When the body of a woman is discovered in a fisherman's net in Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, new recruit Detective Sergeant Joaquin Moralès is thrown in at the deep end… First in a beautifully written, atmospheric and addictive new series.***Runner-up for the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translations from French***'Wonderfully atmospheric … I genuinely couldn't put this book down' Gill Paul'You might want to grab this rele...

In this beautiful, lyrical sequel to the critically acclaimed We Were the Salt of the Sea, Detective Moralès finds that a seemingly straightforward search for a missing fisherwoman off Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula is anything but…**WINNER of the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best French Crime Book****SHORTLISTED for the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger****NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**'A ri...

Detective Moralès becomes immersed in a chilling case set on the icy seas of Quebec's remote Magdalen Islands, in the midst of a brutal seal hunt. A breathtaking, atmospheric, race-against-the-clock thriller…**Number One bestseller in Canada****Shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best French Crime Book**'A shocking, exquisitely plotted mystery set in the brutal seas off Quebec. The writing is sublime … you can feel ...

When an abandoned lobster trawler is found adrift off the coast of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, DS Joaquin Moralès begins a straightforward search for the boat's missing captain, Angel Roberts – a woman in a male-dominated world. But Moralès finds himself blocked at every turn – by his police colleagues, by fisheries bureaucrats, and by his grown-up son, who has turned up at his door with a host of his own personal problems. When Angel's body is finally discovered, it's clear something very s...

Fisheries officer Simone Lord is transferred to Quebec's remote Magdalen Islands for the winter, and at the last minute ordered to go aboard a trawler braving a winter storm for the traditional grey seal hunt, while all of the other boats shelter onshore. Detective Sergeant Joaquin Moralès is on a cross-country boat trip down the St Lawrence River, accompanied by Nadine Lauzon, a forensic psychologist working on the case of a savagely beaten teenager with Moralès' old team in Montreal. Whe...

Murder or justice?When a local sex offender Albie Woodville is killed, it puts DI Harry Powell and DC Hazel Hamilton at the East Rise incident room under immense pressure. They must treat this case the same as any other murder, but they know better than anyone, the bad things Albie did when he was alive…But as the investigation progresses, it becomes clear this isn’t just a one-off killing —someone is out for revenge…Will the team solve the case in ...

After much tragedy and violence, Jack Taylor has at long last landed at contentment. Of course, he still knocks back too much Jameson and dabbles in uppers, but he has a new woman in his life, a freshly bought apartment, and little sign of trouble on the horizon. Once again, trouble comes to him—this time in the form of a wealthy Frenchman who wants Jack to investigate the double-murder of his twin sons. Jack is meanwhile roped into looking after his girlfriend’s nine-year-old son and is i...

**Is it murder or justice? This mystery "keeps you guessing until the final, thrilling sentence" (Elizabeth Haynes, New York Times–bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner).When local sex offender Albie Woodville is killed, it puts DI Harry Powell and DC Hazel Hamilton under immense pressure in the East Rise incident room. They must treat this case the same as any other murder, but they know better than anyone the evil things Albie did when he was al...

Moscow's gone to the dogs in the "imaginative" Edgar Award–winning crime series about a conscientious Russian cop (The New York Times Book Review).With packs of stray wild canines roaming Moscow, it was inevitable that enterprising criminals would find a way to get rich. As dogfighting became big business, the Mafia got involved, and venues upgraded from alleys and garages to private arenas with padded seats. Police Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov has assigned...

In this "absorbing" Edwardian mystery, an heiress turned amateur sleuth investigates murder in a "tightly knit tale with an unexpected twist" ( Publishers Weekly).As heiress to her father's international textile empire, Ursula Marlow's fortune puts her at the top of English society. But as an Edwardian-era woman with wealth and power, Ursula is also the ultimate outsider.Her business leads her to Egypt, a trip turned sour after the mysterious wife ...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water . . . Second in the Black Horse Campground Mystery series from the author of End of the Road.Every year, Corrie Black ushers in the summer season by opening the campground's pool and hosting a private party for employees and friends. This year is no different—except for the corpse found floating on the surface the next day . . .It turns out that a bunch of graduating high school seniors snuc...

A mute child holds the key in this addictive serial killer thriller for fans of Dark Places.Maggie Connolly never intended to work with the police, but Detective Reid Hanlon’s latest homicide case requires the expertise of a shrink. What’s a detective to do with an eight-year-old boy who hasn’t said a word since his family’s brutal murder?But Maggie did not expect that treating the boy would drag her into a serial killer’s crosshairs. Nor could she...