A Cry From The Ash is a haunting crime thriller that weaves past and present into a dark unforgettable mystery.In the aftermath of the London riots, charred remains of a body are discovered in a burnt-out warehouse. Detective sergeant Ellen Scott, sharp, relentless and unwilling to accept easy answers, believes this is not just another casualty of civil unrest. As Ellen uncovers buried clues and seeks for credible witnesses she questions Paul whose curious behaviour reveals a world that shakes her core beliefs and unearths a killer from a long-forgotten death in 1975, a day when two boys stood at the edge of a weir, and only one remained to tell the tale.Among the ash lies a secret desperate to be told... And a voice desperate to be heard.