Crime and mystery: police procedural
Hamilton Press A Long Time Dead
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Hamilton Press Dead To Me
Book SynopsisLet go of your past... or it will be the death of you...When a man''s body is discovered crammed into the boot of an abandoned car in a remote location, DI Tom Janssen and his team must unpick his life to find out how he came to be there.The victim was a local man, popular with some although hated by others, and he had a habit of making enemies, enemies that any sane man would seek to avoid. For once, the team do not struggle to find a suspect or a motive for his murder, but with several to choose from, how can they determine who delivered the killing blows? Those who despised the man are unrepentant and as the investigation develops there seems to be more going on than a simple act of vengeance. What did the deceased have to hide and who was so intent on keeping their own secrets that they were prepared to brutally kill to do so?With a killer at large the public are restless, reassured only by the suggestion that the murder is an act perpetrated by figures within the criminal community against one of their own, but when a troubled teenage girl disappears fear takes hold in the small coastal town. The only potential witness is an eccentric homeless man who comes and goes as he pleases, often disappearing for months at a time. Who did he see? What does he know? Will he be the next to be silenced?What looked like a simple revenge attack will turn into a race against time for Tom and his team as they try to protect the innocent and reveal the guilty... only no one knows with any certainty who belongs in which camp.Dead To Me is the thirteenth novel in the Hidden Norfolk crime series by the multi-million selling British crime writer, JM Dalgliesh, the author of the Dark Yorkshire books.
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Bookouture Her Deadly Promise: An absolutely gripping and totally unputdownable crime thriller
Book SynopsisFour-year-old Kayden has been sitting alone on the little patch of tired grass outside his house for hours. His cheeks are wet with tears as he waits for his mother''s warm embrace. But she''ll never arrive to pick up her darling boy. She''ll never be seen again... Church Road is a quiet corner of suburbia where happy families play in the local park and neighbours smile as they pass in the street. But behind the bright red door of number 8 lies the body of Billie Reeves, a young mum who just took her last breath. Serena is Billie''s sister. When she found out her boyfriend had been obsessively calling Billie, she''d all but cut her from her life. But not before vowing she would make Billie pay for ruining her relationship... Shaun is Billie''s ex-boyfriend. He left her the moment she fell pregnant. When he turned up at Billie''s door, demanding to see Kayden, she refused to take the risk of him hurting her precious son. He''ll do whatever it takes to get his little boy back... Nadia is Billie''s best friend. Their kids attended the same school and Billie often opened up to Nadia about her struggles as a single mother. She knows Billie''s deepest, darkest secret. She promised never to tell, but that was before the argument... When police investigate the quiet little street, they discover everyone was whispering about Billie''s late-night callers. What was going on behind the closed door of Billie''s small home? And if someone was prepared to kill her, what do they know, and who will be next? Fans of Angela Marsons, Cara Hunter and Clare Mackintosh, will love Her Deadly Promise - a completely gripping crime thriller that will have you hooked from the very first page! What readers are saying about Carla Kovach:????? ''Wow!!!!! Loved!!!!! Shocked!!!!! Twisted!!!!!... You are in for a real treat... I couldn''t believe what I was reading. That ending was crazy and I was left speechless.'' Blue Moon Blogger ????? ''I am completely hooked on this series. I read this in a single sitting, unable to put it down.'' NetGalley reviewer ????? ''Wow!... Absolutely amazing!... An incredibly clever and gripping story. I was hooked from the first page.'' Goodreads reviewer ????? ''My head was spinning... Finger-licking good.'' B for Bookreview????? ''Wow! What a great read!! This was full of so many twists and turns... This book touched every possible emotion. Can''t recommend enough!'' NetGalley reviewer
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Bookouture Hidden Scars: A completely gripping crime thriller with a nail-biting twist
Book SynopsisWhile Jamie''s cold, lifeless body lay in the morgue, Detective Kim Stone stared at the empty board in the incident room and felt her anger boil. Why were there no photos, details, or lines of enquiry?When a nineteen-year-old boy, Jamie Mills, is found hanging from a tree in a local park, his death is ruled a suicide. Detective Kim Stone''s instincts tell her something isn''t right - but it''s not her investigation and her temporary replacement is too busy waiting for the next big case to be asking the right questions.Why would a seemingly healthy boy choose to end his life?Why does his mother show no sign of emotional distress at the loss of her son?Still mending her broken mind and body from her last harrowing case, Kim is supposed to be easing back into work gently. But then she finds a crucial, overlooked detail: Jamie had a recent injury that would