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Another impossible case for DCI Gillard, but this time the answers
are very close to home…With a baby on the way, a pregnant wife to
take care of and a new home to settle into, DCI Craig Gillard seems
to have found a life of domestic bliss. But when retired police
sergeant Ken Stapleford is found stabbed to death in front of his
own TV while watching Saturday afternoon football, Gillard’s
peace is once again disturbed. Only a day later, just a short walk
from his new home, Gillard is himself witness to the killing of a
jogger in Nightingale Park. A strange forensic connection emerges
between the two killings, something that seems impossible. As he
digs into the evidence, Gillard uncovers two more attacks, and any
chance of taking time off for the birth of his child disappears.
And all the time the killer is circling closer and closer... The
final instalment of the DCI Gillard Crime Thrillers is a knockout,
perfect for fans of Stuart Macbride, Mark Billingham and Robert
Bryndza.
For DCI Gillard, sometimes old sins cast long shadows...Under a
motorway flyover lies the body of a young man. Days earlier, he had
been involved in an altercation with DCI Craig Gillard's pregnant
partner Sam. Now he's dead... Meanwhile, something is brewing in
the criminal underworld. Whispers of a big job have reached the
Met's Flying Squad. Something is going to be stolen, and soon.
Something worth GBP500m. But what? And where? And how does it
relate to the body under the overpass? It should be a simple case:
stop the burglary, crack the gang, find the murderer - but for
Gillard, once again it's personal... Fast-paced and utterly
unputdownable, the next instalment of the DCI Gillard series is
perfect for fans of Robert Bryndza, Stuart Macbride and Faith
Martin.
It's not only secrets that are buried by the water... A gripping
crime thriller from bestseller master Nick LouthOn the tree-lined
banks of Surrey's River Wey, a decaying corpse is dug up by workmen
in the middle of an Anglo-Saxon burial site. His modern dental
fillings show that this is no Dark Age corpse... DCI Craig Gillard
is called in, but the body's condition makes identification
difficult. One man, however, seems to fit the bill: Ozzy Blanchard,
a contractor employed by the same water firm doing the digging who
disappeared six months ago, his crashed company car found nearby.
But then an X-ray of the corpse throws the investigation into
turmoil. A shard of metal lodged in his neck turns out to be part
of an Anglo-Saxon dagger unknown to archaeologists. Who wielded
this mystery weapon and why? Does the answer lie in a murderous
feud between two local families? The deeper Gillard digs, the more
shocking truths he will uncover. A totally original crime mystery
that will keep you guessing until the very end, The Body Amongst
the Willows is an absolute thrill-ride, perfect for fans of Michael
Connelly, Ann Cleeves and Mark Billingham.
Money, success, family? A deadly combination...Out for a jog on a
snowy winter morning, a young detective witnesses a brutal murder.
The victim is Tanvi Roy, one of the richest women in Britain and a
matriarch of a food empire. It's just DCI Craig Gillard's luck that
he's on duty. As he delves deeper into the Roy family, it's soon
apparent that not everything is as it seems. But then Gillard
realises trouble of a different sort is brewing closer to home...
Perfect for readers of Mark Billingham, The Body in the Snow is a
remarkable and gripping crime thriller.
The outstanding thriller from the bestselling author of Bite.
Veteran BBC journalist Chris Wyrecliffe finds himself in the Middle
East as the Arab Spring explodes into life. Back on the front line
at last, he's stumbled across the biggest story of his life. But
two women have a hold on him. One, a wealthy Saudi beauty, he has
loved since the first moment he saw her. The other, a feisty young
Palestinian refugee, loves him with a frightening intensity.
Wyrecliffe is caught between them in a dangerous game, the
implications of which are as extreme as they are hidden... For in
the dark Al Qaeda underworld hides a man with the veteran
journalist in his sights. With the clock ticking, Wyrecliffe could
be the instrument of a terrorist plot astonishing in its ingenuity
and daring... An extraordinary thriller, Heartbreaker is perfect
for fans of Tom Bale, David Jackson and K.L. Slater.
