Retired detective Frank Marshal lives in a remote part of Snowdonia with his wife Rachel who is suffering from dementia. When Frank and his grandson Sam witness a coach crash, the hero of the hour, a wealthy local landowner Ben Carver, seems desperate not to be in the spotlight which seems suspicious.

Police are contacted by a woman claiming that the man she has seen on the news is not Ben Carver but her husband Daniel Owen who went missing, presumed dead, several years earlier. Frank and his friend Annie, a retired Crown Court Judge, begin to investigate as they unravel the dark secrets of Ben Carver’s life.

Can Frank and Annie uncover the sinister truth behind the true identities of the two men who bear a more than uncanny resemblance to each other.

Blood Mountain is the fifth book in the Frank Marshal Crime Thriller series from multi-million bestselling author Simon McCleave. If you like dark thrillers, psychologically complex characters and shocking twists, then you’ll love Simon McCleave’s pulse-pounding new novel. Perfect for fans of LJ Ross, JM Dalgleish, Rachel McLean and JD Kirk.