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The murder of a personal fitness trainer draws DCI Bill Slider and
his team into a baffling investigation where nothing is as it first
appears. Fitness trainer Erik Lingoss is found dead in his west
London flat, his head smashed by one of his own dumbbells. His
heartlessly-dumped girlfriend, blood on her clothes and hands, is
the prime suspect. She had means, opportunity, and motive. But is
the case as clear-cut as it seems? Handsome Erik Lingoss had
clients in high places; and he seemed to engender powerful
emotions. If it was a crime of passion, there was plenty of that to
go round: love strong as death, jealousy cruel as the grave. Who
did he let in to his flat that evening? Where is his missing mobile
phone? Why is seven hundred pounds in cash stuffed under his
pillow? The deeper Slider and his team dig, the clearer it becomes
there's far more to this case than meets the eye.
"Harrod-Eagles graces her narrative with a quiet wit that makes the
book a pleasure to read" Publishers Weekly Starred Review "Another
sterling entry in a truly outstanding series" Booklist Starred
Review DCI Bill Slider tackles the coldest of cold cases in this
absorbing mystery. A young couple discover human remains buried in
the garden of their new house: could this be the resting place of
14-year-old Amanda Knight, who disappeared from the same garden two
decades before, and was never seen again? The problem comes almost
as a relief to DCI Slider, still suffering from the fallout of his
previous case. He is not popular with the Powers That Be, and his
immediate boss, Detective Superintendent Porson, reckons that at
least this little puzzle will keep Slider out of trouble. After
all, with a murder twenty years in the past, this is the coldest of
cold cases. Most of the suspects and principal players are now dead
too, and all passion is long spent . Or is it?
The murder of a personal fitness trainer draws DCI Bill Slider and
his team into a baffling investigation where nothing is as it first
appears. Fitness trainer Erik Lingoss is found dead in his west
London flat, his head smashed by one of his own dumbbells. His
heartlessly-dumped girlfriend, blood on her clothes and hands, is
the prime suspect. She had means, opportunity, and motive. But is
the case as clear-cut as it seems? Handsome Erik Lingoss had
clients in high places; and he seemed to engender powerful
emotions. If it was a crime of passion, there was plenty of that to
go round: love strong as death, jealousy cruel as the grave. Who
did he let in to his flat that evening? Where is his missing mobile
phone? Why is seven hundred pounds in cash stuffed under his
pillow? The deeper Slider and his team dig, the clearer it becomes
there's far more to this case than meets the eye.
Bill Slider and his team face a mystery, when an unidentifiable man
appears to have committed suicide but all signs point to murder A
boiling-hot August day, and a handsome young man is found dead in
his bath, exsanguinated. Suicide is not, strictly speaking, a
detective inspector's business, but Bill Slider's colleague takes
one look at the body and calls in his boss. 'It don't look right to
me, guv,' is Detective Sergeant Hollis's opinion. 'But I can't
quite put my finger on it.' As Bill Slider investigates, he
reluctantly has to agree: the man's poky flat is too tidy, for one
thing, and smelling of fresh emulsion rather than, say, feet.
That's not to mention the method of death: a single slash to the
left jugular, when evidence soon proves him to be left-handed. But
as Slider and his team try to identify the man - whose personal
papers are missing, along with his wallet and keys - it seems that
the more they find out about him, the less they really know . . .
Jenna's life is perfect . . . perfect chaos! One lousy Monday,
Jenna loses her gorgeous job, her even more gorgeous boyfriend, and
her home. In an attempt to put aside her personal woes, Jenna goes
to catalogue books for an elderly cousin, Kitty Everest, at her
country mansion. Horrified to discover that Kitty may be forced to
sell Holtby House, Jenna throws herself into a scheme to save it.
But when an attempt is made on her life, Jenna finds herself in a
race to save Holtby, Kitty - and herself.
Bill Slider and his team face a mystery, when an unidentifiable man
appears to have committed suicide but all signs point to murder A
boiling-hot August day, and a handsome young man is found dead in
his bath, exsanguinated. Suicide is not, strictly speaking, a
detective inspector's business, but Bill Slider's colleague takes
one look at the body and calls in his boss. 'It don't look right to
me, guv,' is Detective Sergeant Hollis's opinion. 'But I can't
quite put my finger on it.' As Bill Slider investigates, he
reluctantly has to agree: the man's poky flat is too tidy, for one
thing, and smelling of fresh emulsion rather than, say, feet.
That's not to mention the method of death: a single slash to the
left jugular, when evidence soon proves him to be left-handed. But
as Slider and his team try to identify the man - whose personal
papers are missing, along with his wallet and keys - it seems that
the more they find out about him, the less they really know . . .
A middle-aged man jumps under a tube train at Shepherd's Bush
station, and a teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run, in a
country lane puzzlingly far from her home on the White City Estate:
two unrelated incidents which occupy DCI Bill Slider and his team
during a slack period. At least it's a change of speed after the
grind of domestics, burglaries and Community Liaison. But links to
a cold case - another dead teenager, pulled out of the River Thames
- create doubts as to whether they are indeed unrelated. And slowly
a trail of corruption and betrayal is uncovered, leading Slider and
his firm ever deeper into a morass of horror.
