Detective Jan Talantire Series

The savage murder of one of their own shocks the force.

Police and Crime Commissioner Lionel Hall-Hartington is shot dead at his farm, alongside one of his employees. His wife is found suspended upside down in an ancient well in the cellar.

DI Jan Talantire is at a loss. There’s no clear motive the farm was ransacked but nothing has been taken. There are bloody footprints, but no obvious perpetrator. And the farm’s CCTV has been disabled. The only clue they have is a bizarre Victorian-style doll from the wife’s collection which was hung on the door to the cellar.

The trail leads Talantire across the country and even further afield. Can she look past her first assumptions and unravel this complicated case?

A dark, page-turning crime thriller from the million-copy bestseller. Perfect for fans of Kate Ellis, Sally Rigby and Elly Griffiths.

A body is found under Teignmouth Pier. DI Jan Talantire must find the victim’s identity while her career is in turmoil after going head-to-head with one of her higher ups.

The darkest secrets lie right beneath the surface.

On Boxing Day a mystery woman’s body is found washed up under Teignmouth Pier. She has no ID but is wearing a wetsuit. When the post-mortem shows heavy metal poisoning, DI Jan Talantire is called in.

Talantire herself is caught in an ongoing game of cat-and-mouse against her nemesis Commander Brent West. Her complaint against him for abusive behaviour foundered when she was accused by the investigating panel of collusion with another complainant, PC Nadine Lister, to bring West down.

With her career hanging by a thread, Talantire discovers that the route to solving the mystery is tangled up with the death of the woman on the Devon Coast. Brent West, it seems, will go to any lengths to protect his career.

And that includes murder.

A razor-sharp, suspense-filled crime thriller from the million-copy bestseller, perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths.

The higher you climb, the further you fall.

On her way home after an overnight shift, DI Jan Talantire hears the control room relaying an emergency. Someone has fallen to their death from one of the highest cliffs in Devon. Jan is nearby so she agrees to hold the fort until uniformed cops arrive.

At the scene, a small knot of people have gathered, all of whom have some connection to the victim, Joanne Dexter. Could one of them have been involved in her death?

When the Commissioner personally asks Jan to take charge of the case, she is taken aback such a small incident would usually be beneath a DI. But she soon realises there’s far more to this case than first meets the eye. This fall was no accident.

Joanne’s work forced her into close contact with some dangerous people. Could she have gotten on their bad side? Or was her killer someone closer to home?

An unputdownable British crime thriller from the million-copy bestseller. Perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths, Kate Ellis and Sally Rigby.

Praise for The Dark Edge

‘An excellent thriller’ Reader review

‘This book was impossible to put down’ Reader review

‘Wonderfully written characters plenty of twists and turns that kept me reading late into the night’ Reader review

‘A brilliantly gripping police procedural’ Reader review

‘A clever, well-written story with more twists and turns than a Devon country road’ Reader review

‘A cannot-put-down novel! A page-turner I did not want to stop reading!’ Reader review

‘An awesome series. Lots of twists and turns’ Reader review

What happened to the missing victim?

On a midsummer’s night, a stolen car packed with teenagers crashes at high speed on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. DI Jan Talantire arrives at the scene to find the victims of the crash.

It appears to be a tragic accident until a worried mother turns up at the scene of the accident. Her daughter, Jade, a friend of the joyriders, hasn’t been seen since the previous night. The account dovetails with the statement of the householder who claimed to see a girl running near the crashed vehicle the moment he emerged.

Was Jade in the car with her friends when it crashed, and if she was, why did she flee? And where is she now?

A tense and gripping detective novel. Perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Sally Rigby

She must solve the ultimate riddle

DI Jan Talantire is called to a cottage in Ilfracombe, where the female occupant is found dead, impaled with a crucifix. The woman, who had been renting the house for a few months, is well known locally. Documents found at her house indicate her name is Ruth Lyle. The name means nothing to the young PC who found her, but DI Talantire knows that this cannot be true.

Fifty years earlier, sixteen-year-old Ruth Lyle was murdered stabbed by a crucifix, in exactly the same location. It is impossible for this to be the same woman, and yet all the records are a match.

With a brutal killer at large, DI Talantire must work quickly to solve the most complicated case of her career: how can a woman die twice?

A twisty and unputdownable crime thriller. Perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Kate Ellis.

Praise for The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle ‘My new favorite author!’ Reader review

‘What a wild ride! Highly recommended, and I can’t wait for the sequel’ Reader review

‘One of the best series starters I’ve had the pleasure of reading. The twists, turns, and jaw dropping moments are plentiful while Jan and her team are already believable, personable, and work well together. I am fully invested in this new series and impatient for book two’ Reader review

‘Great story. Lots of twists and turns. Amazing characters’ Reader review

‘A must-read. You will want to grab this book and jump right in!’ Reader review

‘Immersive, compelling and well written, this is riveting start to a new series with a deftly drawn cast of characters, a firm sense of place and a solid mystery at its very heart’ Reader review

‘Super engaging. The writing was very clear and well thought out. The characters were likeable and kept leaving me wanting more’ Reader review

‘A brilliant start to a great new series. I’ve not read a plot as original and captivating for a long time. Genius writing’ Reader review

‘A fascinating and well-written investigation with plenty of twists. I was completely gripped!’ Reader review

‘Perfectly paced with enough twists to keep the well-seasoned crime reader engaged. A most welcome addition to this genre’ Reader review

‘Absolutely fantastic! The best I’ve read this year so far! A smart, different, tantalising crime story that unravelled at lightning speed’ Reader review