A quaint English town, a body, and a headline that reads:“Citizens of Delby Rish Not Safe In Their Beds. Police Clueless.”The latest case for Detective Inspector Andrew Manson and his pathologically stylish partner, Detective Eric Steinway, has more twists than a contortionist at a Delby Rish parish fete.Juggling a homicidal wife on fertility treatment and the unwelcomed advances of the local pathologist’s lovely assistant, Manson must brin...

She wants her husband gone. The hit man she's hired is just the man to make that happen...or is he? From the minute he walks in the place, she has her reservations. Maybe she should have waited. Maybe she should have paid the other guy. Now it's too late and her husband is the last of her problems.Now there's only one way out.The Contract--It's time to rewrite the small print.A Quick Read short story crime thriller.

Through the work of the Italian architect, theorist and historian Paolo Portoghesi (1931-2023), this book offers a new perspective on postmodern architecture, showing the agency of other spheres of knowledge – history, politics and media – in the making of postmodern architectural discourse.It explores how Portoghesi's personal “postmodern project” was based on the triangulation of a renewed interest in historical architectural language, unprecedented use of media and intertwined l...

The chin tattoo confirms the victim is Maori. The whorls of ink from her lower lip to her chin - the moko - is worn only by Maori women. So her ethnicity is a given. Finding who murdered her and dumped her body in the pool at the base of Mason's Rock waterfall is DI Nyree Bradshaw's latest case. From the strangely unsympathetic parents to the belligerent boyfriend on home detention for drugs, it seems everyone has something to hide, and no one is telling the truth. Then Nyree discovers six...

Mediated Messages presents a collection of original writing exploring the role played by the media in the development of postmodern architecture in the 1970s and 80s.The book's twelve chapters and case-studies examine a range of contemporary periodicals and exhibitions to explore their role in the postmodern. This focus on mediation as a key feature of architectural post-modernism, and the recognition that post-modernism grew out of developments in the media, open...

DI Nyree Bradshaw and her team have their work cut out for them once again. Local woman Lizzy Bean has been found dead, garrotted with a piece of wire. Lizzy's property, a 1970s beach house overlooking a pristine Northland bay, is overflowing with rubbish. Inside, the house is even worse. As Nyree and her team delve into the case, clues begin to reveal an intricate web of connections involving a local crime syndicate, a kidnapped woman, and a group of ex-foster children haunted by the past...

Voted "Best of Anthology 2016" - Suspense MagazineCatherine Lea and Brakelight Press are thrilled to bring together New York Times and USA TodayBestsellers Russell Blake and Diane Capri, Amazon #1 Bestseller Joe Konrath, Edgar nominee and Mystery Booksellers Association Bestseller Austin Camacho, short story award-winning author Arthur Kerns, plus Cat Connor, J.H. Bogran, Mark Bastable, Helen Hanson, Jerry Hatchett and Ken Isaacson in a collection of rivet...

In this mystery series debut, the circus visits a Colorado mountain town—and murder follows soon after.In the summer, campers flock to Cedar Valley's meadows and fields. In the winter, skiers and snowboarders take over the mountains. But those who live there know that dark secrets are buried beneath the town's natural splendor.When a clown from a traveling circus is murdered, Detective Gemma Monroe is shocked to discover the victim's true identity. The young ...

A reverend haunted by grief. A killer obsessed with patterns. A mystery that refuses to stay buried.Cici Gurule lost her twin sister to an unsolved murder. She knows what that kind of grief does to a person — she feels it in her bones, hears it in Anna Carmen's voice, still whispering from the other side.When Cici returns to Santa Fe and discovers a body killed in the same ritualistic way, she understands two things immediately: the killer was never finishe...

HE'S EVERY PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE . . .⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A police procedural with heart'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A must read for any fans of dark gritty thrillers'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A great read with a pacy plot'THE SECOND CHAPTER IN A DARK AND GRITTY CRIME SERIES . . .Detective Inspector Paolo Sterling is determined to shut down the syndicate flooding Bradchester's streets, who are trafficking children as sex workers.When a young girl i...

A gripping thriller full of twists you won't see coming... The next thrilling serial killer read from the author of MISSING. Perfect for the fans of Angela Marsons and Jeffrey Deaver.Seven years ago, psychiatrist Dr Claps assisted police in capturing Giacomo Riondino, a man accused of abducting, torturing and murdering two women. On arrest, tests had revealed that Riondino suffered from a rare and disturbing psychi...

A USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIESJACK REACHER'S SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS (NOVELS #1, #2 & #3)DEAD MEN WALKING: Jack Reacher handpicked a group of the smartest, toughest and most fearless individuals in the Army’s 110th MP to form an elite unit which he called “The Special Investigators.” Those who were reckless or stupid enough to mess with Reacher’s unit were labeled “dead men walking.” Now, a deadly conspiracy has forced the special in...