have made it impossible for him to climb the tree. He must have been murdered.Quickly taking back charge of her team and the case, Kim visits Jamie''s parents and is shocked to hear that they had sent him to a clinic to ''cure'' him of his sexuality. According to his mother, Jamie was introverted and prone to mood swings. Yet his friend speaks of a vibrant, outgoing boy.The clues to smashing open this disturbing case lie behind the old Victorian walls of the clinic, run by the Gardner family. They claim that patients come of their own accord and are free to leave at any time. But why are those that attended the clinic so afraid to speak of what happens there? And where did the faded restraint marks identified on Jamie''s wrists come from?Then the body of a young woman is found dead by suffocation and Kim makes two chilling discoveries. The victim spent time at the clinic too, and her death was also staged to look like a suicide.Scarred from an ordeal that nearly took her life, is Kim strong enough to stop a terrifying killer from silencing the clinic''s previous patients one by one?A compulsive page-turner that will have your heart hammering in your chest and leave you absolutely reeling when you discover the explosive final twist. If you''re a fan of Karin Slaughter, Val McDermid, and Robert Dugoni, you''ll love Hidden Scars.Can be read as a standalone.Read what everyone is saying about Hidden Scars:''WHY DO I DO IT TO MYSELF EVERY TIME????? Why can''t I just be a sensible reader and savour every sentence, why do I have to halt the universe, sit in a quiet room, mute the kids and hubby and devour it in one sitting???''Bookreviewercakemaker, ?????''Oh my gosh every time Marsons puts out a new Kim Stone book, I think there''s no way it can be as good as her last and every time it''s BETTER! I''m freaking obsessed...''firepitandbooks, ?????
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Bookouture Missing Girl at Frozen Falls: A totally addictive and heart-pounding crime thriller full of twists
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Joffe Books The Langstone Harbour Muders
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Joffe Books THE ISLE OF WIGHT MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
Book SynopsisA cold, grey January morning.A woman with a gun in her hand.A corpse on an abandoned golf course.Detective Inspector Andy Horton is taking a break on the Isle of Wight. But even when he''s on holiday trouble follows him . . .On an abandoned golf course, Horton finds a distraught, young woman with a gun in her hand, crouching over one of the derelict bunkers.Then the smell hits him. A dead man lies there. Dressed in walking gear, his body decomposing.The woman with the gun says she''s his sister.The local police think she killed her brother, but Horton''s not so sure.Then Horton''s boat is broken into and another body is found in a barn. The victim stabbed in the back with a pitchfork.Horton must race against time to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.
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Joffe Books SOLACE HOUSE a gripping crime thriller full of stunning twists
Book SynopsisAn isolated house with a terrible past. Is history repeating itself for the new family living there?Holly Stewart moved into Solace House wanting a fresh start for her and her family. She knew the property was cheap because a tragic murder had taken place there, but she didn''t know its full ghastly history.Now, her husband''s lost his job, the children are bullied at school, and someone''s prowling around the garden at night. Someone who wants them gone.Detective Jackman wants to help. Instead he''s pulled into a twenty-year-old cold case: the gruesome murder of a young woman whose head was never found. A new witness comes forward, claiming to have crucial evidence on what really happened that night.Days later, a group of litter-pickers uncover black sacks containing dismembered human limbs. Attending the scene, Detective Marie Evans is shocked to see a strange symbol carved into the victim''s flesh: the same symbol found on the headless girl all those years ago.The murders must be connected. But why has the killer struck again - after twenty years?As the threats to the Stewart family escalate, Jackman must choose between helping people in the present and solving the crimes of the past.
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Joffe Books Ltd Graves on the Fens
Book SynopsisIt arrives in the morning. An old-fashioned airmail envelope addressed to Detective Nikki Galena. Inside, on a single sheet of blue airmail paper, are three words: You failed me. The second airmail envelope arrives at Nikki''s home address. The same message. Only this time, it''s followed by four names: Alexandra Cornfield, Ruth Baker, Bethany Lyons, Leanne Delaney. Four missing women. Four local women whose bodies were never found. The contents of the third letter, delivered by motorcycle courier, are even more disturbing. The letter leads directly to the discovery of a body buried in a shallow grave out on the Fens. And Nikki and her partner Detective Joseph Easter are plunged into a baffling murder investigation. Someone appears to be pursuing a personal vendetta against Nikki - and she has no idea who, or why. But one thing she does know: whoever it is is playing a very twisted game - and if Nikki and her team don''t stop them, more deaths will follow.
