The Late Developer

Matthew Rawlings is back.

The ex-superintendent of CID cannot leave it alone and this time he is in very real danger – not just likely to get his fingers burnt, but a whole lot more. Unwittingly, he ventures into relationships which carry memories and confrontations equally in dangerous measure.

On a hill, a wild young man, jolted from his enjoyment and pleasure of first sex, comes face to face with shotguns which are loaded with death and menace. Matthew, his home town about to be savaged by a contentious major redevelopment, once again weakens to a cry for help.

As he is embroiled in a world of intrigue and danger, old colleagues wary of his motives question his involvement. Surviving the mystery until the bitter end takes courage and guile, which nearly fail him.

After Art College and a career in graphics, Tom Pierce
changed course, entering the police service. He attended
many high profile murder cases as cameraman and artist,
but the images he witnessed left him troubled. He took to
writing, a cathartic process that led to a creative urge to
write full-time, using his experiences as a valuable
resource.