A brutal murder hints at a terrifying mystery, and this time it's
personal.A body is found on a quiet lane in Exmoor, victim of a hit
and run. He has no ID, no wallet, no phone, and - after being
dragged along the road - no recognisable face. Meanwhile, fresh
from his last case, DCI Craig Gillard is unexpectedly called away
to Devon on family business. Gillard is soon embroiled when the car
in question is traced to his aunt. As he delves deeper, a dark
mystery reveals itself, haunted by family secrets, with
repercussions Gillard could never have imagined. The past has never
been deadlier. From master storyteller Nick Louth comes the third
instalment in the DCI Craig Gillard series. Compelling, fast-paced
and endlessly enjoyable, The Body in the Mist is a triumph, perfect
for fans of Robert Bryndza, Angela Marsons and Faith Martin What
readers are saying about Nick Louth'An unputdownable, heart-thudder
of a read' Carol Wyer, author of Little Girl Lost 'This was up
there with the best thrillers I have ever read.' 'Had me hooked
from the start! I would definitely recommend this book.' 'It grips
you from the first page to the last. Excellent.'
A large country mansion. A locked room. A gruesome murder.Russian
oligarch Alexander Volkov has invited 1000 guests to a party at his
palatial Surrey residence, Westgrave Hall. But while giving a
private tour of the library, a gunman kills Volkov, wounding his
ex-wife and slaying her new beau. Nothing makes sense to DCI Craig
Gillard. In the blood-spattered crime scene there are no forensic
traces of anyone else involved, CCTV shows no one entered or left
the library, and everyone seems to have an alibi. Is it a crime of
revenge, the squaring of a love triangle, or a Russian government
operation? Could the victims have simply shot each other? Gillard's
eventual discovery is shocking even to him. The latest gripping
crime thriller from a master of the genre, The Bodies at Westgrave
Hall will leave you guessing until the very end. Perfect for fans
of Ed James and Damien Boyd.
A woman goes missing - and for the detective, this time it's
personal.Criminologist Martin Knight lives a gilded life. But then
his wife Liz disappears. There is no good explanation and Martin
goes on the run. To make things worse, Liz is the ex-girlfriend of
DCI Craig Gillard who finds himself drawn into the investigation.
Is this a missing-person case or something more sinister? How dark
can the truth be? Utterly gripping and full of twists, this is a
compulsive thriller from master Nick Louth for fans of Robert
Bryndza, Patricia Gibney and Carole Wyer. Praise for Nick
Louth'This splendid, chilling crime tale gripped me from the first
page' Fresh Fiction 'A fast-paced and explosive thriller about a
subject that really matters' Reader review 'This was up there with
the best thrillers I have ever read' Reader review
He was never truly gone, only biding his time...Late on midsummer's
night there is a splash in the river Thames. A body is found on an
island, asphyxiated and laced with strange markings. For DCI Craig
Gillard it's a baffling case. The victim's identity is elusive,
clues are scarce and every witness has something to hide. Meanwhile
one of Britain's deadliest serial killers is finally up for parole
after a deal to reveal the location of two missing bodies. The
felon has his own plans to get even with witnesses, accusers and
the officer who caught him thirty years before. And who was that? A
young trainee, by the name of Gillard. Don't miss the new explosive
crime thriller from master storyteller Nick Louth, perfect for fans
of Mark Billingham, Cara Hunter and Robert Bryndza.
