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When a monk is found poisoned at the St. Emma’s Priory, the Chief Constable—a friend of the Prior—insists that Andy Ross and his team handle the investigation. The case turns out to be more complex than they first thought. After a second victim is found with a pitchfork thrust through his body, Ross discovers that to solve the case, they must reopen a cold case from years ago. When connections to the old East German Secret Police—the Stasi—are revealed, Ross realizes that nothing is as it seems in The Mersey Monastery Murders.

Soon after the cargo liner Alexandra Rose steams into the Mersey Estuary, one of the ship’s passengers is found dead, leading to Detective Inspector Andy Ross’s most baffling case to date. Another death soon follows, and Ross discovers that the case has its roots in the depths of the Amazon Rainforest. A billionaire entrepreneur, mysterious passengers, a team of researchers, and a band of vicious mercenaries all have their part to play.

Young, beautiful, and deadly, best friends Amber, Ebony, and Anna are on a mission to leave a past littered with tragedy behind them. With a determination spurred by the promise of a future free of financial hardship, they travel to Alice Springs, in the heart of the Australian continent, to rob banks and kill their way to a better life. Their plan is bold, daring, and meticulously executed; what could go wrong?

After a woman's body is found in a local beauty spot, her heart surgically removed, D.I. Andy Ross and his team are called in to investigate. But this time, they face a criminal mastermind unlike any they have before, who soon becomes known as The Doctor. All evidence points to romantic connections between the killer and his prey, with an eerie lullaby left playing on an old tape recorder next to the victims.

1966. England wins the soccer World Cup. Same night, a barmaid's body is discovered near an abandoned lighthouse. Two more murders follow; all remain unsolved. 2005. DI Andy Ross is called in when a disturbingly similar series of murders begins in the same location. If their estimates are correct, Ross and his team have one week to solve the case before the next lighthouse murder takes place.

It's hot, remote, desolate, and dangerous - and about as deep into the infamous Australian outback as anyone would dare to venture. An eminent neurosurgeon and his family, on the holiday of a lifetime, are shot dead, their shattered bodies left to the ravages of the desert sun and carrion-eating wildlife. Detective Inspector Russell Foley and his best friend, Detective Sergeant Sam Rose, are sent into the heart of the legendary Harold Lasseter, "Lost Reef of Gold" country, to investigate the brutal murders.

Families are dying. No matter how hard DCI Platt tries, he's not seeing a pattern; not even after his own wife and daughter are targeted. Young Melanie has forgotten what life outside Larksford House was like. She's been in for so long. But when Toby joins the team, she starts to remember. She really shouldn't be there. Professor Hicks is delighted that Toby has made the breakthrough for him. It might actually allow Hicks to improve his own fortunes.

At police headquarters in steamy, tropical Darwin, a cop is brutally slain - right under the noses of his colleagues. The equally savage murder of select members of Darwin's legal fraternity follows, leaving investigating officers completely baffled. Is there a serial killer at large, and what connects the victims? These are the questions lead homicide investigator Russell Foley struggles with, while facing his own personal demons brought about by a failed marriage and the disintegration of his relationship with his best friend.

A group of women gather at a fertility clinic, where Dr. Margherita Dumas offers a revolutionary treatment for their infertility problems. A year later, each of them gives birth to a healthy baby boy. Thirty years later, a killer begins to wipe out the children born as a result of Dumas’ programme. Detective Inspector Harry Houston is assigned to piece together the case and bring the killer to justice. But with little time and even less clues, can Harry and his team find the link between the past and the deaths of the progeny of Clinique Sobel?

The Australian Outback is a hot, remote, desolate place to die. Skeletal remains of several young women have been discovered in the bottom of a long-abandoned well, and major crime investigators Russell Foley and Sam Rose are assigned to the case. Foley and Rose soon learn a number of young backpackers, traveling around Australia on the adventure of a lifetime, have been reported missing in the area. Are these the remains of those unfortunate young women?

Detective Inspectors Vance and Shepherd reunite in the second book in John Broughton's Vance And Shepherd Mysteries. After a murder is committed in a quiet suburban subway under a tramline, it becomes obvious that the murder squad is dealing with a copycat killer.

West Berkshire, the 1970s. PC Don Barton is convinced that life has taken a turn for the better when he passes his promotion exam and becomes an acting sergeant. Things take a turn for the worse after a violent altercation with a local thug. Soon after, Don finds himself investigating a hit-and-run case. Somehow, international drug smugglers and the London gangland all seem to be involved. Don is determined to find out the truth, but the more he uncovers, the greater the danger becomes. Can he crack the case before more lives are lost?

Detective Inspector Jacob Vance and his assistant, Detective Sergeant Brittany Shepherd, are called upon to prevent a series of murders across London. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has provoked a psychopath with her inaugural speech. Soon later, the commissioner receives a letter threatening a series of nine killings, culminating in "the big one", unless the police chief retracts her speech with a public apology. To disprove her statements, the killer adds colour and poetry to the murders, all committed in the name of the mysterious Lord Robert.

Captured and imprisoned by the Mannikin Killer, DCI Grace Swan faces death in the fiery blaze that is Tetney Hall as her partner, DS Terry Horton races to the blazing ruin, putting his own life in danger to save her. At the same time a sexual predator stalks the streets of West Garside, putting young girls at risk, whilst a young woman dreads the imminent release from prison of her violent drug dealing ex-husband, knowing that he will try to exact revenge on her.

Melbourne journalist Georgie Harvey is on hand when three children disappear from a police-run camp in the Dandenong Ranges. When Daylesford cop John Franklin hears the news, he is on secondment 200 kilometers away. Feeling responsible for the young siblings, he abandons his post to join the search.

A missing student. A gunned-down detective. A woman in fear for her life. All three are connected somehow. Detective Inspector Carl Sant and his fellow officers get on the case. But what links the disappearance of a university student, the death of an off-duty police sergeant, and a professor reluctant to help them solve the case?

Most people only have a few folks who would prefer them dead. In Warner’s case, everyone he met felt that way. When Mindy Thomas’s boyfriend is charged with murder, she turns to Wade for help. He soon learns that the victim was disliked by almost everyone he met. In debt and on the verge of divorce, his reputation was questionable, to say the least.

When his young granddaughter Allie is suddenly abducted from a restaurant in rural Missouri, police officer Denny Davis’ life takes a devastatingly dark turn. After 13 years, a fruitless manhunt has turned him into a troubled alcoholic plagued by guilt - but a twist of fate leads him stumbling down an unexpected path. Trapped in a sinister game and shocked at its players, can Denny find revenge - and redemption - as he finally comes face to face with the perpetrator?

Detective Inspector Alex Warren leads the investigation to find out what happened to Reggie, and who is responsible. Through witness statements and forensic evidence, shady events surrounding the school and some of its students begin to come to light.

At the edge of the Pennine Moors, Detective Sergeant Blackshaw and his rookie colleague, Detective Constable Lumb, are called to the scene of a double murder committed on a burial ground. They discover that the case is connected to an ancient Celtic cult. Desperate for career advancement and obsessed with solving the mystery, DC Lumb immerses himself in the group—and disappears. Amid a chain of unexplained deaths, the Sergeant Blackshaw attempts to unravel the plot. But with scarce evidence, can he prove his theory—or will he have to accept that there is no way to catch a phantom?