First book in The Dead Trilogy. A Long Time Dead asks is forensic evidence incontrovertible? How would you feel if forensic evidence incorrectly incriminated you? In the world of crime scene investigation, Roger Conniston is one of West Yorkshire Police's finest. But his chequered past catches up with him when forensic evidence implicates him in the death of a young woman. Arrested for murder, Conniston must prove the evidence was planted and manipulated. But how can he do that from inside a cell, especially when his prime suspect is a high-ranking police officer, and not even his friends believe him?