This House of Burning Bones

Don’t stoke the flames unless you want to get burned . . .

It’s not going well for Aberdeen's NE Division: half the force is off sick, all leave has been cancelled, someone has firebombed a hotel full of migrants and there’s a massive protest march happening this...Read more

A Necessary End

Violence erupts at an anti-nuclear demonstration in Eastvale, leaving one policeman stabbed to death.

At first there are over a hundred suspects, but then things narrow down to the people who live on "Maggie's Farm", an isolated house high on the daleside. Among the suspects is...Read more

Gallows View

Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks has recently moved to the Yorkshire Dales from London to escape the stress of the metropolis. But he soon finds that life in the country is not quite as idyllic as he had imagined ...

A peeping Tom is frightening the women of Eastvale. Two...Read more

Birds of Prey

It Is 1667 And The Mighty Naval War Between The Dutch And The English Still Rages. Sir Francis Courteney And His Son Hal, In Their Fighting Caravel, Are On Patrol Off Southern Africa, Lying In Wait For A Galleon Of The Dutch East India Company Returning From The Orient Laden With Spices,...Read more

All Through the Night

Meticulously chronicles a typical night at police headquarters, capturing the rythms of the shift, the quiet beat of the foot patrols, and the explosive unpredictability of emergency calls

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Acid Row

'The riot lost momentum as news of the butchery spread through the estate. The details were vague, no one knew how many had been killed or how, but castration, lynching and a machete attack were all mentioned.'

'Acid Row' is the name the beleaguered inhabitants give to...Read more

Absolute Proof

Investigative reporter Ross Hunter nearly didn't answer the phone call that would change his life - and possibly the world - for ever.

"I'd just like to assure you I'm not a nutcase, Mr Hunter. My name is Dr Harry F. Cook. I know this is going to sound strange, but I've...Read more