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- Pet Whisperer P.I.: Books 1-3 Special Collection
- Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery
- An Irish Village Mystery Bundle, Books 1-3
- Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection: 60 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Pendle Island Witch Mysteries Complete Books 1-12
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A Karin Slaughter Will Trent thriller collection featuring Fractured, Undone, and Broken. Read more
Quirky humor? Small-town crimes? A talking cat? This series has it all! Ever since Angie Russo woke up from a near fatal run-in with a coffee maker, she’s been able to talk to—and even worse, understand—one very spoiled tabby named Octavius.He says his owner was murdered and that she’s the only one who can help bring the killer to justice. And, well, that’s just the first of the wonderfully whacky mysteries they solve together. Add in a traumatized terrier witness and two murderous Sphynx cats who speak only in riddles, toss on your favorite deerstalker cap, and let’s go sleuthing!If you love kitty detectives and quirky humor, then you do not want to miss this USA Today bestselling series and your chance to binge read the first three books with this special boxed collection… Enjoy! Read more
Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie’s most famous characters—including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple—solve even the most devilish of conundrums as the sun beats down in this all-new summer themed collection from the Queen of Mystery.Summertime—as the temperature rises, so does the potential for evil. From Cornwall to the French Riviera, whether against a background of Delphic temples or English country houses, Agatha Christie’s most famous characters solve complicated puzzles as the stakes heat up. Pull up a deckchair and enjoy plot twists and red herrings galore from the bestselling fiction writer of all time.Includes the stories:The Blood-Stained PavementThe Double ClueA Death on the NileHarlequin’s LaneThe Adventure of the Italian NoblemanJane in Search of a JobThe Disappearance of Mr. DavenheimThe Idol House of AstarteThe Rajah’s EmeraldThe Oracle at DelphiThe Adventure of the Sinister StrangerThe Incredible Theft Read more
DriftThey killed the wrong girl. Rachel hatch will make them pay.USA Today and Amazon two-million copy best-selling author L.T. Ryan has teamed up with police detective Brian Shea for this debut novel in the gripping Rachel Hatch mystery thriller series. Ex-army criminal investigator Rachel Hatch is a drifter. No home. No commitments. Until her sister's drowning drags her back to the town she left 15 years ago.Convinced her sister's death was no accident, Hatch partners with the local sheriff, Dalton Savage to uncover the truth. Every answer unlocks another question, and as the investigation begins to unravel, Hatch and Savage find their lives on the line.Hatch is forced to use her special set of skills - forged on the field of combat - to learn the truth about her sister and bring those responsible to justice.The first novel in one of the most highly anticipated collaborative series this decade, Drift is a tightly woven story, with deeply developed and endearing characters that will have you rooting for them at every turn and set at an exhilarating pace that will keep you listening late into the night. DownburstSeeking answers to her father's death, Hatch finds herself in a small town outside of Las Cruses, New Mexico.Controlled by a vicious street gang. A family caught in the crossfire. Hatch sets out to make things right. The quaint town of Luna Vista, turns out to be anything but. A ruthless gang runs a section of the town. In searching for the truth about her father's past, she's pitted against a criminal network that exposes the town's dark secret. Hatch puts her life on the line to help a boy escape the clutches of the gang. Her act puts her in peril.Fever Burn Seeking justice for her father's murder leads Hatch halfway across the world.A ruthless warlord stands in the way. Hatch is forced to take a stand. And it very well could be her last.On the trail of her father's killer, Hatch finds the path leads to a remote village in Africa. A vicious warlord controls the area in a stranglehold of violence. Hatch finds a fight she never sought, but one her personal code won't let her walk away from.Outnumbered and outgunned, Hatch is forced to hold nothing back if she ever hopes to get out alive.She finds herself in a battle as treacherous as any she's faced before, against an enemy hell-bent on stopping her. Danger lurks around every corner. Hatch's code, a simple one - help good people and punish those who hurt others - may prove more difficult a task as the forces against her mount. A whirlwind of threats converge like the unpredictable desert weather and threaten to crash down upon her.Not afraid of a good fight, Hatch prepares herself for her most difficult battle of her life.Fever Burn is designed with the dynamic pacing and storytelling fans of L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea have become accustomed to. This sequel is filled with twists and turns and the relentless pacing that will keep listeners listening on until the very last word. Read more