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Boldwood Books Ltd The Carmarthen Murders: The start of a dark, edge-of-your-seat crime mystery series from John Nicholl
Book SynopsisOne missing girl. Five bodies. Time is running out.When nineteen-year-old university student Emma goes missing, Detective Inspector Gareth Gravel is called in. But what is a simple missing person case soon turns into something much darker as Gravel’s inquiries lead him to the graves of five young women - each of whom looks just like Emma.With a serial killer on the loose and his latest victim already in his control, can the police find Emma in time? Or will Emma have to save herself?The Carmarthen Murders is the first book in the dark, edge-of-your-seat Carmarthen Crime thriller series set in the stunning West Wales countryside.*Previously published as Portraits of the Dead*
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Boldwood Books Ltd The Catch: A glamorous thriller from Shari Low and TV's Ross King
Book Synopsis“A gritty raunch thriller. A page turner that lifts the lid on Hollywood!” - Catherine Zeta-Jones The next glamorous and thrilling book from Shari Low and Ross King They’ve made it to the top but someone is determined to make them pay... At a glittering after-party on the night of the Academy Awards, author Mirren McLean celebrates her win with her childhood friends Davie Johnston and Zander Leith by her side. Three kids from a tough street in Glasgow, the dazzling trio rose from the ashes to become Hollywood stars with global fame and vast fortunes. This is their moment in the spotlight. But by morning, there’s only darkness. A secret from their past has come back to haunt them and the shield of stardom can’t protect them from the horrors of their old lives. Someone is out to destroy them… and unlike the movies, there’s no guarantee that the good guys will win.An exciting next instalment of the glamorous thriller for the fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid, Liane Moriarty and Jo Spain.
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Boldwood Books Ltd The Lonely Lake Killings: The next instalment in Wes Markin's completely gripping crime thriller series
Book SynopsisAre you missing Happy Valley? Don't miss the next gripping instalment in the Yorkshire Murder Series by bestselling British crime author Wes MarkinA lonely recluse. A missing girl and a community in fear.When the body of a young local girl is found next to an isolated lake, the main suspect is the old recluse who has lived next to the lake for many years – especially when the young girl’s purse is found on the old man’s doorstep.But DCI Emma Gardner and her partner DI Paul Riddick aren’t so sure. Why would the old hermit leave such an obvious clue? And who would want to set the old man up?As they dig deeper into the murder they discover a community in fear, determined to keep hold of long buried secrets. And Riddick is convinced that his own dark past is somehow linked to this crime, too.Gardner fears that she may never get the answers she needs, until a break leads her down a path she’d rather not face. One that runs directly to her own front door…What people are saying about Wes Markin...'Cracking start to an exciting new series. Twist and turns, thrills and kills. I loved it.' Bestselling author Ross Greenwood.'Markin stuns with his latest offering... Mind-bendingly dark and deep, you know it's not for the faint hearted from page one. Intricate plotting, devious twists and excellent characterisation take this tale to a whole new level. Any serious crime fan will love it!' Bestselling author Owen Mullen'A nerve-jangling, heart thumping belter of a crime series.' Bestselling author TG Reid
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Boldwood Books Ltd The Crying Cave Killings: A completely gripping crime thriller from Wes Markin
Book SynopsisAre you missing Happy Valley? Don't miss the next gripping instalment in the Yorkshire Murder Series by bestselling British crime author Wes Markin!A murdered child. A case from the past. A detective inspector with nothing to lose…DI Paul Riddick is a man tormented by his own actions and determined to right the wrongs of his past any way he can. But when his instincts lead him to follow a child he believes to be in danger, Riddick gets in deeper than he ever imagined…especially when the child is found dead.DCI Emma Gardner doesn’t believe Riddick has blood on his hands, but he’s off the case until she can clear his name. If she can clear his name. Because Riddick seems determined to chase ghosts that only get him into more trouble.Riddick's certain he didn’t kill the kid in the cave. But he also remembers another case, twenty years ago, with shocking similarities…which means someone is trying to trap Riddick.Can Riddick uncover the truth, or will this be the case that finally destroys him once and for all?Don’t miss the brand-new gripping crime series by bestselling British crime author Wes Markin!What people are saying about Wes Markin...'Cracking start to an exciting new series. Twist and turns, thrills and kills. I loved it.' Bestselling author Ross Greenwood'Markin stuns with his latest offering... Mind-bendingly dark and deep, you know it's not for the faint hearted from page one. Intricate plotting, devious twists and excellent characterisation take this tale to a whole new level. Any serious crime fan will love it!' Bestselling author Owen Mullen'A nerve-jangling, heart thumping belter of a crime series.' Bestselling author TG Reid
