Svědectví mrtvých – McDermidová Val (2020)

Not a single stone remains unturned from the original lineup of the regional serious crimes team. Carol Jordan is no longer its leader; she is not even a chief inspector anymore. In seclusion, she is building a house and recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Another irreplaceable team member, psychological profiler Tony Hill, is serving a prison sentence for murder. Their successful professional lives have come to an end. Thus, the remaining team members must adjust to both new leadership and new colleagues. But they have no time for a peaceful adjustment. A large number of human remains are discovered on the grounds of an old, decommissioned monastery. It turns out that these are the skeletons of girls who lived in the monastery many years ago – girls who suffered very bad treatment. However, near their graves, other dead bodies, buried relatively recently, are uncovered. Is it possible that these horrific findings are connected? And how to search for the murderer or murderers when no one remembers anything – or doesn't want to remember? Carol and Tony have their hands full trying not to be crushed by their heavy life situation, and they are watching their colleagues' new case from a distance. A team suffering from incompetent leadership must help itself; Paula, Stacey, Alvin, and Karim are good investigators, and after a grueling...