An Irish Village Mystery Bundle, Books 1-3
Carlene O'Connor
The first three books in the Irish Village Mystery series are included in this edition. In Murder in an Irish Village (book 1), 22-year-old Siobhán O’Sullivan runs her family’s bistro in the small village of Kilbane, County Cork, Ireland. One morning, they find a man at a table with a pair of scissors protruding from his chest - and now it’s up to feisty redheaded Siobhán to solve the crime and save her beloved brood. In Murder at an Irish Wedding (book 2), Siobhán and her five siblings have their plates full catering a celebrity wedding. But the celebratory mood suddenly turns sober when the best man is found murdered in the woods. In Murder in an Irish Churchyard (book 3), Siobhán has accepted her calling and has decided to join the Garda Síochána. But her first case brings Macdara Flannery back into her life.... Read more
MEET DETECTIVES TANZY AND BYRD IN THIS SUPERB-VALUE THREE-IN-ONE BOX SET.THREE ABSOLUTELY GRIPPING CRIME THRILLERS FULL OF TWISTS.If you love D.S. Butler, Charlie Gallagher, Rachel McLean, Alex Smith and Joy Ellis, you’ll love this series of gripping British crime thrillers.READERS CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF DETECTIVES TANZY AND BYRD:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The true definition of an unputdownable page-turner.’ Ginger Book Geek⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An amazing fast-moving read, which keeps you on the edge of your seat . . . Brilliant!!!!’ Daisy⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Very fast-paced and gritty from the very beginning to the end. They are very loveable characters.’ Ellie⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Unputdownable. I’m already recommending it as there are so many twists and turns . . . Had me hooked.’ Laura⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow! This was a bit of a thrill with Tanzy and Byrd, from the very first page to the neatly wrapped-up ending.’ Martha____________________________IN THIS THREE-BOOK BOX SET:BOOK 1: THE TEES VALLEY KILLINGSDetectives Tanzy and Byrd find Julia Porter’s body tied to a chair in her quiet family home in the outskirts of Darlington. She’s covered in blood, and someone has cut out her eyes. Next to her is a message written in red crayon: She didn’t see it coming. Tanzy and Byrd have never seen the like of this in their town before. Then a few days later a woman is handed a package on the high street. It contains Julia Porter’s eyes . . .BOOK 2: THE DENES PARK KILLINGSAnna Greenwell is walking home she comes across a body. As soon as she sees the trainers and tracksuit, she knows. Her eldest was wearing those same clothes last night — and he never came home. At the post-mortem, Tanzy and Byrd see that Mark Greenwell’s back is covered in deep scars. Someone was punishing this boy with regular whippings. Meanwhile, a nine-year-old goes missing. Is his abduction connected to the murder of Mark Greenwell?BOOK 3: THE LINGFIELD POINT KILLINGSLate one night Danny Walters tucks his young son back into bed. He realizes the carpet is soaking wet just as he sees a man standing at the bottom of the stairs. The man lights a match. The house goes up in flames. Across town, four women wake up in a dark, cold room. People on the internet are paying good money to watch what happens to them. Then Tanzy and Byrd get a sickening call . . .Darlington used to be a nice town. A quiet town. Not any more.MEET THE DETECTIVESWith his square jaw and light South African lilt, Detective Orion Tanzy is considered quite the catch in Darlington. But Orion is devoted to his wife Pip. She’s had her struggles, but together they’re raising their two beautiful young children. Orion studied forensic science at university, and after joining the force moved up the ranks to join Max as a detective inspector.Detective Max Byrd joined the police force as soon as he turned eighteen. Twenty-three years later, he’s not once regretted the decision. A love of takeaways means Max doesn’t have the same washboard stomach as Orion, but an even greater love of five-a-side football — and his new partner Claire — keep him in good nick.THE SETTINGDarlington, in the far north-east of England, is a small market town where everyone knows everyone. It’s a proper northern town with a proud industrial heritage thanks to the old wool manufacturing industry. While it’s a busy little place during the day, at night there are plenty of dark, quiet alleyways you’d do well to stay away from.YOU GET ALL THREE OF THE ABOVE BOOKS IN THIS EDITION. DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS SELECTION OF UTTERLY GRIPPING CRIME THRILLERS. Read more
