Lost in Lockdown: May Mourning

It’s been more than four months since young PC Kenny Hughes was run down and killed while trying to arrest a suspect, but his parents, Gavin and Chrissie, are still reeling from the shock. To make things worse, the COVID-19 pandemic has closed down the crown courts and it’s looking as if the trial of Kenny’s killers will be delayed for months.Meanwhile, Gavin has an increasingly difficult job as a police officer with responsibilities for enforcing new social distancing regulations and Chrissie is stretched to the limit trying to provide an education to her special needs class while some are shielding at home and others are still in school.Then, to cap it all, a young boy goes missing from his home. As Gavin joins in the police search for eight-year-old Carl, he is haunted by memories of the day that Kenny went out and did not return.This is a sequel to Weed Killers: Christmas Mourning. Readers may find it easier to follow the plot if they read that book first.