There's news on the death of Perry Stiffley - a pulmonary embolism brought on by a heroin overdose. And he was just a ten-year-old kid...Jess is fazed by this and recalls what Nic told her, when she used to see him; live in the world, not your mind. Easy for him to say. And there isn't time to waste - she has to visit Bryony's mother to say that the case of the bruising on her daughter's legs won't be pursued. But Carwen Pearce isn't there and Jess gets the brush-off from her partner, M ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Objects of Desire - Chapter 1Things haven't been the same for Jess Chadwick since she moved from London to the Welsh Borders, and today was one of the worst; taking a new born baby from the hospital, and then finding out that one of the children she's meant to protect has been murdered.Objects of Desire - a dark, psychological thriller by CJ Emerson - was shortlisted in 2007 for the Crimewriters' Association New Blood Dagger award.To hear the podcast of Chapter One, read by the author, click here, subscribe to the who ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Objects of Desire - Chapter 2It's 1986 and Chad is coming down from her successful rock tour of the states. 18 year old superstar, where does she go from here? First stop is to find her partner in the band, Jamie - he'll have what she needs...Back in the present, Jess Chadwick is immersed in her new case, a nine-year-old girl at the local school with strange bruising on her legs. Where did the marks come from, and why is her mother so obstructive?On her way back from the visit, Denny texts her, asking if her latest son ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Objects of Desire - Chapter 3, Part 1There's no time to worry about Perry, the dead boy on the Dyke. Jess has to investigate another problem, a young girl with unexplained bruising on her legs. The result of an accident, or has something happened to cause these appalling marks? The mother seems unconcerned and the girl herself isn't telling.Later that day Jess meets a new member of the police's Family Support Unit, DS Pav Randhawa. Perhaps the most beautiful woman she's ever met, apart from the knife scar running across one s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Objects of Desire - Chapter 1Things haven't been the same for Jess Chadwick since she moved from London to the Welsh Borders, and today was one of the worst; taking a new born baby from the hospital, and then finding out that one of the children she's meant to protect has been murdered.To hear the podcast of Chapter One,click here!Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Objects of Desire - Chapter 2It's 1986 and Chad is coming down from her successful rock tour of the states. 18 year old superstar, where does she go from here? First stop is to find her partner in the band, Jamie - he'll have what she needs...Back in the present, Jess Chadwick is immersed in her new case, a nine-year-old girl at the local school with strange bruising on her legs. Where did the marks come from, and why is her mother so obstructive?On her way back from the visit, Denny texts her, asking if her latest son ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