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection: 60 Full-Cast Dramatisations
Arthur Conan Doyle
Fully dramatised adaptations of all 60 Sherlock Holmes stories, brought to life with a full cast of actors, sound effects and musicArthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his dear friend Dr Watson are among the most enduringly popular fictional characters ever created. Their adventures have been dramatised countless times on radio, TV and film, but until BBC Radio 4 took on the challenge in 1989, no one had ever attempted to adapt all sixty stories. Beginning with A Study in Scarlet and concluding with The Hound of the Baskervilles, their epic project took over 8 years to complete - and this landmark collection contains the extraordinary result of their labours. Here is the world's first ever fully dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart. Starring one of radio's great double acts, Clive Merrison and Michael Williams, as Holmes and Watson, and with guest stars including Brian Blessed, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Andrew Sachs, Peter Davison, Robert Glenister and Harriet Walter, this definitive collection contains over 48 hours of enthralling listening. Also included is a bonus interview with Adrian Conan Doyle about his father, Sir Arthur, and some fascinating behind-the-scenes revelations from the series' head writer, Bert Coules, about the making of the radio adaptations.CastSherlock Holmes - Clive MerrisonDr John Watson - Michael WilliamsMrs Hudson - Anna Cropper/Mary Allen/Joan Matheson/Judi DenchInspector Gregson - John MoffattInspector Lestrade - Donald Gee/Stephen ThorneMary Morstan/Mary Watson - Moir Leslie/Elizabeth Mansfield/Hannah GordonIrene Adler - Sarah BadelInspector Jones - Nigel CarringtonColonel Moran - Fraser Kerr/Frederick TrevesMycroft Holmes - John HartleyProfessor Moriarty - Michael PenningtonProduction creditsWritten by Arthur Conan DoyleDramatised by Bert Coules with David Ashton, Michael Bakewell, Roger Danes, Robert Forrest, Denys Hawthorne, Gerry Jones, Peter Ling, Vincent McInerney and Peter MackieProduced and directed by Ian Cotterell, David Johnston, Patrick Rayner and Enyd WilliamsMusicians: Alexander Balanescu, Leonard Friedman, Richard Friedman, Michael Haslam, Ian Humphries and Abigail YoungContentsA Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia , The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Blue Carbuncle, The Speckled Band, The Engineer's Thumb, The Noble Bachelor, The Beryl Coronet, The Copper Beeches, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes,Silver Blaze, The Yellow Face, The Stockbroker's Clerk,The Gloria Scott, The Musgrave Ritual, The Reigate Squires, The Crooked Man, The Resident Patient, The Greek Interpreter, The Naval Treaty, The Final Problem, The Return of Sherlock Holmes,The Empty House, The Norwood Builder, The Dancing Men, The Solitary Cyclist, The Priory School, Black Peter, Charles Augustus Milverton, The Six Napoleons, The Three Students, The Golden Pince-Nez, The Missing Three-Quarter, The Abbey Grange, The Second Stain, His Last Bow,Wisteria Lodge, The Cardboard Box, The Red Circle, The Bruce-Partington Plans, The Dying Detective, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax,The Devil's Foot, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes,The Illustrious Client, The Blanched Soldier, The Mazarin Stone, The Three Gables, The Sussex Vampire, The Three Garridebs, The Problem of Thor Bridge, The Creeping Man, The Lion's Mane, The Veiled Lodger, Shoscombe Old Place, The Retired Colourman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between November 1989 and March 1995 Read more
Chelsea Moon has had better days. Weeks. Months. Years.When real life gets too hard Chelsea decides to fly back to Pendle Island, a place she has not been since she was born. She’s looking forward to a vacation, but when she arrives, she’s quickly thrown into mayhem. Her Great Aunt Griselda has died, and Chelsea is needed at the funeral.She’s barely halfway through a stack of breakfast pancakes when her cousin Lizzy drops another bombshell. Chelsea is a witch, and her Great Aunt didn’t just die. She was murdered.Things go from bad to worse when Chelsea and her cousin start to follow the breadcrumbs. Her Great Aunt had been an infamous miser and hated by just about everyone on Pendle Island. Witches don’t get much more wicked than Griselda.After an ancient legal loophole leaves Chelsea as the sole heir of Griselda’s estate, she suddenly finds herself in charge of a haunted house on a hill, home to a mad pirate ghost, a talking cat, and a burly lumberjack with a curious secret.If that wasn’t enough, she’s got a dreamy sheriff to contend with, and a silver-tongued lawyer who is as charming as he is cunning. It’s a lot to process, especially when Chelsea learns about a family curse dangling over her head. The last thing she wants is to end up like her man-eater mother, but it seems she can’t help attracting attention…With a curse to run from, a murder to solve, and a needy cat to please, Chelsea finds her plate fills up very quickly. There’s also the small matter of avoiding death and learning magic, but that’s easy enough. Right?12 Books. Over 1,700 pages. All in one boxset! Read more
