Jo Bannisterová sa zameriava na psychologické krimi a thrillery. Jej tvorba často vychádza z prostredia Severného Írska, kde pôsobila ako novinárka a editorka. Diela si vyslúžili nominácie na viacero ocenení. Vo voľnom čase sa venuje koňom, psom a archeologickým náleziskám.
A new mystery from a popular author - When Robin Firths son Mouse is blamed for a fatal car crash, Robins fury stuns both the boy and Agnes, his new wife. Then the village church burns down, and suspicion falls on Mouse. And then theres the interest of a band of New Age travellers in the improbable survival of the churchs relic. Its supposed to be a Crusader banner, but that just doesnt make any sense . . .
When two kidnappers attempt to snatch away Gabriel Ash's sons outside the school gates, it's only the intervention of his friend, Constable Hazel Best, that keeps them safe. As she investigates, Hazel uncovers disturbing information about another crime, the repercussions of which are still threatening innocent lives 17 years later.
Brodie Farrell has made many significant discoveries while working as a modern-day treasure hunter, but none of them turned her life upside down the way that finding she's unexpectedly pregnant will. She has already separated from her partner, Detective Superintendent Jack Deacon: a new baby is a complication both of them could have done without.
Constable Hazel Best attracts a sinister new admirer in this absorbing police procedural. When does a secret admirer become a stalker? When chocolates on the doorstep give way to the sound of an intruder on the stairs? When the victim's friends are waylaid in the dark and beaten bloody? When she receives photographs memorializing these events? Or when people start dying?For Constable Hazel Best, the pivot point is the attack on her friend Gabriel Ash. That's when she focuses all her ingenuity on finding the man responsible. Her police colleagues would be more help if they weren't already occupied with two murders - but assistance does arrive from an unexpected source.In the end, though, Hazel must deal with the stalker alone. And more than her own life will depend on the outcome ...
No one ever said: "See Norbold and die." So why would a man from DC Hazel Best's past cross England in order to get himself beaten senseless in this uninspiring Midlands town? Everyone assumes he was looking for Hazel. She can't think why he would; and when David Sperrin wakes up, he can't think why he would either. Amnesia - or something to hide? Flashbacks as Sperrin's battered brain recovers only make the case more troubling. His sharpest memory is of a girl dying in his arms. But who, and how? And why is there no body, no witnesses, no missing persons report? Struggling to make sense of the situation, Hazel turns to her close friend Gabriel Ash for help. But Ash has problems of his own: one of his own ghosts has returned to haunt him. And the stakes are so high there's no one, not even Hazel, he can confide in . .
When Gabriel Ash comes across a terrified young woman fleeing a brutal attacker, he and Hazel Best are drawn into a complex and baffling investigation.Rachel Somers, running . . . Something appalling happened in the wood. When Gabriel Ash and his dog come to her aid, she thinks she's safe. But this is Norbold, where things aren't always as they seem.Detective Chief Inspector Gorman thinks this is his worst nightmare: a predatory paedophile who's prepared to kill rather than be taken. Constable Hazel Best thinks she's helping both the Somers family and her friend Ash, but her tendency to follow her heart rather than her orders is about to get her into trouble again. And the people of Norbold have noticed that descriptions of the attacker, sketchy as they are, fit Ash better than they fit anyone else.With panic stalking the town, DCI Gorman needs to make an arrest before more young girls are attacked, before someone else dies, before the vigilantes who burned Ash's shop decide to burn him too. But the parameters keep shifting, and almost none of the facts he's relying on will turn out to be true. The solution to the mystery is more shocking, and more tragic, than even these three could have imagined.
The story follows Gabriel Ash, whose life unraveled after his wife and children were kidnapped by Somali pirates. After leaving his government job and retreating to a small town, he nearly succumbs to madness. However, with the support of his dog Patience and a budding friendship with police officer Hazel Best, he regains his focus. The revelation that his wife is still alive reignites a mix of hope and fear, propelling him into a new chapter of his life.
Set against the backdrop of the perilous Anarchy Ridge, the story follows two friends on a fateful climb that ends in tragedy. One survives but is wrongfully accused of causing his friend's death. As he grapples with grief and guilt, he finds himself on the run from a vengeful father determined to make him pay for the loss. This gripping narrative intertwines themes of friendship, betrayal, and the quest for justice, keeping readers on the edge of their seats.
Gabriel Ash's life shattered when his wife and sons vanished, likely at the hands of Somali pirates. After years of despair, a senior policeman's suggestion that his sons might still be alive reignites his hope, but that hope quickly turns to dread when the policeman is murdered. Now, driven by desperation and armed with newfound determination, Ash embarks on a perilous quest to uncover the truth behind a local operation that may hold the key to his family's fate.
Detective Constable Hazel Best's latest assignment takes an unexpected turn in the compelling new Gabriel Ash mystery. Returning to work after an extended leave of absence, DC Hazel Best's first task is to shadow TV historian Oliver Ford, who has arrived in Norbold to open a new museum. What should have been a routine assignment takes a decidedly dramatic turn however when Hazel saves Ford from a murderous attack that would appear to be an act of jihad. But why would someone fly thousands of miles to firebomb an obscure little museum in a quiet English village? Hazel can't help thinking there's more to this case than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Hazel's friend Gabriel Ash and her lodger Saturday are growing increasingly uneasy at Hazel's developing relationship with Oliver Ford. Though neither of them can guess the real danger that Hazel - and not only Hazel - faces, nor the direction from which it comes.