Missing Presumed Fiction (The Durham Secrets)

By Tony Dunning

A mother reports her son missing, but the police discover he never existed. Detective Eleanor Ward knows the signs of a troubled mind, especially when a woman's story defies all logic. Yet, a mother's conviction, however delusional, stirs something unsettling within Eleanor, a ghost from her own past failures that whispers of judgment too swift, too harsh.

As Eleanor delves into the woman's desperate claim, the seemingly straightforward case unravels into a labyrinth of fragmented memories and unspoken grief. Every interview, every hushed rumour in this tight-knit North-East community, chips away at what Eleanor believes she knows, forcing her to question the very nature of truth and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.

With her own professional integrity already shadowed by the unresolved disappearance of Sophie Carr, Eleanor finds herself caught between the cold facts and the heart-wrenching plea of a woman who believes with every fibre of her being that her child is lost. The line between reality and delusion blurs, threatening to consume not just the case, but Eleanor's fragile trust in her own instincts.

Can Eleanor navigate the treacherous waters of a community's secrets and a mother's sorrow without losing herself in the shadows of a profound, impossible loss?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDTF13HM
• ISBN13: 9798192085264
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"