U manchesterského kanálu je nalezeno spálené a týrané tělo mladého muže. Oběť – student žurnalistiky, se svým přátelům svěřil, že pracuje na velké kauze, ovšem jeho smrt svede policii na falešnou stopu.
Případ dostane na starosti detektiv inspektorka Rachel Kingová, která má ovšem tajemství: láskou jejího života je dobře známý zločinec – a ten se jí nedávno vrátil do života. Ale co doopravdy chce?
Brutální sériový vrah se zálibou v mladých blonďatých krasavcích vraždí dál. Studentka, která byla zapletená s vrahovou první obětí, se domnívá, že má dávno ztraceného bratra, ale nevěří jí ani její vlastní otec. Vraždy pokračují a Rachel se musí pokusit vyřešit případ a udržet svou rodinu pohromadě. Ale podaří se jí to?
Detektiv Rachel Kingová musí řešit další zapeklitý případ. Na staveništi je totiž nalezeno tělo mrtvé ženy. Jedná se o zdravotní sestru Agnes Mooreovou. Ale přijde ještě něco horšího. Záhy je na stejném místě nalezeno další pohřbené tělo. S čím vším Agnes Mooreová pomáhala místním dívkám? A kdo mohl mít zájem na její smrti? Kdo zaplatí cenu nejvyšší příště? Pro Rachel začíná závod s časem. Navíc začíná hrát v jejím životě čím dál větší roli její starý známý – Jed McAteer…
MEET DETECTIVE RACHEL KING IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW CRIME SERIES. DISCOVER A BRAND NEW MYSTERY FROM #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR HELEN H. DURRANT THAT WILL HAVE YOU GRIPPED FROM START TO PULSATING FINISH. A man is found dead in his bed, suffocated, covered in confetti and with his ring finger missing. Detective Rachel King informs his daughter and takes her to identify the body. But she's never seen the man before in her life. WHAT IF YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THE KILLER REALLY WANTED TO MURDER? Then a second murder. This time a woman, Alison, also suffocated and with her finger severed and confetti strewn over her body. The team desperately search for a link before anyone else dies. Meanwhile, someone has been running a property scam, selling dream houses that will never be built. And the love of Rachel's life has disappeared. Is he really the mastermind of a people-trafficking gang? Or does Rachel have enemies on her own team? A MYSTERY FULL OF STUNNING TWISTS AND WITH NO ONE RACHEL CAN TRUST. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham. What readers are saying about HELEN H. DURRANT I couldn't put it down. Barbara This new series by Helen H. Durrant certainly has got off to a thrilling start. Viv If you want a book to get your teeth into, this is the one. A massive 5* Greta Another fast-paced murder mystery Aileen The writing wastop notch and the characters were very real. Kat THE DETECTIVE DCI Rachel King. Thirty-nine year-old mother of two teenage daughters. Divorced from Alan. She lives in the Cheshire village of Poynton - about ten miles from central Manchester. She is good at her job, gets results but does make mistakes. One of them was getting involved with a budding villain in her teens. No one, family, friends or colleagues know anything about this. ALSO BY HELEN H. DURRANT RACHEL KING Book 1: Next Victim Book 2: Two Victims Book 3: Wrong Victim THE CALLADINE BAYLISS MYSTERY SERIES Book 1: DEAD WRONG Book 2: DEAD SILENT Book 3: DEAD LIST Book 4: DEAD LOST Book 5: DEAD BURIED Book 6: DEAD NASTY Book 7: DEAD JEALOUS Book 8: DEAD BAD Book 9: DEAD GUILTY THE DCI GRECO BOOKS Book 1: DARK MURDER Book 2: DARK HOUSES Book 3: DARK TRADE Book 4: DARK ANGEL MATT BRINDLE Book 1: HIS THIRD VICTIM Book 2: THE OTHER VICTIM
Police partners, D.I. Calladine and D.S. Ruth Bayliss face one of their toughest challenges yet. A group of homeless people have set up camp in the grounds of a disused cotton mill belonging to local businessman Damien Chase. But one of the men is not what he seems. He has a secret he will do anything to cover up. And once Calladine and Bayliss investigate, they find the crimes go much further than they could ever have imagined
Police partners, D.I. Calladine and D.S. Ruth Bayliss race against time to catch a vicious serial killer. The first two victims are American university students and both have livestock tags fixed to their earlobes. Who wanted them dead and what's the connection? The detectives piece together the forensic evidence and track down the witnesses, to reach a shocking conclusion
"A young woman is found brutally murdered in an empty house. Detective Stephen Greco and his team must piece together her life as quickly as possible. Within twenty-four hours there is another horrific murder using the same method. The detectives realise that the victims are random but the locations are not. The killer is more concerned with finding the right house - somewhere he won't be disturbed as he pursues his evil plan. When a man walks into the station and confesses, it looks like the case is closed. But Greco's not convinced and soon he'll be fighting to save the woman who's most important to him in a stunningly tense and emotional conclusion."--Publisher's description
A female serial killer targets unsuspecting victims in the picturesque Peak District, creating a chilling contrast to the idyllic setting. Callum, lured to a secluded boathouse, becomes her captive, while his mother, a local resident, fears for his safety as police dismiss his disappearance. The discovery of a body intensifies the urgency, prompting DCI Alice Rossi's return to the scene. As the investigation unfolds, the community's dark secrets emerge, and the killer's taunting messages hint at a deadly game that intertwines their fates.
Police partners, D.I. Calladine and D.S. Ruth Bayliss battle a nurderer who is working their way through a list of victims. Each murder is meticulously planned and unique, and a tarot card is left at the scene of the crime. When two children disappear in the local area, the stakes are raised and the team are baffled by the link between the crimes. Calladine and Bayliss race against time to prevent any more carnage
Eine Plastiktüte mit zwölf abgeschnittenen Fingern: Der blutige Fund auf einem Spielplatz der Hobfield Siedlung versetzt die Ermittler Tom Calladine und Ruth Bayliss in höchste Alarmbereitschaft. Zwar ist die heruntergekommene Siedlung eine Hochburg des Drogenhandels – aber eine Grausamkeit dieses Ausmaßes? Calladines Gespür sagt ihm, dass es um mehr als einen Bandenkrieg geht. Als die sterblichen Überreste von zwei Männern gefunden werden, finden sie zwar heraus, wer die zu Tode Gefolterten sind, aber noch immer weist nichts auf den Täter hin. Schlimmer noch: Irgendwer spielt der Presse grauenhafte Details zu, und für Calladine bekommt der Fall eine persönliche Wendung. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt …
