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 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 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...

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.

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.

Two calls. One body. Two obvious suspects.When DS Pete Gayle is called to a south Devon farmhouse, he finds the brutally murdered body of its owner in her blood-soaked bed and two men – her son and her husband, his step-father – accusing each other of the murder. With both of them living in the house, their DNA will naturally be all over it, so Pete and his team will need all their skills and experience to untangle this deadly web of deceit and figure out who killed the woman – hop...

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?

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 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...

No Compromise (DS Peter Gayle thriller series, book 7)A brutal murder. A man jailed. A new witness who claims he couldn’t have been there.Already in the middle of a violent and complex case, DS Pete Gayle gets entangled in a tangled web of lies and intrigue. With a man in jail for a murder he may not have committed, the reputation of the station and the whole force is on the line. Pete has to face one of the hardest choices of his life. To break ranks and go against another...

No Fear of ConsequencesA student disappears in broad daylight just yards from the university. With potential witnesses beginning to disperse across the country for the Christmas break, DS Pete Gayle is under extra pressure to figure out what happened as quickly as possible. Did she leave of her own accord, unable to cope with the pressures of university? Was she snatched by an ex-boyfriend, a stalker or a random attacker? Or was she targeted because of the way she’d chosen to suppl...

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.