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Boldwood Books Ltd The Crying Cave Killings: A completely gripping crime thriller from Wes Markin
Book SynopsisAre you missing Happy Valley? Don't miss the next gripping instalment in the Yorkshire Murder Series by bestselling British crime author Wes Markin!A murdered child. A case from the past. A detective inspector with nothing to lose…DI Paul Riddick is a man tormented by his own actions and determined to right the wrongs of his past any way he can. But when his instincts lead him to follow a child he believes to be in danger, Riddick gets in deeper than he ever imagined…especially when the child is found dead.DCI Emma Gardner doesn’t believe Riddick has blood on his hands, but he’s off the case until she can clear his name. If she can clear his name. Because Riddick seems determined to chase ghosts that only get him into more trouble.Riddick's certain he didn’t kill the kid in the cave. But he also remembers another case, twenty years ago, with shocking similarities…which means someone is trying to trap Riddick.Can Riddick uncover the truth, or will this be the case that finally destroys him once and for all?Don’t miss the brand-new gripping crime series by bestselling British crime author Wes Markin!What people are saying about Wes Markin...'Cracking start to an exciting new series. Twist and turns, thrills and kills. I loved it.' Bestselling author Ross Greenwood'Markin stuns with his latest offering... Mind-bendingly dark and deep, you know it's not for the faint hearted from page one. Intricate plotting, devious twists and excellent characterisation take this tale to a whole new level. Any serious crime fan will love it!' Bestselling author Owen Mullen'A nerve-jangling, heart thumping belter of a crime series.' Bestselling author TG Reid
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Storm Publishing Jackdaw: An unputdownable crime thriller packed with shocking twists
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Storm Publishing Blood Runs Deep: An absolutely gripping Scottish
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Boldwood Books Ltd Death at Paradise Park: An addictive crime thriller from Ross Greenwood for 2024
Book SynopsisThe new instalment in the bestselling Norfolk Murders series!When Alfie Hook settles down to eat his fish and chips by the Hunstanton seaside he hasn’t anticipated it is going to be his last meal. DS Ashley Knight and her Major Investigation Team are called to investigate and when they discover who Alfie is married to, they realise this case is not going to be straightforward.A second body is found in gruesome circumstances at the nearby Paradise Caravan Park, but the team struggle to connect the two victims. Even after hours of interviews with the residents, and many questionable stories, to the police's frustration, all their alibis check out. What are they concealing?As the bodies mount up and the leads get ever more complicated, Ashley and her rookie partner Hector Fade finally join the dots. But then it’s a race against time to stop the killer striking again…Bestselling Ross Greenwood is back with an unputdownable seaside thriller, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Ian Rankin and Peter James.What readers are saying about DS Ashley Knight and Hector Fade:‘On a par with Peter James. I thoroughly enjoyed Book 1 of this series. It was fast paced and well written with a good storyline.’‘An absolute corker of a story, with many characters who will remain firmly in my mind for a long time. Loved it, didn’t guess the end, and can’t wait for book two. A massive five stars from me.’‘I love this author’s work so the thought of a new series got me a tad excited. And I was right to be. Our new main characters are Ashley & Hector, & what a fabulous pair they are… A brilliant start to the series & if you haven’t read this author before, this is a great place to start. A fast paced police procedural with plenty of shocks. Fantastic.’‘I LOVED this book and read way into the early hours to finish it! I was enthralled by the plot, finding the final pieces to the jigsaw of a complicated crime, linked to an event 30 years before… I felt like I really got to know DS Ashley Knight and her new partner, Hector Fade, who is on the Police graduate scheme.’‘Keeps you guessing until the very end! Excellent new series from the author of DI Barton books. Does not disappoint.’‘I very much enjoyed meeting Ashley Knight for the first time. This is great start to a new series and I am definitely looking forward to more.’
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Joffe Books Ltd THE BAG OF SECRETS a gripping crime thriller with a huge twist
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Bookouture Bad Blood
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