The Mantra is the second novel featuring DI Angie Reeves. The first novel - Digging Deep - was longlisted for the 2023 Bath Novel Award. Sarah Reynolds, visiting her sister's Evie's grave, is found strangled at a Birmingham crematorium. DI Angie Reeves is back on active duty, still nursing her PTSD after witnessing a suicide bombing in Baghdad. Yet to regain her old confidence, but determined to prove herself, she seizes the opportunity to lead her first murder investigation, knowing that success or failure will impact on her future career. A mysterious inscription on a gravestone, an untraceable car at the murder scene, the obvious suspect with a cast-iron alibi; Angie Reeves and her team struggle to control their emotions as they stumble into a world where morality knows no boundaries, and victims have no defence. But Angie knows she has to retain her focus. The burning question remains; who murdered Sarah Reynolds?