Graham Ison spája rozsiahle skúsenosti z oblasti spravodajských služieb a policajnej práce s pútavým rozprávačským štýlom. Jeho kariéra v Škótskej jednotke Scotland Yardu mu poskytla jedinečné pohľady do sveta špionáže a vyšetrovaní s vysokými stávkami, skúsenosti, ktoré hlboko formujú jeho písanie. Majstrovsky oživuje zložité fungovanie bezpečnostných služieb a komplexné ľudské drámy, ktoré sa v nich odohrávajú. Čitatelia sú vtiahnutí do svetov intríg a napätia, prezentovaných s hĺbkou pochopenia, ktorú mohlo poskytnúť iba priame skúsenosti.
Has Captain Guy Stoner been murdered? His uncle, the Reverend Percy Stoner, is convinced he has. He recently received a letter, supposedly from Guy, claiming that there had been a fire at his farm in Ditton, Surrey, and asking for money. Hardcastle and Detective Sergeant Charles Marriott are assigned the case, and make a shocking discovery...
Detective Inspector Walter Hardcastle is following in his father's footsteps, but is his rapid rise about to be threatened by a spate of disturbing break-ins linked to the war effort August, 1939. As war looms, Detective Inspector Walter Hardcastle is following in the footsteps of his father, Ernest, and progressing through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police. Summoned to the office of Charles Marriot, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of CID at New Scotland Yard, Walter learns that he has been promoted to a senior role at V Division, and is plunged into a top secret case when burglaries occur at the homes of those working on a new type of war submarine.Could a German spy be behind the break-ins? When one of the burglaries ends with a double murder, the stakes get higher for Walter. Can he track down an enemy agent on the streets of London while also resolving another disturbing case?
DCI Harry Brock and DS David Poole receive news that Robert Sharp, a conman wanted by the police, has been found dead in a fire at a nudist club near Harrow. Plunged into a deadly mix of deception, betrayal and fraud, Harry and Dave soon uncover a number of people with a grudge against Robert, but can they unmask his killer?
A wedding ring, a missing woman, a bizarre disappearance... Brock and Poole have one of their most unusual cases to unravel