Blast from the Past

By Damien Boyd

A dark cloud casts a long shadow in this thriller from the bestselling DI Bob Willis series.

It is 1986. Assigned to a new Cold Case Unit, retired Detective Inspector Mungo 'Bob' Willis has reopened the investigation into the 1962 disappearance of a nine-year-old boy. Paul Bromfield was snatched from one of the last steam trains from Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea and later found dead in an abandoned bunker.

A day at the seaside turned to tragedy. And a child's name everyone remembers.

The killer has been watching--waiting for this moment. When another child vanishes and chilling messages begin to arrive, Bob finds himself caught in a dangerous game. With time running out, he must decipher clues that have been hidden in plain sight for decades; clues that point to the lasting fallout of a forgotten nightmare.

The truth is still out there. And it's not finished with him yet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662524722
• ISBN13: 9781662524721
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
• Length: 335 Pages