The clock is ticking for DCI Slider when a woman goes missing. Can
he find her - and does she even want to be found? "[Slider is] one
of Britain's most engaging coppers" Booklist Felicity Holland is
missing. She left her handsome West London house to go to her
weekly pottery class and didn't come back. She's a mature, sensible
woman with a stable home life and a happy marriage - no reason to
abscond. Her distraught husband is convinced she must have been
snatched. DCI Bill Slider and his team know that when a woman goes
missing, you have to move fast if there's to be a hope of finding
her alive. But with no evidence of foul play - nothing to go on at
all - where do you even start looking? The clock is ticking. But as
Slider tries to retrace the last known movements of Felicity
Holland, he is led ever further down a dark and twisted path into
the secret past of this beautiful, enigmatic woman. This
critically-acclaimed British police procedural series is a great
choice for fans of Catherine Aird, Ann Cleeves and Peter James. If
you haven't met Bill Slider and his team, why not start now?
'It's quiet out there,' says DS Atherton, at Bill Slider's office
window. 'Too quiet.' Right on cue, the phone rings. 'Now look what
you've done,' says Slider. It's a homicide. The post-Christmas lull
is officially over. The deceased is antiques expert Rowland
Egerton, the darling of daytime TV, stabbed to death in his
luxurious West London home. The press are going to be all over this
one like a nasty rash: the pressure's on Slider for a result, and
soon. Egerton's partner, the bulky, granite-faced John Lavender,
found the body; did he also do the deed? Or was it a burglary gone
wrong? A missing Faberge box and Impressionist painting point that
way. But as Slider and his team investigate, none of the facts seem
to fit. And it soon becomes clear that the much-loved, charming Mr
Egerton wasn't as universally loved, or perhaps as charming, as
Slider was first led to believe ...
The third novel in the Ashmore Castle series, perfect for fans of
DOWNTON ABBEY, from the author of the hugely successful MORLAND
DYNASTY novels Behind the doors of the magnificent Ashmore Castle,
secrets are waiting to be uncovered . . . England, 1903. Giles, the
Earl of Stainton, has fled from his stifling duties to resume his
research in Egypt, leaving behind his wife Kitty, and his infant
son. Kitty, still reeling from Giles' sudden departure, struggles
to keep spirits high in the castle and establish herself as the
true mistress of the house, an impossible task given how many
secrets the inhabitants are hiding from her... The Earl's younger
sisters, Rachel and Alice, are both pursuing forbidden romances,
and his brother Richard begins a new business venture, spurred on
by his clandestine lover. And below stairs, a shocking crime sends
distrust rippling through the staff, more so when one of their own
is accused. Kitty must draw on her strength to keep the castle from
crumbling around her, but with her marriage to Giles left
uncertain, and a surprise of her own to conceal, can she ever take
her rightful place as true head of her household? The third novel
in the Ashmore Castle historical family drama series, filled with
heartbreak, romance and intriguing secrets waiting to be uncovered.
The perfect read for fans of Downton Abbey, Bridgerton and rich
period dramas.
"Harrod-Eagles graces her narrative with a quiet wit that makes the
book a pleasure to read" Publishers Weekly Starred Review "Another
sterling entry in a truly outstanding series" Booklist Starred
Review DCI Bill Slider tackles the coldest of cold cases in this
absorbing mystery. A young couple discover human remains buried in
the garden of their new house: could this be the resting place of
14-year-old Amanda Knight, who disappeared from the same garden two
decades before, and was never seen again? The problem comes almost
as a relief to DCI Slider, still suffering from the fallout of his
previous case. He is not popular with the Powers That Be, and his
immediate boss, Detective Superintendent Porson, reckons that at
least this little puzzle will keep Slider out of trouble. After
all, with a murder twenty years in the past, this is the coldest of
cold cases. Most of the suspects and principal players are now dead
too, and all passion is long spent . Or is it?
"Harrod-Eagles graces her narrative with a quiet wit that makes the
book a pleasure to read" Publishers Weekly Starred Review "Another
sterling entry in a truly outstanding series" Booklist Starred
Review DCI Bill Slider tackles the coldest of cold cases in this
absorbing mystery. A young couple discover human remains buried in
the garden of their new house: could this be the resting place of
14-year-old Amanda Knight, who disappeared from the same garden two
decades before, and was never seen again? The problem comes almost
as a relief to DCI Slider, still suffering from the fallout of his
previous case. He is not popular with the Powers That Be, and his
immediate boss, Detective Superintendent Porson, reckons that at
least this little puzzle will keep Slider out of trouble. After
all, with a murder twenty years in the past, this is the coldest of
cold cases. Most of the suspects and principal players are now dead
too, and all passion is long spent . Or is it?
