Heather Critchlow

Unsolved: A gripping Scottish crime thriller - The Cal Lovett Files Heather Critchlow

Thirty-five years ago two women disappeared. Now, their secrets may finally be told...

Cal Lovett's sister, Margot, has been missing since he was a child. When Marc Dubois, The Woodland Killer, learns of Cal's true crime podcast, Finding Justice, he invites Cal into his cell to talk.

Dubois has famously refused to speak about his crimes, so why has he asked Cal to meet with him? And why does Dubois know so much about him?

To distract himself from his past, and to stop his producer complaining about falling ratings, Cal digs up a cold case file to investigate. It sends him to the Scottish Highlands to look into a case where a young woman named Layla disappeared thirty-five years ago after going out riding. Her horse returned without her and it was assumed she fell and was left injured in the wilderness.

But the more Cal learns about Layla, the more he begins to think that her disappearance wasn't an accident...

As Cal's home life spirals out of control, he throws himself further into the case. Can he grant Layla's family closure? And will Cal ever get the answers he so desperately needs after his sister's disappearance, all those years ago?

A gripping crime thriller by a brilliant debut novelist, perfect for fans of Jane Casey, Fiona Barton and Loreth Anne White.