The Ashes of Mercy

In the tradition of Colin Dexter, a wrongfully convicted man walks free after thirty-five years into a merciless world. With a retired detective haunted by the case, he peels back layers of a police cover-up that began with a young constable's split-second vanity. A single small lie grew into an unassailable fortress of power, revealing that the most devastating tragedies are often born from the most ordinary weaknesses.