"Daniel and Mal need some peace to recover from the horrors of their last case. They don't get it because a dead family needs justice.
An abandoned child threatens to break Daniel's heart. Mal's past comes calling in the shape of an attractive young man.
Did John Edwards slaughter his wife and daughters, then kill himself? Why did the little boy survive the massacre? What are the hippies next door hiding? The only certainty is that everyone is lying.
DI Daniel Owen needs to be on top form for this one, but the last case won't leave him alone. His boyfriend's past won't leave either of them alone. Daniel and Mal need to talk, because not talking will tear them apart.
Then they find the next body."
"It's not a good Monday for DI Daniel Owen.
A body in a wheelie bin. Missing teenagers. His ex turning up as his new boss.
A secretive teenager, a nosy secretary, an idealistic social worker, and a dodgy fruit and veg salesman all have pieces of the jigsaw. If Daniel and Maldwyn can trust each other again, they can put the pieces together.
But time is running out, and at least one child's life is in danger. It's been raining for weeks, and the flood waters are rising, threatening to engulf them all."
"This isn't how moving in together is supposed to go. Daniel is left dealing with dead bodies, while Mal disappears undercover.
Daniel knows the bodies were murder victims, but he can't prove it. Mal is getting more and more secretive. His friend Hector is being abused but insists that the bruises happened when he ran into a door. Daniel is fighting unseen enemies without any of the information he needs.
And then there's Mal's family who want to pretend Daniel doesn't exist."
"It looks like Daniel's quiet life is over.
Small town cop DI Daniel Owen spends most of his days keeping the office running in his own quiet way. But when an acquaintance of his boss is found dead in a mine shaft, Daniel sets it all aside to help with the case. Too bad the attractive DCI, Mal Kent, can't seem to stand him, and the collapsed mines are enough to make Daniel think of booking it back home.
Mal Kent is hostile and makes it clear he doesn't want Daniel around, and it's apparent the rest of the local police don't want Mal around either. Despite law enforcement making their work difficult, Daniel and Mal have their eyes on a solid suspect . . . until that suspect turns up dead.
With their major lead in the morgue, and a new suspect nearly mowing Daniel over in a car, the pair must reorganize. If the pair can't work together, the murderer will go free . . . but Daniel has started to wonder if working together might lead to more than solving a crime.
'A wonderful book' Justene Adamec, Queer Writers of Crime Podcast
Undermined is the first book in a series featuring Daniel Owen, a DI in the fictional Clwyd Police."
