The Jan Pearce Series

Three novels starring police detective Jan Pearce, who specializes in missing persons-and hopes her own son is still out there somewhere . . .



This collection featuring the troubled British police officer haunted by her dark past includes:



Random Acts of Unkindness

DS Pearce hunts for clues in a decades-old case with possible connections to England's notorious Moors Murders-and fears that the gangster she's trying to take down may have played a role in her teenage son's disappearance.



Playlist for a Paper Angel

When an abandoned toddler in a stroller is found in an alleyway, Jan Pearce is put in charge. She doesn't yet know that the little girl's mother is being manipulated by a criminal gang . . .



What I Left Behind

Pearce toils away on cold cases in Manchester, keeping a low profile. But then a wealthy executive's two-year-old daughter is abducted, and the kidnapping starts to escalate into a national security concern. She wants to keep her past in London hidden. Unfortunately, she has no choice but to step into the spotlight-and into the crosshairs . . .



Praise for the novels of Jacqueline Ward



"Wildly entertaining and compelling." -Daily Mail



"Hugely engrossing." -Catherine Ryan Howard, Edgar Award finalist



"Tense and gripping." -Sanjida Kay, author of My Mother's Secret