor of his partner, gregarious, trailer-park educated DI Ryan Wilkins (no relation). You wouldn't think Ray would be content. He isn't. You wouldn't think Ryan would be adept at national press presentations. He isn't. And when legendary cop Chester Lynch takes a shine to Ray and takes a dislike to Ryan, things are bound to get even more complicated.

Weight: 576g
Dimension: 164 x 241 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529425864