All families have secrets... some are deadly.When D.I. Matthew Denning is called in to investigate a house fire in a North London street, he never anticipated the horrors that awaited him. As Denning and D.S. Molly Fisher search the wreckage, the bodies of the Galloway family – Brian and Ellie, son Simon, daughter Amber and 9-year-old grandson Caleb – are discovered in the smouldering house.All evi...

One killer can hide in a city of millionsWhen a homeless man is found dead in an abandoned tube station, DI Denning and DS Fisher are shocked to find out he has been stabbed. Who would want to kill a homeless man? And why?As they uncover his identity as a man involved in a serious fraud case several years ago, it leads to even more questions. Why are the victim's family so reluctant to help them solve the case? Who else is involved? Faced with a wall of sil...

'If you are a fan of British police procedurals, add Shame the Devil to your must-read list.' Reader ReviewSometimes catching a killer means looking close to homeA young father is stabbed to death on his front doorstep in East London. Kieran Judd was a well-liked sports coach and family man, so why would he be targeted for such a brutal death?D.I. Matthew Denning and D.S. Molly Fisher are quickly thrown into an investigatio...

Evil lurks in the city streets.A man is discovered on a leafy North London street, fighting for life after a brutal beating. DI Matthew Denning and his team are quickly called in to track down the monster responsible.Except the victim is hiding secrets of his own. His name shows that he was reported missing two decades ago - but it's clear that the missing person is not the same man lying broken in a hospital bed.A visit to a squali...

'This is a brilliant read the story twists and turns to an exciting conclusion and leaves you wanting more' Mac Reviews BooksOld crimes don't stay buried foreverIt's high summer, and London sizzles in the grip of a heatwave. But when the body of young mother, Leanne Wyatt, is discovered in an East London park, the heat rises to boiling point for D.I. Matthew Denning. Under pressure to solve the cas...

He gazes at the bodies. Young men, probably in their early thirties. The wooden flooring around them has been stained dark red. He wonders what kind of monster could have done this.And why.As a murder detective in the Met Police, D.I. Matthew Denning is used to seeing the very worst of humanity. But when a young woman's body is discovered in an East London churchyard, her face obliterated by blows, he is plunged into his most shocking case...

Meet detectives D.I. Denning & D.S. Fisher as they tackle London crime. Includes the first four books in the series; Know No Evil, Blood Family, The Darkness Within and Run For Cover.Know No Evil: The body of young mother, Leanne Wyatt, is discovered in an East London park. Under pressure to solve the case, and fast, D.I. Matthew Denning delves into Leanne's history and finds that she was close to some dangerous individuals – c...

All families have secrets. This one died for them.When D.I. Matthew Denning is called to a house fire in North London, he expects a tragic accident. Instead, he and D.S. Molly Fisher arrive at a scene of unimaginable horror: the bodies of the Galloway family—Brian and Ellie, their adult children Simon and Amber, and nine-year-old grandson Caleb—lying dead in the ruins.But the fire didn't kill them.Forensics confirm the family was murdered before the blaze, executed ...

A level-headed D.I. thought he'd seen it all, until the young D.S. linked recent murders to a decade-old case.When the body of a young mother is discovered in an East London park during a blistering summer, D.I. Matthew Denning is thrust into a high-pressure investigation. As another woman dies in similar circumstances, it becomes clear a killer is stalking the city's streets.But when young, ambitious, D.S. Molly Fisher discovers a horrifying link to these deaths and a kill...

Evil lurks in the streets East London...When retired DCI Frank Buckfield is found with his throat slit in a filthy Hackney flat, Denning and Fisher are under pressure to hunt down a cop killer. The scene is brutal, the motive unclear—and the victim's fall from grace raises more questions than it answers.Then a second body turns up: freelance journalist Magda Kilbride, murdered in a deserted East London car park, her injuries chillingly similar to Buckfield's. As Denning and...

As a murder detective in the Met Police, D.I. Matthew Denning is used to seeing the very worst of humanity. But when the mutilated body of a young woman is found in an East London churchyard, her face beaten beyond recognition, he is plunged into his most disturbing case yet.The victim, petty criminal Bryony Allen, has plenty of secrets – but nothing that seems to justify the cruelty of her death. Until Denning, and D.S. Molly Fisher, uncovers a link between her murder, the executi...

Exposing old lies can be deadly...When a young father and well-liked sports coach is stabbed to death on his front doorstep in East London, D.I. Matthew Denning and D.S. Molly Fisher expect a straightforward hunt for a grudging enemy. But when the body of a respectable schoolteacher is discovered, the two murders mirroring each other, the coincidences are impossible to ignore.As the mystery unfolds, Denning and Fisher unearth a sinister connection between the victims and a ...