A police officer is reported missing. When his car is found in a remote spot, and his body nearby, the investigation intensifies. Who is the mysterious and untraceable “friend” he was last seen with? And was he involved in the killing or was this a random attack after they parted?Then there is another attack, and another, in an escalating series. Cops across the region are being targeted. But who by? And why? Pete and his team are pulled into a race against time to identify and app...

A car is left abandoned on a quiet country lane outside of Exeter. The engine is running, the headlights on, the driver’s door open. And the young female owner is nowhere to be found.To all outward appearances, she was happily and successfully engaged in her college studies, friendly and well-liked by all who knew her. So, what happened on her early-morning commute and where has she gone? Did she leave of her own volition? Was she snatched by a random attacker? Did someone from her...

‘There are lots of twists and turns in this book and it has the makings of a great series’ - Annette (Netgalley)A missing child. A dead body. A killer on the loose.Returning to Exeter CID after his son’s unsolved disappearance Detective Sergeant Peter Gayle’s first day back was supposed to be gentle. Until a young girl is reported missing and the clock begins to tick.Rosie Whitlock has been abducted from outside her school that morning. There are no...

No CompassionA vicious rape, a woman left traumatised. A previous victim is quickly identified. Then more come forward.A serial rapist is attacking the women of Exeter in their beds at night.There are fingerprints and DNA but no matches, CCTV but no identification.With the press clamouring for answers DS Pete Gayle and his team must work through a maze of conflicting evidence to identify and arrest the offender before he can commit another brutal attack.

A burglary. A missing car. Two dead bodies and nothing else apparently touched. It seems like there’s an obvious answer when DS Pete Gayle is called to the crime scene in an affluent area on the edge of Exeter. But is it too obvious? Then another death occurs. A connection is made that adds a whole new dimension to the case. Now he has to find the link between the victims before more people are attacked and possibly killed.

A rumour on the streets. A courier caught in the act. Somewhere in or close to Exeter, someone is making guns and selling them on the black market. Someone secretive enough to cover his tracks by any means necessary and ruthless enough to kill without compunction.DS Pete Gayle and his team must work with the National Crime Agency to catch him before he can spread any more death and destruction across the streets of the UK’s major cities as well as closer to home. But how can they t...

An old man dies unexpectedly. His family blame his live-in carer. When DS Pete Gayle and his team begin to investigate, another, similar case quickly comes to light, involving the same carer, who has since disappeared. It looks like they may be dealing with an unexpected killer. But questions remain. Is she a killer, a thief or a victim? They need to find her before anyone else can be killed.

A missing father. A desperate daughter. A terrible discovery.A new case is the last thing DS Pete Gayle needs right now, but when it falls right into his lap, he has no choice. Justice is crying out to be served. With a career-making trial about to begin and his son in imminent danger from a pair of psychopathic brothers, Pete goes on the hunt in what could turn out to be the biggest case of his life.

A desperate mother fights in vain for the life of her son as he is kicked and beaten to death by a vicious mob. When DS Pete Gayle is called in all he finds is a rumour about the victim that is quickly proved false and a wall of silence more solid than the stones around the city’s old prison. Was this just pointless spite that went too far or is there more behind the horrific killing? Pete is forced to battle a mini crimewave designed to keep him in the dark as he seeks justice for an inno...

A young woman sits quietly compliant at a sea-front bus-stop as a police officer takes a bloody knife from her hand. ‘I’m safe now,’ she says.But safe from whom? Who is she, whose blood is on the blade and where has she come from? These are just a few of the questions DS Pete Gayle must answer in the latest book in this top-selling series.

The Venus FlawMurder and corruption in the Maltese government combine with the concealment of a horrific secret in a minefield of intrigue and violence.When Dan and Wendy Griffin find a cave full of prehistoric artwork on the coast of Malta they are plunged into a living nightmare. Someone is trying to keep something hidden, but who? And what?Unable to trust the police or the British Embassy and with no clues other than the cave itself and the fact that one of the m...

The other side of the mirror from DS Pete Gayle’s investigation in Book One of the series, Nowhere to Run – this is The Dark Side.A young girl is snatched from right outside her school.While she fights to survive in the clutches of her abductors, her family is ripped apart by guilt and recriminations. But, with no demand or even a message to go on, they are forced to rely on the police to find her. And not even the officer in charge of the case is aware until it’s too late ...