The Sleeping and the Dead

The Sleeping and the Dead

Hardback (12 Oct 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A vivid psychological suspense novel.A diving instructor makes a gruesome discovery in Cranwell Lake - the body of a teenager who has clearly been in the water for many years. Detective Peter Porteous is called to the scene. After trailing through the missing persons files, he deduces that the corpse is Michael Grey, an enigmatic and secretive young man who was reported missing by his foster parents in 1972. As the police investigation gets under way in Cranwell, on the other side of the country prison officer Hannah Morton is about to get the shock of her life. For Michael was her boyfriend, and she was with him the night he disappeared. The news report that a body has been found brings back dreaded and long buried memories from her past . . .

About the Publisher

Macmillan

Macmillan

Macmillan is the hardback imprint of Pan Macmillan and publishes major British and international fiction authors as well as serious history, biography & memoir, politics, sport and current affairs. It also publishes a wide variety of annuals and series.

Book information

ISBN: 9780333906484
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 395
Weight: 550g
Height: 216mm
Width: 153mm
Spine width: 36mm