British Crime Mystery

Murder, Mystery, and a Hint of Romance Faye Lantern wanted to settle into Petworth Village and celebrate the grand reopening of her teashop. But events take an unexpected turn as a body is discovered hidden within the tearoom walls. As past secrets resurface, Faye receives a letter from someone who knows the killer is still lurking in the village. Can Faye, who is struggling with her own past as she becomes increasingly close to Inspector Rawlings, put her feelings aside, even if it means risking her own life to catch the killer - who will do anything to keep the past buried?

Book 1 in the thrilling new crime series, by David J. Gatward, author of the DCI Harry Grimm crime series, and set in the hauntingly beautiful Somerset countryside.

A Modern British Detective Novel In the murky world where children are bought and sold, what happens to the ones left on the shelf. This is just one of the questions that Detective Inspector Mike Deverson has to answer when he is called on to investigate a grisly double murder. The further he delves into the murdered couple lives the more he finds that nothing is as it seems. It looks like someone is playing games. Can he get to the truth and stop the murderer before they can strike again?

When the body of a young woman is found by the coast in Land’s End, Cornwall, Detective Lauren Pengelly and her deputy Matt Price are first on the scene. Sophie Bethany Yates was well-known around the docks – a pretty girl from up the coast, always dreaming of something more. As locals jostle the barricades for a better look, whispers go round that Sophie’s boyfriend Samuel was more than capable of murder.

BOOK ONE He was a ruthless yardie gang-boss, so why did he save the life of a policewoman? Liston Pearce is a gangster, a drug-dealing gang-boss. In a split-second decision he starts a series of life-changing events that he could not have foreseen even in his wildest imagination. This crime thriller is set in The St.Paul's area of The City of Bristol in 1989 a few years after the Bristol riots. With an exciting twisting plot Pearce battles, which path to take? Contains Strong Language. BOOK TWO It’s Bristol, the St. Paul’s area, August 1990. Liston Pearce, who used to be the crime boss,...

A body is discovered deep in a cave beneath the Yorkshire Dales. Leading the investigation into the mysterious death are experienced DCI Jim Oldroyd and his partner DS Carter, a newcomer from London. The deceased is Dave Atkins, well known throughout the village but not well liked. While there is no shortage of suspects, the details of the crime leave Oldroyd and Carter stumped.

The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything . . . until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: “I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.” Yet under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what it seems.

A man lies in an alley, beaten to death. Another man stumbles away, his memory of what happened erased by a blow to his head. Nearby, a walking stick has been flung aside, bloodied and broken. In the most personal case he has ever investigated, DCI Will Cooper is assigned to solve a crime in which his former partner and nemesis, Sean Notley, is the main suspect. Although he has sworn to remain impartial, Will is desperate to atone for the actions which caused the rift between them and led to Notley’s quitting the force. The only way to ease his guilt is to prove Notley innocent, despite ...

Relics. Risks. Revelations. Angus Darrow just wants to finish renovating his Exmouth flat. Charlotte Lockwood just wants something — anything — to distract her from the endless smell of paint. When the local museum reports missing artefacts, Charlotte takes the case. But what seems like a simple undercover job soon turns into something far more sinister. Meanwhile, Angus can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t quite right with his neighbour... As Charlotte and Angus race to uncover the truth, it’s not just missing artefacts they need to worry about… it’s staying one step ...

Disgraced Detective Dave Slater is stuck on gardening leave, down in the quiet Hampshire town of Tinton, with just one last chance to redeem himself. He must search for mousy young journalist Ruth Thornhill. Months ago, she vanished from her home, her London job, her life. But the Met don't want to know. Now Slater's boss slips him the file, asking him to investigate discreetly, with the help of an unlikely new assistant. Bedraggled fifty-something Detective Norman Norman.

She was trouble from the start. Now he might pay with his life... Southend's streets are awash in blood. A ruthless killer is hunting—and Detective Joe Hogarth is tangled in his own secret sin. A deadly affair. A brutal murder. A killer always one step ahead. The deeper Hogarth digs, the higher the stakes. And if his own team takes a fatal hit, his secret may be to blame. ★★★★★ "Had me hooked from the start!" If you love gritty crime thrillers, jaw-dropping twists, and detectives who never back down, this book is for you. Don't Miss Out. Grab Your Copy Now!

