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The murder of a student re-opens a series of cold cases in this
intriguing mystery A young student is found brutally murdered in
her room, killed while her flatmates slept nearby. The police soon
recognize that this is frighteningly similar to a crime committed
fifteen years before. A crime investigated by the now discredited
Detective Inspector Joe Jackson, but never solved. Other deaths,
linked to the same modus operandi and stretching back more than
twenty years, have also remained unsolved. No link has been found
between the victims - but it seems Joe Jackson had a perpetrator in
mind. He had however been unable to prove his guilt. Can the new
investigation trust the judgement of a man who was himself a
killer? Or did that give Naomi Blake's one-time friend and mentor
an insight his colleagues did not have?
Life is looking up for Rina Martin, with the expected revival of
her television career, but as her happy summer ends, storm clouds
are on the horizon . . . Summer in Frantham had been long and lazy
and DI MacGregor had enjoyed the peace and quiet after a traumatic
year. In the Martin Household at Peverill Lodge, change is afoot.
Tim is now engaged and preparing to move out, an event Rina views
with a mix of pleasure and regret. She will miss Tim tremendously.
And there is news of the revival of her television career. Lydia
Marchant Investigates looks set to make it back onto the small
screen But nothing stays peaceful for long. Old enemies have
returned, the skeletal remains of a woman are found during
excavations at the local airfield and then a man is murdered
outside a local pub just a few miles away from Frantham. As the
hot, peaceful summer ends, the autumn is set to turn nasty.
Stormclouds are gathering, and Rina, Mac and their friends are
about to be swept up into the maelstrom . . .
Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone discovers that things are
not as they first appear when clockmaker Abraham Levy's nephew goes
missing. February, 1929. Clockmaker Abraham Levy's young nephew has
vanished. He was last seen boarding a train on his way to see his
fiancee, and with no sign of foul play, the suspicion is that he
may have got cold feet about his upcoming nuptials and alighted at
an earlier stop. The police seem to think so, but Abraham isn't
convinced. Feeling he has no other option, Abraham makes an
unexpected visit to DCI Henry Johnstone to appeal for his help.
Despite his initial reluctance, Henry's curiosity gets the better
of him, and his review of the case soon leads to a startling
discovery. As Henry is plunged fully into a new investigation, it
seems the truth is far more complicated and disturbing than it
first appeared.
Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first
of a brand-new historical mystery series. Lincolnshire, England.
June, 1928. When three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the
front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist
murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of
the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as
a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby. But who is the
third victim and what was he doing at the cottage? Johnstone is
determined to do things by the book, but his use of forensic
science and other modern methods of detection soon ruffles
feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful attitude of the local
constabulary, Johnstone fears the investigation is heading nowhere.
Then he's called out to another murder . . .
A chilling murder ruins a fun day at the races in the fifth
historical mystery featuring Detective Chief Inspector Henry
Johnstone. 1929. Police surgeon Dr Clive Mason is devastated when
his wife Martha is found dead in an empty horsebox at Southwell
Races, her handbag stolen. The Masons were enjoying a day out at
the races with their friends, Dr Ephraim Phillips and his wife
Nora, when Martha went to speak to a face she recognized in a crowd
- and disappeared. As Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone and
Sergeant Mickey Hitchens investigate, it's clear this wasn't a
robbery gone tragically wrong - Martha was deliberately murdered.
Why did the life of this well-respected, popular member of the
community meet such a tragic end? Henry and Mickey soon learn that
the Masons' marriage was not what it seemed, and make a number of
shocking discoveries. Who was Martha Mason, and what secrets was
she hiding?
Life is looking up for Rina Martin, with the expected revival of
her television career, but as her happy summer ends, storm clouds
are on the horizon . . . Summer in Frantham had been long and lazy
and DI MacGregor had enjoyed the peace and quiet after a traumatic
year. In the Martin Household at Peverill Lodge, change is afoot.
Tim is now engaged and preparing to move out, an event Rina views
with a mix of pleasure and regret. She will miss Tim tremendously.
And there is news of the revival of her television career. Lydia
Marchant Investigates looks set to make it back onto the small
screen But nothing stays peaceful for long. Old enemies have
returned, the skeletal remains of a woman are found during
excavations at the local airfield and then a man is murdered
outside a local pub just a few miles away from Frantham. As the
hot, peaceful summer ends, the autumn is set to turn nasty.
Stormclouds are gathering, and Rina, Mac and their friends are
about to be swept up into the maelstrom . . .
Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is summoned to
investigate the murder of a silent movie star in this compelling
historical mystery. 1928. A rising star of the silent screen,
Cissie Rowe had a bright future ahead of her in the new talking
pictures. Not any more. Cissie had died, tragically, many times on
screen - but this time it's for real. When Cissie is found brutally
murdered in her own home, DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey
Hitchens are despatched to the seaside town of Shoreham-by-Sea to
investigate. Famed for the quality of its light, Shoreham is home
to a film studio and thriving theatrical community. But who among
them would want the popular young actress dead? The two London
detectives soon discover that no one, including the victim, is
quite what they seem - and that the make-believe continues both on
and off the famous glasshouse stage.
The murder of a student re-opens a series of cold cases in this
intriguing mystery. A young student is found brutally murdered in
her room, killed while her flatmates slept nearby. The police soon
recognize that this is frighteningly similar to a crime committed
fifteen years before. A crime investigated by the now discredited
Detective Inspector Joe Jackson, but never solved. Other deaths,
linked to the same modus operandi and stretching back more than
twenty years, have also remained unsolved. No link has been found
between the victims - but it seems Joe Jackson had a perpetrator in
mind. He had however been unable to prove his guilt. Can the new
investigation trust the judgement of a man who was himself a
killer? Or did that give Naomi Blake's one-time friend and mentor
an insight his colleagues did not have?
Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first
of a brand-new historical mystery series. Lincolnshire, England.
June, 1928. When three freshly-buried bodies are unearthed in the
front yard of a rented cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone, a specialist
murder detective from London, is summoned to investigate. Two of
the victims are identified as Mary Fields, known to have worked as
a prostitute, and her seven-year-old daughter Ruby. But who is the
third victim and what was he doing at the cottage? Johnstone is
determined to do things by the book, but his use of forensic
science and other modern methods of detection soon ruffles
feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful attitude of the local
constabulary, Johnstone fears the investigation is heading nowhere.
Then he's called out to another murder . . .
Retired actress Rina Martin gets tangled up in the brutal murder of
a seemingly innocent widow Who would want to kill widowed mother of
two Ellen Tailor, a seemingly innocent, inoffensive woman, and
leave her body for her children to find? Rina Martin's policeman
friend Mac can't find anything that looks like a motive and not
much more in terms of suspects. While it is true Ellen didn't get
on with her mother in law, it seems hard to believe their arguments
escalated into a brutal killing. A former abusive partner seems a
more likely suspect, but unfortunately for Mac he seems to have a
watertight alibi. But just as the case goes cold, there is a second
killing. Are the two linked? Rina thinks so - and Mac has long
since learnt that, unfortunately, Rina is often right . . .
Retired actress Rina Martin gets tangled up in the brutal murder of
a seemingly innocent widow Who would want to kill widowed mother of
two Ellen Tailor, a seemingly innocent, inoffensive woman, and
leave her body for her children to find? Rina Martin's policeman
friend Mac can't find anything that looks like a motive and not
much more in terms of suspects. While it is true Ellen didn't get
on with her mother in law, it seems hard to believe their arguments
escalated into a brutal killing. A former abusive partner seems a
more likely suspect, but unfortunately for Mac he seems to have a
watertight alibi. But just as the case goes cold, there is a second
killing. Are the two linked? Rina thinks so - and Mac has long
since learnt that, unfortunately, Rina is often right . . .
The murder of a student re-opens a series of cold cases in this
intriguing mystery A young student is found brutally murdered in
her room, killed while her flatmates slept nearby. The police soon
recognize that this is frighteningly similar to a crime committed
fifteen years before. A crime investigated by the now discredited
Detective Inspector Joe Jackson, but never solved. Other deaths,
linked to the same modus operandi and stretching back more than
twenty years, have also remained unsolved. No link has been found
between the victims - but it seems Joe Jackson had a perpetrator in
mind. He had however been unable to prove his guilt. Can the new
investigation trust the judgement of a man who was himself a
killer? Or did that give Naomi Blake's one-time friend and mentor
an insight his colleagues did not have?
Retired actress Rina Martin gets tangled up in the brutal murder of
a seemingly innocent widow Who would want to kill widowed mother of
two Ellen Tailor, a seemingly innocent, inoffensive woman, and
leave her body for her children to find? Rina Martin's policeman
friend Mac can't find anything that looks like a motive and not
much more in terms of suspects. While it is true Ellen didn't get
on with her mother in law, it seems hard to believe their arguments
escalated into a brutal killing. A former abusive partner seems a
more likely suspect, but unfortunately for Mac he seems to have a
watertight alibi. But just as the case goes cold, there is a second
killing. Are the two linked? Rina thinks so - and Mac has long
since learnt that, unfortunately, Rina is often right . . .
