Deep within Epping Forest a brutal and sadistic murder is committed. Sixteen years later a decomposed body is discovered in a flat on a deprived housing estate in east London. The police investigation, led by Detective Inspector Michael Anderson, leads to a woman, Laura Edwards. Laura finds herself the only suspect in the case, until a chilling revelation changes everything, igniting a devastating chain of events, with life changing consequences. The Dying Season is the debut adult thriller by UK author Ian C Rouse. It was first published as an eBook in the summer of 2014 and first published in paperback in 2015.