Six weeks. Just forty-two short days. That’s all it takes to rip the heart out of a city and change the lives of those who live there. Forever. One such life belongs to Ryan Jarrod. In the early hours of a wet winter’s morning on Tyneside, Ryan Jarrod approaches the end of his second shift as a Special Constable when he stumbles across the body of a savagely beaten Teddy McGuffie, a down-at-heel taxi driver. On the same night, an explosion rips through the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne’s student community. Casualties are high; the city brought to a standstill. And the University blast ...

A single mother is brutally murdered in her garden. DI Fiona Williams interprets the crime scene differently from her colleagues but fears her history of failed relationships taints her judgment. The wrong decision will change the lives of three children forever. In a male-dominated department, with mounting evidence pointing in the other direction, will she find the courage to trust her instincts and narrow the investigation? An intriguing mystery that blurs the distinction between the villain and the victim.

Felicity Howard, a young American studying in a remote monastery in England is devastated when she finds her beloved Fr. Dominic bludgeoned to death and Fr. Antony, her church history lecturer, soaked in his blood.A Very Private Grave is a contemporary novel with a thoroughly modern heroine who must learn some age-old truths in order to solve the mystery and save her own life as she and Fr. Antony flee a murderer and follow clues across a sacred landscape. The narrative deftly mixes intellectual puzzles, spiritual aspiration, romance and the solving of riddles ancient and modern. Ancient ...

DS Oliver Cole’s next case sees him delving into the world of paranormal and psychic phenomena when he is asked to investigate the murder of a celebrity from the1980’s. He and his friend and colleague, DC Debbie Swan, are called in to see DCI Jack Collier, and informed that the body of Julian Forrester has been found by his cleaning lady; he’d been tied to the chair in the study of his expensive mansion, both his wrists cut. Oliver is also told he will be the lead on this case as Jack has a small medical problem to deal with and will not be available. Short-handed due to the recent ...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF RATCATCHER AND OMEGA DOG ***** "Masterful nonstop actioner... superb, intelligent and filled with energy." - O. Barnack, Amazon reviewer ***** "...Knocks the ball right over the deepest part of the left field fence... an old-fashioned page turner filled with chills, thrills and suspense..." - William Wallace, Goodreads reviewer ***** "What a fantastic read!" - Leevora, Amazon reviewer ***** "Awesome book... This is one book you don't want to miss out on!" - Adam Stairs, Amazon reviewer ***** "Excellent spy novel... If you love Tom Clancy and Ludlum, I think you'll really ...

England, 1936. On a clear autumn day, Kitty and her mischievous spaniel Bertie take a drive to a nearby village. After a long walk in the rolling country hills and lunch in a pretty tearoom, what could be nicer than to buy a couple of bottles of local cider for her husband—and partner-in-crime solving—Matt? Instead, she finds a body in the orchard… Kitty is shocked to discover Titus Blake dead, crushed by his own cider press.

A Brutal Murder. Broken Glass. A Hidden Ledger… and Deceit in all directions… ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A fantastic read gripping from start to finish - unable to put it down!" When local artist Seamus Garth is found murdered in his seafront boathouse with paintings strewn around his body, DI Hogarth senses a sinister misdirection. Seamus was a man on the edge, a thorn in the authorities' side, but someone was watching his every move. Why did poor Seamus have to die like this? As Hogarth investigates the crime scene, he soon discovers signs of a dark conspiracy. What secrets did Seamus uncover ...

FROM THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR He wants to send you to hell... and nothing can stop him... Detective Chief Inspector Jacob's life is once again turned upside down when the body of a woman is found in the grounds of Wiltshire's Malmesbury Abbey. The event is tragic enough, but made worse by the fact she was found wrapped in a shroud with an ancient coin in her mouth - exactly how the notorious serial killer 'the Ferryman' used to leave his victims. But the Ferryman, whose real name was Alistair Keeley, was killed in a lethal road traffic accident years ago in Austria. Is the ...

A body is spotted bobbing in the tide close to the shore at Canvey Island Marina. But this doesn't look like a typical drowning... When Inspector Hogarth and DS Palmer are called to the scene, they discover that the body is wearing ‘concrete boots.' Jim Maddox was a local estate agent who earned good money by helping the town’s less reputable characters. Questions soon mount. Was Maddox murdered in a gangland execution? Or is Hogarth looking at signs of something else?As Hogarth investigates, the body count rises, and his world falls apart. And all the while, the Shadows are closing in....