When artist and sometime forger Freddie Jones is found dead of an
apparent heart attack, no one is surprised. Freddie drank heavily
and was a lifelong smoker. The only dissenting voice comes from
Freddie's daughter, Bee. Before he died, her father confided that
he was afraid of something - and she is convinced he was murdered.
Unable to interest the police, Bee takes her suspicions to her
father's old friend, Bob Taylor, who in turn seeks the advice of
ex-police officer Naomi Blake. When a prominent gallery owner is
murdered and a portfolio of Freddie's drawings is stolen, it would
appear to confirm Bee's suspicions. What dangerous games had
Freddie Jones been playing? And is Bee herself in danger?
The past is never far behind you . . . Old sins have a nasty way of
catching up with you, as Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone
discovers in this gripping historical mystery, which takes him back
to a difficult case in his early days as a police officer. Full of
unexpected twists, this is a must-read for fans of Downton Abbey
and Jacqueline Winspear. 1929. The discovery of the bodies of two
retired policemen, Walter Cole and Hayden Paul, sounds warning
bells to DCI Henry Johnstone. Both men were experiencing financial
difficulties, and their deaths were staged to look like suicides.
Hayden left a note containing two words: old sins. And when Henry
attends his sister's Halloween party, he is approached by a
flamenco dancer who leaves a note with the name of another man.
Could this be a grim warning? Henry is forced on a painful journey
back to an old case he worked on with Cole and Paul. Is someone
playing a deadly game with Henry, and is he about to pay for his
past mistakes? With Detective Sergeant Mickey Hitchens by his side
and his family at risk, Henry must catch a dangerous killer bent on
revenge - before the killer catches him . . .
Was the wrong man hanged for a young woman's murder, or is a
copycat killer on the loose? DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey
Hitchens must crack a darkly complex case when the community close
ranks. 1930, Leicestershire. Everyone in the quiet market town of
East Harborough is convinced that local miscreant Brady Brewer is
responsible for the brutal murder of Sarah Downham. Despite
Brewer's protestations of innocence, and his sister's pleas for
help from DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens, he is
convicted and hanged. Two weeks after the hanging, a farmworker
finds the body of another young woman less than a mile from where
Sarah was found - and there are other disturbing similarities
between the two murders. Is a copycat killer on the loose, or was
Brewer innocent after all? Where is the missing yellow dress that
Sarah wore the night she was murdered? As the locals close ranks,
Henry and Mickey soon discover that reputations - and the truth -
are all on the line . . .
1928. A rising star of the silent screen, Cissie Rowe had a bright
future ahead of her in the new talking pictures. Not any more.
Cissie had died, tragically, many times on screen - but this time
it's for real. When Cissie is found brutally murdered in her own
home, DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens are despatched to
the seaside town of Shoreham-by-Sea to investigate. Famed for the
quality of its light, Shoreham is home to a film studio and
thriving theatrical community. But who among them would want the
popular young actress dead? The two London detectives soon discover
that no one, including the victim, is quite what they seem - and
that the make-believe continues both on and off the famous
glasshouse stage.
Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is summoned to
investigate the murder of a silent movie star in this compelling
historical mystery. 1928. A rising star of the silent screen,
Cissie Rowe had a bright future ahead of her in the new talking
pictures. Not any more. Cissie had died, tragically, many times on
screen - but this time it's for real. When Cissie is found brutally
murdered in her own home, DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey
Hitchens are despatched to the seaside town of Shoreham-by-Sea to
investigate. Famed for the quality of its light, Shoreham is home
to a film studio and thriving theatrical community. But who among
them would want the popular young actress dead? The two London
detectives soon discover that no one, including the victim, is
quite what they seem - and that the make-believe continues both on
and off the famous glasshouse stage.
When two bodies are washed up in the Kentish marshes, Detective
Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is propelled into a disturbing
investigation. December, 1928. When two bodies are found washed up
in the Kentish marshes, it doesn't take long for DCI Henry
Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens to identify at least one of them.
