A l s o b y D u n c a n P e b e r d y. . . . .
On
a
cold
October
night,
shortly
after
staggering
away
from
the
Barley
Mow,
Debbie
Green
is
abducted.
The
fifteen
year
old’s
poisoned
body
is
discovered
early
the
following
morning
in
the
undergrowth
of
a
rural
lane.
Her
seemingly
motiveless
death
mystifies even the police.
Two
weeks
later,
underneath
the
railway
bridge
where
he
had
been
constructing
a
graffiti
mural,
the
still-warm
body
of
Jonathan
Braidwood
is
stumbled
upon
by
an
elderly
couple.
His
wrists
are
bound,
neck
bruised,
and
the
same
home-made concoction circulated through his veins.
More
teenage
murders
follow;
dysfunctional
petty
criminals
with
long
lists
of
anti-social
misdemeanour’s
and
banning
orders.
And
with
the
eradication
of
such
troublesome
yobs,
the
outrage
that
greeted
the
first
two
seemingly
innocent
deaths
subsides.
Teenagers
are
in
fear
of
their
lives.
Pensioners
have
reclaimed
their
town
centre
and
for
all
but
the
youth, life in Droitwich improves by the day.
One
month
after
the
killings
commenced,
Detective
Inspector
Jim
Jarvis
and
his
incident
team
at
West
Mercia
Police
remain
baffled.
Baffled
by
the
motive,
baffled
by
the
identity
of
the
perpetrator.
The
time
has
come
for
Professor
Martin
Noakes
from
Birmingham’s
Regional
Forensic
Psychology
Service
to
build
up
a
psychological
profile
of
the
killer.
Would
his
expertise
help
to
uncover
the
murderer’s
identity?
And
how
many
teenagers
have
still
to
die
before a personal revenge is satisfied?
With
the
hither-too
sleepy
town
of
Droitwich
Spa
at
its
core,
Youthenasia
poses
questions
about
morality
on
a
journey
that
connects
Cornwall,
the
Lake
District and Munich into the landscapes.
Two Mysteries in one!
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Youthenasia
is
also
the
ultimate
1980’s
Pop-Music
Quiz;
expertly
crafted
into
the
text
are
the
titles
to
85
Top
20
UK
single
hits
from
the
1980s.*
Song’s
by
top-
selling
artists
such
as:
George
Michael,
Duran
Duran,
Tears
for
Fears,
Depeche
Mode,
Iron
Maiden,
Michael
Jackson,
Bruce
Springsteen,
David
Bowie
and
many
more.
85
song
titles
for
you
to
detect.
The
trouble
is,
you’ll
be
so
engrossed
in
this
page-turner
that
you’ll
be
a
clueless
as
West Mercia Police.
*As listed in the Guinness book “Hits of the
80s”
Mystery Two
Are YOU a great 1980’s Pop Music detective?