Lawful Death by Katherine Pathak

LAWFUL DEATH When a young man is shot dead during a burglary at Langley Farm, it divides the local community. Having just published his latest book on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Professor Hugh Croft agrees to assist Thomas Langley's beleaguered defence team as an expert witness. As Hugh begins to interview Langley, he discovers the old man is not quite what he expected. The Professor finds it difficult to see this tough ex-soldier as the elderly, fragile victim the national press have made him out to be. Hugh soon realises the Langley Farm case is far more complicated than it had at first appeared. Whilst Hugh, and his wife Imogen, are struggling to deal with problems within their own family, they find themselves drawn into a multi-layered web of lies and retribution, resulting in a race against time to protect the very people they love the most. 'Lawful Death' is a fast-paced and absorbing mystery thriller. It deals with the impact of war and bereavement; delving into the intricacies of the human psyche. This novel takes the reader on a gripping, nail-biting journey towards its shocking and unexpected conclusion.