Billy Crane was a known associate of Josiah Bailey, one of the East
End's most notorious gangsters. But what were the victims doing in
this remote and desolate spot? Is it a set-up? A revenge attack? Or
could this be the start of a vicious turf war? If so, who would be
brave enough to challenge Josiah Bailey, whose tentacles have a
disturbingly long reach? With witnesses too frightened to talk, the
two London detectives must dig deep into the past if they are to
make headway in the investigation and stop the escalating violence.
Was the wrong man hanged for a young woman's murder, or is a
copycat killer on the loose? DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey
Hitchens must crack a darkly complex case when the community close
ranks. 1930, Leicestershire. Everyone in the quiet market town of
East Harborough is convinced that local miscreant Brady Brewer is
responsible for the brutal murder of Sarah Downham. Despite
Brewer's protestations of innocence, and his sister's pleas for
help from DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens, he is
convicted and hanged. Two weeks after the hanging, a farmworker
finds the body of another young woman less than a mile from where
Sarah was found - and there are other disturbing similarities
between the two murders. Is a copycat killer on the loose, or was
Brewer innocent after all? Where is the missing yellow dress that
Sarah wore the night she was murdered? As the locals close ranks,
Henry and Mickey soon discover that reputations - and the truth -
are all on the line . . .
When two bodies are washed up in the Kentish marshes, Detective
Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is propelled into a disturbing
investigation. December, 1928. When two bodies are found washed up
in the Kentish marshes, it doesn't take long for DCI Henry
Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens to identify at least one of them.
Billy Crane was a known associate of Josiah Bailey, one of the East
End's most notorious gangsters. But what were the victims doing in
this remote and desolate spot? Is it a set-up? A revenge attack? Or
could this be the start of a vicious turf war? If so, who would be
brave enough to challenge Josiah Bailey, whose tentacles have a
disturbingly long reach? With witnesses too frightened to talk, the
two London detectives must dig deep into the past if they are to
make headway in the investigation and stop the escalating violence.
The past is never far behind you . . . Old sins have a nasty way of
catching up with you, as Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone
discovers in this gripping historical mystery, which takes him back
to a difficult case in his early days as a police officer. Full of
unexpected twists, this is a must-read for fans of Downton Abbey
and Jacqueline Winspear. 1929. The discovery of the bodies of two
retired policemen, Walter Cole and Hayden Paul, sounds warning
bells to DCI Henry Johnstone. Both men were experiencing financial
difficulties, and their deaths were staged to look like suicides.
Hayden left a note containing two words: old sins. And when Henry
attends his sister's Halloween party, he is approached by a
flamenco dancer who leaves a note with the name of another man.
Could this be a grim warning? Henry is forced on a painful journey
back to an old case he worked on with Cole and Paul. Is someone
playing a deadly game with Henry, and is he about to pay for his
past mistakes? With Detective Sergeant Mickey Hitchens by his side
and his family at risk, Henry must catch a dangerous killer bent on
revenge - before the killer catches him . . .
When a man dumps a body on a beach in full view of onlookers, the
investigation that follows throws up a number of dark twists for
DCI Henry Johnstone. January 5, 1930. On a cold, grey winter
morning, a mysterious man walks along Bournemouth beach carrying a
bundle in his arms. He lays it carefully on the shoreline and
calmly walks away. The man has dumped a body. The dead young woman
is Faun Moran, a wildchild in her twenties wearing a sparkling
cocktail gown. But Faun was supposedly killed in a car crash after
leaving a party attended by other wealthy bright young things the
previous autumn. So who was the young woman in the car, and where
has Faun Moran been all this time? Still recovering from the trauma
of his last case, DCI Henry Johnstone returns to work to solve this
baffling mystery. But as he and DS Mickey Hitchens investigate, the
path to the truth is darker and twistier than they could ever have
imagined.
A chilling murder ruins a fun day at the races in the fifth
historical mystery featuring Detective Chief Inspector Henry
Johnstone. 1929. Police surgeon Dr Clive Mason is devastated when
his wife Martha is found dead in an empty horsebox at Southwell
Races, her handbag stolen. The Masons were enjoying a day out at
the races with their friends, Dr Ephraim Phillips and his wife
Nora, when Martha went to speak to a face she recognized in a crowd
- and disappeared. As Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone and
Sergeant Mickey Hitchens investigate, it's clear this wasn't a
robbery gone tragically wrong - Martha was deliberately murdered.
Why did the life of this well-respected, popular member of the
community meet such a tragic end? Henry and Mickey soon learn that
the Masons' marriage was not what it seemed, and make a number of
shocking discoveries. Who was Martha Mason, and what secrets was
she hiding?
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