Blood-Dimmed tide, The - Rennie Airth

It is 1932 and John Madden, former Scotland Yard inspector, is now a farmer in the peaceful Surrey countryside, enjoying the idyllic days of his retirement and precious time spent with his wife, Helen, and their two children. However, the family`s peace is about to be shattered, for when a young girl goes missing, it is Madden who discovers her disfigured body hidden in a wood. Disturbed by what he has seen hi is convinced the killer has struck before...