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Murder in My Backyard
(Inspector Ramsay Book 2)
by No one in Heppleburn has a bad word to say about Alice Parry . . .
. . . But here she is, murdered in her own backyard on a bitter St. David's Eve. And when detective Stephen Ramsay starts asking questions in the village, a more ambiguous picture begins to emerge. Yes, old Mrs. Parry was loved by everyone, but sometimes her kindness had caused trouble. Yes, her two nephews were devoted to her, but they didn't really want her interfering in their rather complicated personal...
Killjoy
(Inspector Ramsay Series Book 4)
by Gus Lynch is directing the Youth Theatre through a rehearsal. The cast is in place but the female lead, Gabriella Paston, is missing. Later that evening her body is discovered in the boot of Gus's car. Detective Inspector Stephen Ramsay and Sergeant Gordon Hunter are assigned to head the murder enquiry.
Meanwhile violence is escalating on the Starling Farm Estate as police battle to contain the latest outbreak of joyriding. Is the death of Gabriella connected to the events at...
Lay Me to Rest
byDevastated by the death of her husband, Annie Philips is shocked to discover she is pregnant with his unborn child. Hoping for a fresh start, she travels to a remote stone cottage in Anglesey, amidst the white-capped mountains of North Wales. She settles in quickly, helped by her mysterious new neighbour, Peter. But everything changes when Annie discovers a small wooden box, inlaid with mother of pearl... a box she was never supposed to find…
The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder
byHow do you solve a mystery when you can't remember the clues?There are three things you need to know about Jasper.1. He sees the world completely differently.2. He can't recognise faces – not even his own.3. He is the only witness to the murder of his neighbour, Bee Larkham.But it's hard to catch a murderer when you can't recognise their face…An extraordinary and compelling debut which will make you see the world in a way you've never seen it before
Russian Roulette
(Konstantin Book 1)
by An ex-KGB operative, a seedy English seaside town, a criminal underbelly.
Trouble has a habit of seeking out Konstantin Boryakov, whether he wants it or not. Starting from the moment he arrives in the seedy seaside town of Margate where he’s supposed to be in hiding from his Russian ex-employers. Konstantin has to overcome the drug dealer, the loan shark and Fat Gary, all round idiot. Then there’s the so-called good guys, the councillors and lawyers who are worse than the...
The Dirt and the Stars
by“My name is Tom Wilson and I'm an alcoholic…and probably with a borderline personality disorder and definitely an aversion to DIY. I also used to be a social worker, back when I used to give a damn.
Then suddenly I did again, conscience re-awakened, and I had her to thank for it. A girl I'd never met, just a scribble on the wall of my new house. But she was more than that. And she had a name. It was Mary. She was nine years old.'
Death Wish
bySecrets. Lies. Murder?
Eight-year-old Joya has a difficult life. Her parents argue constantly and her grandmother, who lives with them, is ill. Grandma Vee wants to die.
Next door, Ashley and Leo are realising that Ashley's mother coming to live in their annexe was the worst mistake ever…
Soon these two families will collide, and the consequences might just be fatal…
The Vixen's Scream
(Detective Chief Inspector Jack Harris Book 2)
by When a sleepy hillside town is beset by a spate of burglaries followed by a murder, Detective Jack Harris must quickly uncover the link between them.
A series of blood-curdling screams heard in the dead of the Cumbrian night has a London woman new to the area convinced that a murder has occurred.
When the body of a young woman is in fact found, rumours quickly spread that a serial killer is at work in the small Pennine community...
A House of Mirrors
byWhen Nell Villiers' policeman husband vanishes, her life is wrecked. Placed under protection by Inspector Lestrade, Nell is ripped from her old life and her own secret police work. Instead she must live as a widow, Mrs Hudson, in a safe house: 221B Baker Street.
Two years on, with the case still unsolved, Nell vows to defy Lestrade and discover the truth. She takes a lodger to cover her tracks; a man called Sherlock Holmes...
Avarice
byWhen a body is found in a remote Scottish glen, DI Munro comes out of retirement to investigate
The Police chief wants everything wrapped up before the upcoming regatta, but the locals are remarkably unforthcoming with helpful information. Sassy and quick, London detective sergeant Charlotte West is roped in by DI Munro to help solve what is now a murder case. It is good police work that will unravel the truth behind the crime, but...
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