Beneath the Surface : Brookharvey Press : 9781917228145 : 1917228147 : 28 Mar 2024 : When two teenage girls vanish without a trace from an educational retreat set in the imposing Brandling House in Middleton, Leeds, Detective George Beaumont is eventually called to lead the high-stakes investigation. Still haunted by childhood memories involving Brandling House, George must push aside long-buried fears to focus on the missing students-seemingly model teenager Esme Bushfield and troubled rebel Ashley Cowgill. As George delves deeper, clues prove scarce and tension mounts, and George and his team race against time to unravel the tangled web of lies concealing the fate of the missing girls. Powerful forces pressure the police for swift answers while concerned parents and teachers implore George to find the popular girls. The investigation stirs George's personal connections to both the house and the centuries-old local legends of witches and ghosts tied to its grounds. With two y