DNA doesn't lie. But what if the truth is dangerous? DNA expert Dr Sian Love has settled into running her own investigative agency and living with her partner, Kris. She's also started seeing a therapist to work through her traumatic past — a big step for Sian. Her life threatens to descend into chaos again when a teenage girl shows up at her office claiming to be Courtney Johnson — a child who went missing from a Brighton beach over fifteen years ago — but refusing to let Sian test her DNA. Wary but intrigued, Sian reluctantly revives the undercover skills she learned during her days as a police officer and begins investigating. But revisiting the past has consequences...Praise for Nicola Monaghan:'Tension builds slowly but surely in this dark gripper' — Sunday Sport on Dead Flowers'This is an intriguing murder mystery... Monaghan has a flair for leading the reader in a certain direction only to shift path further along' — NB Magazine on Dead Flowers'I'm reading Dead Flowers and absolutely loving it. Great characters and I'm particularly enjoying the 1970s storyline. And Elvis the dog is great!' — Harriet Tyce'Old murders, family secrets and long-told lies are the ingredients of this splendid, gripping crime novel' — William Ryan on Dead Flowers