Unknown Man #89: A Novel
Elmore Leonard
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Sadie Alden got on a plane with no intention of looking back. She sold up her cafes back home and took up an opportunity that looked too good to be true. A beachside café on a remote island where no one knows her name, doesn’t that sound like heaven? Well… things are never simple.News of her arrival seemed to travel fast across the island of Hallow Haven, but the locals know things about Sadie that she hasn’t told anyone, things that even she doesn’t know.She’s barely started a tour of the place before she is dragged into a cellar to dodge the incoming storm. Her new friend Kate insists that Sadie accompany her on a damage check around the island. First stop; the cemetery. It seems that there is one extra grave and it has been uncovered by the rain.This is the beginning of a whole new chapter for Sadie, she is about to learn things about herself that have been hidden all her life. It turns out she has relatives out here, and they are all witches too.Hallow Haven is a place filled with ancient feuds, magic, and secrecy. Sadie was brought here by fate and only she can bring peace to the islands surrounding her. Who can she turn to for help? The hot Sheriff who is trying to keep his distance, the local hiking expert who appears when Sadie is in danger, or the ghost in her kitchen? Life’s a beach.15 books. One complete series. Over 1,800 pages. All in one boxset! Read more
23 1/2 Lies (Women's Murder Club)
James Patterson
Enjoy three heart-racing thrillers from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense.23 1/2 LIES: Lindsay Boxer's estranged father is gunned down execution-style, and her investigation uncovers life-altering truths. (with Maxine Paetro)FALLEN RANGER: To Rory Yates, being a Texas Ranger means absolute loyalty to the badge. But he’s put through the ultimate test when an armored car robbery suspect might be an ex-Ranger gone rogue. (with Andrew Bourelle)WATCH YOUR BACK: When a starving artist is paid to expose his client's cheating wife, can he paint the picture that will save his own life? (with Loren D. Estleman) Read more
Buried (Hush collection)
Jeffery Deaver
An old-school reporter discovers that the search for the truth is still full of surprises in a twisty short thriller from bestselling master of suspense Jeffery Deaver.After a long run as a respected journalist, Edward “Fitz” Fitzhugh is on his way out when he stumbles across the story of a lifetime. The Gravedigger is a serial kidnapper who taunts the police with riddles. The other puzzle is his motive, which Fitz is determined to piece together. When an eyewitness to the latest abduction leads Fitz closer to the facts, he realizes that the last great story of his career is not at all what it appears to be.Jeffery Deaver’s Buried is part of Hush, a collection of six stories, ranging from political mysteries to psychological thrillers, in which deception can be a matter of life and death. Each piece can be read or listened to in one truly chilling sitting. Read more
Get three absolutely gripping crime thrillers set on the UK's atmospheric north Norfolk coast from number one best-selling British author J M Dalgliesh in this great value collection.Discover the author who has sold in excess of two million books globally. Shortlisted for the Amazon Kindle Storyteller Award with number one titles in the UK, USA, Australia, and Canada.Book one: One Lost SoulThe darkest secrets often hide in plain sight....When a body is found on a lonely cliff top path, the angelic face of a murdered teenager lies facing the rising sun. Strangled by the hands of an unknown killer, it falls to DI Tom Janssen and his fledgling team to find out how she came to be there. Destined for a career in medicine, one to rival that of her parents, Holly Bettany’s future was as bright as it had been privileged. Seemingly, all that could threaten this promising teenager’s life was Holly herself.Book two: Bury Your PastA secret worth dying for is a secret worth killing....When a violent storm uncovers the remains of an unknown young woman, long buried among the sand dunes, DI Tom Janssen must piece together fragmentary evidence to determine how she came to be there.Book three: Kill Our SinsWhat would you do to keep your past a secret?When the mutilated remains of a woman are retrieved by local fisherman, it falls to DI Tom Janssen and his team to identify how she came to be in the water and what put her there. Joined on the case by his new permanent boss, DCI Tamara Greave, it remains to be proven if the woman's death was a result of foul