When a powerful tidal surge churns up a set of bones deep in the marshes of South Essex, DS Tomek Bowen’s hopes for a quiet winter are quickly washed away.

Forensic examination reveals the remains belonged to a young child who died more than thirty years before.

Who was the victim? Why was he killed? And why does his death bear such striking resemblance to Tomek’s brother’s?

This Christmas, Tomek could get one or two more presents than he bargained for.

Death’s Past is the enthralling tenth audiobook in the DS Tomek Bowen Essex Murder Mystery series by Jack Probyn. If you love fast-paced British police procedurals filled with memorable characters, mind-bending twists that will keep you guessing to the last page, and oodles of black humour, you'll love this series. Fans of Rhys Dylan, TG Reid and Wes Markin can't put this audiobook down.

THE SETTING

Southend-on-Sea, a coastal town in Essex, hides a darker side beneath its cheerful seaside veneer. The world's longest pleasure pier stretches like a skeletal hand into murky waters, where mist clings to centuries of forgotten secrets. The surrounding area, with its quiet, winding roads through bleak marshes and flat farmland, holds a history of disappearances and whispered rumours. From the cobbled beaches to the unforgiving marshlands, murder and mystery lurk deep within the South Essex identity, and come and go as frequently as the tide.