You can never escape the past. Especially on the moors...After the
National Crime Agency cracks a major drug gang, junior barrister
Julia McGann finds herself defending the violent enforcer Terrence
Bonner. This high-profile case is a coup for her, but almost
immediately things start to go wrong. Intruders break into her
house and then a young girl turns up at her door with a horrifying
story to tell. Three months later, DCI Craig Gillard and his team
struggle with the shocking murder of a much respected local
headmaster, found dead in his own car. The baffling crime fills the
newspapers but yields few clues. As Gillard sifts the evidence, a
pair of blood-spattered gloves seems important. Why were they used
for both the murder, and for the burglary at Julia's house? What
secrets is the barrister hiding... and what happened on the
Derbyshire Moors two decades ago that could be the key to these
shocking events? A story of deceit, vengeance and blackmail,
bestseller Nick Louth will leave you reeling in this unputdownable,
unpredictable crime thriller.
You can run. You can hide. But you can't escape...Jonathan Hale is
terrified. The wealthy property lawyer and money launderer is back
home in Surrey after a nightmare experience in a U.S. jail. The
police have him under secret surveillance. But Hales's fears lie
elsewhere. His plea bargain has earned him the enmity of The
Reptile, a notoriously cold-hearted gangster, now confined for life
in a maximum-security jail in Arizona thanks to Hale. He's taken
precautions, moved house, hidden his identity and installed
security for his wife and family. But still... what if The Reptile
escapes? For DCI Gillard it should be just another week at work.
But before long he is involved in a desperate manhunt that will
test him to his very limits. Be prepared. Strap yourself in for an
intense and unforgettable crime thriller that won't let go, perfect
for fans of Karin Slaughter, Cara Hunter and Mark Billingham.
A killer is at work in the commuter belt. DCI Gillard needs
answers, fast...Promising architect Peter Young is shot dead at his
desk. DCI Craig Gillard is quickly on the scene, looking at what
appears to be a brutal and highly professional hit. Two weeks
later, on the Lincolnshire coast, another body is found on a
windswept beach. The man cannot be identified, but sports a curious
brand, burned into his neck. Gillard is plunged into a case without
answers, finding himself up against dark and mysterious forces.
This time lives are on the line, children's lives - and his own.
Written at breakneck pace with a jaw-dropping twist you won't see
coming, The Body on the Shore is perfect for fans of Robert Bryndza
and Mark Billingham.
DCI Craig Gillard will be pushed to his limits... But will he
break?It seems like a routine disappearance, a case of musician's
stage fright. As a senior detective, Craig Gillard isn't sure why
he's even involved. Until it turns out the woman's father is the
German Minister of Justice, and the British Home Secretary is on
the case too. But nothing about the case is simple. How does a
woman on a train simply vanish? What do you do when a trail runs
cold and the pressure is on? Before long the perpetrator has
another target: DCI Gillard himself. What if the detective isn't
just running the case, but is part of it? The victim merely a lure
for a bigger fish. The answer is under the bridge. The chilling
setting for the biggest challenge of his life. The latest DCI
Gillard Crime Thriller is a knockout: fast and completely gripping,
perfect for fans of Stuart Macbride, Mark Billingham and Robert
Bryndza. Readers are hooked on The Body Under the Bridge 'I
couldn't turn the pages quickly enough, firstly to find out who'd
committed the crimes and then if they'd be brought to justice. It's
a cracker of a book and I thoroughly enjoyed it.' Reader review 'I
say this every time but this hands down is my favourite book in the
series so far. I was glued from the beginning and kept finding ways
to squeeze in one more chapter until I'd reached the end.' Reader
review 'This is book #5 in the DCI Craig Gillard series and, dare I
say this - it is THE best yet! Wow! the content of this plot is
absolutely mind-boggling; so intricately woven through the
fast-paced investigation, the reader is right there alongside Craig
and his team as they navigate all the twists and turns of this
cleverly constructed story. Excellent writing, dialogue and
characterisation. You just don't know what's going to happen next:
there really are some extremely harrowing and heart-stopping
moments.' Reader review 'The Body Under the Bridge sets a pace few
can match. I devoured it.' Reader review 'Another book in the Craig
Gillard series that gets better as the series evolves. There are
many surprises and twists in this book making it difficult to put
down. A really enjoyable read.' Reader review
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