play or a tragic accident.The Hidden Norfolk series of thrillers from the multimillion-selling British crime writer JM Dalgliesh, the author of the Dark Yorkshire books. Perfect for fans of LJ Ross, JD Kirk, Rachel McLean, Ann Cleeves, and Simon McCleave.The setting: England’s rural north Norfolk coastline is stunningly beautiful, sparsely populated with wildlife reserves and unspoiled beaches that stretch for miles. The largest skies imaginable stretch out above the landscape. However, in such an idyllic setting danger lurks. The North Sea storms batter the coastal cliffs, sea fog drifts inland masking the sun for an entire day, and the sparse countryside leaves plenty of opportunity for murder and mayhem.You get all three of the above books in this one collection. Don't miss out on these gripping crime thrillers from one of the UK's best-selling crime authors. Read more
23 1/2 Lies
James Patterson
Enjoy three heart-racing thrillers from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense.23 1/2 LIES: Lindsay Boxer's estranged father is gunned down execution-style, and her investigation uncovers life-altering truths. (with Maxine Paetro)FALLEN RANGER: To Rory Yates, being a Texas Ranger means absolute loyalty to the badge. But he’s put through the ultimate test when an armored car robbery suspect might be an ex-Ranger gone rogue. (with Andrew Bourelle)WATCH YOUR BACK: When a starving artist is paid to expose his client's cheating wife, can he paint the picture that will save his own life? (with Loren D. Estleman) Read more
From Book One:She thinks she’s escaped her midlife crisis…When Daisy Summers turned forty, she thought she'd dodged the midlife crisis bullet. Running a cat café with zero witchy responsibilities? Purr-fect. But fate, with a wicked sense of humor, has other plans. Tossed into a cauldron of mayhem at the town's May Day Festival, Daisy finds herself a reluctant candidate for the coven's council, thanks to a mother who won't take 'no' for an answer.Just when she thinks it can't get more bizarre, her nemesis ends up dead, and Daisy's the prime suspect. With a dash of magic, help from a handsome stranger, and her feline friends by her side, Daisy dives whisker-first into solving the mystery. But as she untangles this witchy web, she learns that even in a world of spells and sorcery, the most unexpected magic can be found in the most unexpected places.Join Daisy in Midlife or Death as she navigates a labyrinth of laughter, love, and lethal secrets. Will she clear her name, or will her witchy lineage be the end of her nine lives?Midlife or Death is the first book in the Sweet Mountain Witches Paranormal Women’s Fiction series. If you like the thrill of solving a murder and enjoy a sweet romance, you’ll love Midlife or Death.Grab your copy today!Note: Does not contain gore, swearing, or adult-situations. Read more
One Complete Series. Ten Books. Over 1,200 pages!Nora is looking forward to the festive season more than ever. With a holiday market by the side of the lake getting everyone into the spirit, the whole town is buzzing with excitement. The cherry on top comes in the form of the bachelorette party that Nora’s been invited to. Party games, a huge group of friends and, oh, a dead body.Well when you insist on partying in a haunted house, what can you expect?It seems that all was not well in the little town of Sucre, the mayor’s office was littered with blackmail and corruption and now the Christmas market is tied up in it.A game of twenty questions with a ghost has potential to give them some answers, but Nora needs to hurry. A powerful witch has accused her of theft and is now brazenly making threats in the middle of town. Quin, Nora’s talking cat familiar, is too busy demanding that she make dozens of cuckoo clocks to realize just how serious things have gotten.Things get heated when the Christmas market opens up. People are suddenly running in all directions and Nora is in the firing line, but who will save her? Hopefully a little sprinkle of holiday magic can save the day but hold on to your broomsticks just in case. Read more
Let Her Be (Hush collection)
Lisa Unger
A writer’s misguided suspicions ruined his life once before. This time he plans to prove he’s right in a New York Times bestselling author’s haunting short story of what happens when seeing is not believing.Will, an aspiring novelist, can’t stop parsing his ex-girlfriend’s popular social media accounts for clues that her ideal new rural life with the perfect man has a dark side. After all, nobody he knows has actually seen the blissful blogger in the flesh for nearly a year. When Will draws a wary friend into his “investigation,” the real question becomes who’s truly in danger.Lisa Unger’s Let Her Be is part of Hush, a collection of six stories, ranging from political mysteries to psychological thrillers, in which deception can be a matter of life and death. Each piece can be read or listened to in one truly chilling sitting. Read more
Compass Cove Mysteries Books 1- 10
Mara Webb
Take a trip to Compass Cove, an enchanted town full of magic and mayhem…Zora Wick is at the end of her tether. After a lifetime of bad luck, it seems she’s ended up at rock bottom, saddled with debt from her cheating ex, a dead-end job with no prospects and a studio apartment that’s not even fit for a dog. It all seems a little hopeless until there’s a knock at the door…It turns out Zora has long-lost family on the other side of the country, hidden away in a little town on an unknown island. After uprooting herself Zora arrives in town to find that not only has she inherited an estranged family, she’s also the sole heir of the town’s local bakery—there’s one other thing too, apparently she’s a witch.With a whole world of magic to learn and a small business to run it seems like Zora’s hands are more than full, but when some new evidence comes to light and casts doubts on the nature of her aunt’s death, Zora is quickly drawn into solving a murder mystery.At her side is a sarcastic cat, headstrong cousins and a whole host of townsfolk who are nothing short of interesting. Can Zora learn to bake, catch a killer and settle into her new life without ending up on the chopping block herself?Ten books. Over 2,200 pages. All in one boxset! Read more
GET **FOUR** OF THE MOST ELECTRIFYING CRIME THRILLERS EVER WRITTEN IN ONE GREAT-VALUE BOX SET.Discover the books behind the hit ITV detective drama, starring Caroline Quentin.**Cath Staincliffe has been shortlisted twice for the prestigious CWA Dagger in the Library Award.**WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT CATH STAINCLIFFE:‘A real knock-out.’ Ian Rankin‘One of the best police procedurals I’ve read this year.’ Ann Cleeves‘Powerful, complex, and utterly gripping.’ Sunday Mirror‘A star in the firmament of British crime fiction.’ Big Issue‘Mercilessly exciting.’ Daily Telegraph‘Such a good writer.’ The Times____________________________IN THIS FOUR-BOOK BOX SET:BOOK 1: BLUE MURDERMeet Janine Lewis. A single mum of three and Manchester’s newest detective chief inspector. Her cheating husband walked out the day she got promoted. Now she’s six months pregnant and in charge of her first murder case. The body of a deputy head teacher is found on a lonely allotment. Gutted and left for dead. The only witnesses are a dying elderly man and a young girl. And now the prime suspect has disappeared.BOOK 2: HIT AND RUNJanine drops off her son at school. As she drives off, a car breaks fiercely with a squealing sound. Janine sees a child flung to one side, the small body flying limp like a puppet and landing hard. She gives chase but the hit-and-run driver gets away. When she finally gets to work she hears a body has been fished out of the river. With two murders on her hands and an ex-husband who’s unreliable. How will she cope?BOOK 3: MAKE BELIEVEProud young mum Claire is watching her three-year-old son Sammy in the local playground. A little girl falls. Claire bends down to help. When she turns round Sammy is gone. As each day passes, the chances of finding Sammy alive get slimmer. Day nine. A little boy’s body is found in a sewer. Wrapped in a sheet. But this is a case where nothing is as it seems. A shocking revelation will throw the investigation wide open.BOOK 4: DESPERATE MEASURESRespected GP Dr Halliwell is discovered brutally murdered. Shot dead on the front door of his own practice. Then his colleague Dr McKee goes missing. That night McKee walks into the police station. ‘Somebody’s trying to kill me.’ But just as Janine is following McKee’s trail, shocking new information comes to light. McKee and Halliwell had been seen screaming at each other, that very evening before Halliwell’s murder. Is McKee really in danger, or is he trying to cover his tracks?YOU GET ALL FOUR OF THE ABOVE BOOKS IN THIS EDITION. DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS BESTSELLING SERIES.Fans of Rachel McLean, Angela Marsons, D.S. Butler, Lynda La Plante, Rebecca Bradley and Caro Ramsay are sure to be hooked on these wickedly twisty mysteries.____________________________MEET THE DETECTIVEJuggling her chaotic home life with her career is all in a day’s work for single, pregnant mum-of-three Janine Lewis. But nothing could prepare her for the day she was promoted to detective chief inspector. She came home to find her husband in bed with the cleaner. His betrayal still stings and though she hides it well, her friends can’t fail to notice. But self-pity isn’t Janine’s style. Witty and earthy, she’s a first-class detective, bringing empathy and insight to every case she works. She may be broken, but she’s anything but beaten.THE SETTINGSynonymous with music and football, Manchester is a vibrant northern city of striking extremes. Leafy suburbs and gritty urban estates. Towering skyscrapers and seedy canals. Its people are an inspiration, characterized by their humour, warmth and resilience. They are shaped by the city and in turn shape it. Read more