For a policeman, there are some questions that have to be asked
even if you don't want to know the answers . . . A middle-aged man
jumps under a tube train at Shepherd's Bush station, and a teenage
girl is killed in a hit-and-run, in a country lane puzzlingly far
from her home on the White City Estate: two unrelated incidents
which occupy DCI Bill Slider and his team during a slack period. At
least it's a change of speed after the grind of domestics,
burglaries and Community Liaison. But links to a cold case -
another dead teenager, pulled out of the River Thames - create
doubts as to whether they are indeed unrelated. And slowly a trail
of corruption and betrayal is uncovered, leading Slider and his
firm ever deeper into a morass of horror.
Who would kill a charming antiques expert Rowland Egerton, the
darling of daytime TV? Bill Slider and his team are on the case . .
. 'It's quiet out there,' says DS Atherton, at Bill Slider's office
window. 'Too quiet.' Right on cue, the phone rings. 'Now look what
you've done,' says Slider. It's a homicide. The post-Christmas lull
is officially over. The deceased is antiques expert Rowland
Egerton, the darling of daytime TV, stabbed to death in his
luxurious West London home. The press are going to be all over this
one like a nasty rash: the pressure's on Slider for a result, and
soon. Egerton's partner, the bulky, granite-faced John Lavender,
found the body; did he also do the deed? Or was it a burglary gone
wrong? A missing Faberge box and Impressionist painting point that
way. But as Slider and his team investigate, none of the facts seem
to fit. And it soon becomes clear that the much-loved, charming Mr
Egerton wasn't as universally loved, or perhaps as charming, as
Slider was first led to believe . . .
The second novel in the Ashmore Castle series, perfect for fans of
DOWNTON ABBEY, from the author of the hugely successful MORLAND
DYNASTY novels Behind the doors of the magnificent Ashmore Castle,
secrets are waiting to be uncovered . . . England, 1903. Giles, the
new Earl of Stainton, is struggling to bring his family's estate
back to order after the death of his father, and he has little time
to spare for his young pregnant wife, Kitty. She lives in fear of
her mother-in-law, who won't give up the reins of the household.
Will she ever truly be mistress of Ashmore Castle? Perhaps if her
coming child is a boy, that will change the balance of power...
Meanwhile, the Earl's younger sisters are having their first taste
of romance, but not necessarily with the right people. Richard is
pursuing his forbidden relationship with Molly, while Nina makes a
lively new friend who leads her straight into trouble and pushes
her relationship with her husband to the limit. And below stairs,
ambition, jealousy and revenge stalk the corridors, while a tragic
suicide, a tender romance, and finally a mysterious disappearance
challenge the castle's residents, both high and low . . . The
second novel in the Ashmore Castle historical family drama series,
filled with heartbreak, romance and intriguing secrets waiting to
be uncovered. The perfect read for fans of Downton Abbey,
Bridgerton and rich period dramas.
When Melanie Hunter goes missing, the men in her life come under
suspicion. And there's plenty to suspect: lies, half-truths,
deceptions. When you pull one thread, the whole fabric of family
life can come apart. There are secrets in Melanie's past, and pain
she tried to hide from the world. Slider and his team need to
answer two questions: who loved Melanie, and who loved her too
much?
When Melanie Hunter goes missing, the men in her life come under
suspicion. And there's plenty to suspect: lies, half-truths,
deceptions. When you pull one thread, the whole fabric of family
life can come apart. There are secrets in Melanie's past, and pain
she tried to hide from the world. Slider and his team need to
answer two questions: who loved Melanie, and who loved her too
much?
The brand-new Bill Slider Mystery - David Rogers was a doctor,
handsome, charming and rich. He lived the lifestyle of a consultant
- expensive clothes, top restaurants, exclusive clubs - until
someone killed him in the hallway of his lovely million-plus-pound
house. But when Bill Slider and his firm are thrown into the
mystery, they soon discover that nothing is as it seems, for though
David's girlfriends are plenty, none of them can tell Slider
anything about where he worked or what exactly he did . . .
Bill Slider and his team investigate the murder of a mystery man
David Rogers was a doctor, handsome, charming and rich. He lived
the lifestyle of a consultant - expensive clothes, top restaurants,
exclusive clubs - until someone killed him in the hallway of his
lovely million-plus-pound house. The odd thing was that none of his
many girlfriends seemed to know where David Rogers worked or
exactly what he did. Bill Slider and his firm are thrown into the
mystery what on earth he was up to and why someone wanted to shoot
him in the head. Was it passion - there seemed to be plenty of that
in Rogers's life - professional jealousy, or plain old money? The
investigation reveals a more turbulent career behind the Dirty
Doctor than at first appeared, a shadowy organisation called the
Windhover Trust, and a trail of bodies leading to a deadlier
conclusion...
The brand-new Bill Slider Mystery - Bank Holiday Monday, and
beautiful Zellah Wilding - straight-A student, prefect, future Head
Girl - lies dead near the famous Wormwood Scrubs prison in London.
What was this good Christian girl doing out there, dressed to kill,
when she was supposed to be at a sleep-over with schoolfriends? A
secret boyfriend from a run-down estate and a recently-released
rapist look tasty; or could the nearby fairground or prison have
something to do with it?
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