An Ill Wind

When the wind changes, death follows.

In An Ill Wind, the sixth chilling entry in the Detective Loxley Nottinghamshire Crime Thriller series, A. L. Fraine pulls readers into a grim investigation where the past refuses to stay buried—and the killer is always one step ahead.

A brutal murder in a sleepy rural village is written off as a tragic anomaly. But Detective Rob Loxley senses something deeper and far more deliberate. As he begins to dig into the victim’s history, a disturbing link surfaces—one that connects multiple deaths across decades and towns, all swept under the rug like leaves in the wind.

This killer doesn’t leave messages or signatures. Their weapon is misdirection. Their cover is time. Each murder looks isolated—until Loxley uncovers the storm brewing beneath years of silence and fear.

As he races to connect the dots, Loxley finds himself battling resistance from a community desperate to preserve its idyllic image. And when the killer sets their sights on someone close to him, Loxley must make impossible choices. Will he let the winds of public pressure steer him off course—or chase the truth wherever it blows?

An Ill Wind is a tense, atmospheric thriller that explores how evil lingers in quiet places—and how secrets, no matter how long hidden, always come back to haunt. A. L. Fraine once again delivers gripping procedural suspense filled with emotional weight, small-town darkness, and a detective who refuses to quit.

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