When the body of a man is washed up in the river; Turtle Island, Missouri is awoken from being a peaceful haven and thrust into the attention of the national media. The case is solved rather all too conveniently and F.B.I agent Georgina O`Neil is left with severe doubts - have they caught the right man? A feeling that is justified after case Detective Montoya and his family are kidnapped and a web site is set up promising America its first `live execution`. Turtle Island is now thrust into global spotlight and the world gets to vote on who the killer will choose next. As O`Neil digs deeper she finds evidence of a paedophile ring that could run into the heart of the police. No longer sure who they she trust, O`Neil and case partner, Detective LaPortiere, have to find the Montoya`s and save them before an 8pm deadline. The clock is ticking. Born in London. Darren began writing seriously in the 1990`s and had success in winning a BBC Radio 4 short story competition. He had various short stories published in magazines and an anthology before publishing a collection of short stories in late 1998. Darren works in a top PR agency in Kent and lives with his wife, Natalie. Turtle Island is the first novel in the Georgina O`Neil trilogy and follows `Tripping` published in 2007.