Book excerpt: Two murders. A distressed teenager and her dauntless mother. A French Police Captain whose own private life is changed forever by his investigation. When Alice moved to Garches, a posh suburb in the Paris metropolitan area, she hoped to find a safe environment for her daughter, Melody. But two people are murdered in quick succession in the elite private school she enrolled her daughter in. There’s a long list of suspects determined to keep their secrets, and a senior member of government who doesn’t trust a suburban cop’s ability to handle the investigation. With his tenacity and his keen sense of observation as his only advantages, Thomas Sturm races against time to solve the murders and to come to terms with the way the investigation is affecting his private life. Set within the beauty of Paris and of one of its exclusive suburbs, Far away from here is a gripping story and a compelling crime novel which will keep you guessing until the very end.