Dead Embers — Matt Brolly

In this crime thriller, a British DCI investigates a fire and a shocking double murder, while his own life is just as explosive. 

When DCI Michael Lambert is called out to an apparent house fire, he knows it can't be routine. Instead, he finds the remains of a burnt house, a traumatized child, and two corpses -- one of whom is a senior police officer.

Lambert's got other problems. Anti-corruption are onto his boss. His relationship is on the rocks. He can't get over his ex-wife -- and he keeps blacking out.

But when a detective has been murdered, the stakes are too high to get distracted. All is not as it seems. As the investigation continues Lambert realizes he is getting drawn into something altogether bigger and more terrifying than he could ever have imagined . . .