Blast from the Past
- Authors: Damien Boyd
- Series: Book 2 in the DI Bob Willis series
- Type: Novel
- Genres: Mystery
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- Rating: 4.6 based on 1,380 reviews
- Release Date: January 6, 2026
- Print length: 335 pages (Paperback)
About the book
A dark cloud casts a long shadow in this thriller from the bestselling DI Bob Willis series.
It is 1986. Assigned to a new Cold Case Unit, retired Detective Inspector Mungo ‘Bob’ Willis has reopened the investigation into the 1962 disappearance of a nine-year-old boy. Paul Bromfield was snatched from one of the last steam trains from Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea and later found dead in an abandoned bunker.
A day at the seaside turned to tragedy. And a child’s name everyone remembers.
The killer has been watching-waiting for this moment. When another child vanishes and chilling messages begin to arrive, Bob finds himself caught in a dangerous game. With time running out, he must decipher clues that have been hidden in plain sight for decades; clues that point to the lasting fallout of a forgotten nightmare.
The truth is still out there. And it’s not finished with him yet.