Detective Andrew Deans is caught in a living nightmare-his pregnant wife has vanished, and every pair of eyes seems to bear a silent judgment, waiting for him to crack. As Deans wrestles with unspoken truths, the case around his wife's disappearance grows chillingly cold.

Amid this web of deceit and suspicion, a sinister force lures him back to his last unsolved murder case-an eerie property ominously dubbed the 'haunted house.'

Hidden within its weather-beaten shell lies a terrifying mystery that could hold the key to his wife's disappearance. But as Deans teeters on the edge of despair, he must confront the fear that haunts him-is he brave enough to uncover the grim secrets that lie in the shadows of the abandoned manor house?

Enter a chilling world of crime, mystery, and the supernatural as Detective Andrew Deans is pushed to the limits in this spine-tingling series.

DEAD BY DESIGN is the second book in the Detective Deans Mystery series of police procedure and paranormal intrigue, expertly woven by a former CID detective.