A young Spanish cello player, Ramon, journeys to the castle of master cellist Ernesto Cavello in the hope of private tuition from the great musician. Ramon's own music is technically perfect, but his playing lacks a certain essence - and so, Maestro Cavello arranges for Ramon to undergo a number of sexual trials.This is a modern day Gothic novel full of dark sensuality and eroticism - and distinctly Catholic decadence.

A body is found, horrifically tortured and left outside a women’s refuge. She is quickly identified as a resident, the victim of domestic abuse.DS Pete Gayle’s young son is recently dead, his traumatised daughter is going through hell and his station chief is out for his blood – or at least his career – when he is called to a murder scene on a residential street in Exeter.But the obvious suspect was three hundred miles away, so who did this? And why? The attack was too pers...

Exeter-based DS Pete Gayle is already busy with a child-snatching case when a call comes into CID that a body has been found in Exwick cemetery. And this burial, in a shallow grave among the trees bordering the graveyard, is not an official one. With nothing but the skeletal remains to go on, Pete must find out who the dead man is, how he got there and, most importantly – who put him there?

A murder in mysterious circumstances.A woman is brutally slaughtered just feet from her sleeping family. But none of them belong in this grand and expensive home. Who are they? Why are they here? And why was this woman killed?DS Pete Gayle must draw on all his skills as an investigator to figure out what went on here and why.

This is a special 50th year anniversary volume of Advances in the Study of Behavior with contributions from past and present editors and authors of the serial. Initiated 50 years ago, Advances in the Study of Behavior strives to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study of animal behavior. That number is still expanding. This volume makes another important "contribution to the development of the field" by presenting theoretical ideas and research to those studying anim...

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 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...

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.

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A house fire. A suspicious death. A serial killer to catch. When a body is found in a house fire DS Peter Gayle is called to the scene. It looks like an accidental death, but the evidence just doesn’t add up. With only one murder victim they can’t make any calls, but it looks like a serial killer is operating in Exeter and it’s up to Pete to track him down. But with his wife still desperate for news on their missing son and his boss watching his every move, the pressure is on for Pete to b...

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