Newly appointed Chief Inspector Charlie Marlow is in charge of Torreston Police Station while Harriet Love is away. He is secretly relieved that nothing drastic happens as the days go by but the calm is shattered when a lorry driver is found dead in a lay-by with a skewer through his neck. Charlie has a murder on his hands and the team begins the investigation with Charlie doing his best to do things as he thinks his boss would do. Harriet, now the superintendent of the station, returns and Charlie hands over secretly happy that she is back. Complications set in when a young woman is found murdered in the same lay-by as the lorry driver and this is soon connected to a similar murder in the same place ten years go. When a second woman is murdered and again found in a lay-by it is a race against time to find the killer before he strikes again.

When a young female jogger goes missing in Pembleton Woods Torreston Police pull out all the stops to find her. The only clue they have is the name Gil written in Lucy Hancock's diary, but who is this mystery male that nobody appears to know and nobody has seen? Tension rises when a second woman goes missing and like Lucy, she works at an estate agents. Time is running out for the women but DCI Love and her team working long and arduous days are not about to give up the hunt.

Ella and Ava spend their spare time and holidays on the farm helping to look after the animals, riding their pony and playing in the fields. Ava is rather scared of Doodle the cockerel who sometimes chases her and she is always keeping a lookout for him. Doodle is a clever bird and when following the sisters he tries to keep out of sight and Ava often doesn't know he is watching her.

When Charlee looks at his books in school he is worried because the pictures are blurry. He is scared that he might have to wear glasses and his friends might tease him. He tells his teacher about this and she tells his mother who immediately takes him to the opticians. Charlee has great fun trying on lots of different glasses and when he tell his classmates he might have to wear glasses none of them laugh. He arrives at school in his new glasses and finds that he is something of a celebrity as no one else in his class wears them. Charlee can now see the pictures in his books clearly and feels very special in his new glasses.

Things are running smoothly at Torreston Police Station, especially for DCI Harriet Love, who is beginning to enjoy the company of DI Ed Harrington. But their relationship goes on hold when a woman is found dead in the park and a second murder is deemed to be connected. The Team set about finding the link between the two dead women and turn their investigation to the local comprehensive school, where one was a student and the other a teacher. When a third body is found, no link can be discovered to the first murders and Harry, Ed and DS Charlie Marlow once again find themselves involved in a hunt for a killer.

All was calm at Torreston Police Station and then came the call announcing the first death - a death that no one considered sinister; that is until the post-mortem report turned up a gruesome discovery putting CID on full alert. DCI Harriet Love, head of crime and her team of detectives become embroiled in a frightening and worrying investigation which becomes even more alarming when a second body is found. Charlie Marlow, the new DI has to face his first murder case as second in command and with DCI Ed Harrington from Central the two stations work together to track down the killer.

Things are running smoothly at Torreston Police Station, especially for DCI Harriet Love, who is beginning to enjoy the company of DI Ed Harrington. But their relationship goes on hold when a woman is found dead in the park and a second murder is deemed to be connected. The Team set about finding the link between the two dead women and turn their investigation to the local comprehensive school, where one was a student and the other a teacher. When a third body is found, no link can be discovered to the first murders and Harry, Ed and DS Charlie Marlow once again find themselves involved in a hunt for a killer.

When news leaks that a convicted paedophile is being transported back to Torreston, all hell breaks loose. A shot is fired at the prisoner, but it is a member of the CID team who takes the bullet. It soon becomes apparent that the illustrious DCI Harriet Love and her team have more than just angry protesters to worry about when a body is found. There could be two killers at large. Torreston's team of crack CID have to race against time to prevent a second killing.

When diggers uncover a girl's skeleton on a site near the M1, Torreston Police Station is soon buzzing with activity. DCI Harriet Love, cool and elegant as ever, is on the case - and can't help treading on toes. Rumours are rife about her posh background, and soon she's no longer flavour of the month - except to her loyal assistants, DI Ed Harrington and DS Charlie Marlow. Retired Chief Superintendent Beeston is notably upset by their enquiries, and when another body turns up Harry is convinced the Beeston clan is involved - but how, exactly? Can Harry Love repeat her previous success with the scarf murder case? And can Ed take any comfort at all when she finally agrees to a Christmas Eve date? Crime and romance go hand in hand in this compelling new thriller from Daphne Machon - and there's definitely more than one sting in the tale... Read on!