The DCI Fleming Cases Books One to Three


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Three crime thrillers in one volume: In England’s Thames Valley, a police detective takes on murder, corruption, and department politics . . . These novels featuring DCI Fleming of the Major Crime Unit include: The Fifth Suspect A body is found on a boat on the River Thames—and newly promoted DCI Alex Fleming, a man with a troubled past, is keen to prove his worth with his first murder case. But a belligerent fellow DCI gives Fleming a hostile reception, and as internal politics come into play, Fleming finds himself up against both a difficult case and his own colleagues. The Last Man The assistant chief constable wants DCI Fleming to review the cold case of an activist shot dead five years ago after a strike at the Atomic Weapons Establishment. Fleming soon finds out that MI5 have an interest in the case, and learns that another activist was the main suspect. But as the body count rises and he uncovers an extramarital affair, he suspects the answers may lie in a very different place . . . A Fatal Move The normally tranquil village of Darmont is in an uproar over a plan for new housing and a shopping center—but the angry demonstrations are not the only thing disturbing the peace. The assistant to the millionaire property developer behind the controversy has been murdered—and the son of an investor has been kidnapped. Has a protester taken things too far—or is something more complex going on among the rich and powerful?




The DCI Fleming Cases Books One to Four


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Four compelling police procedurals in one volume. In England’s Thames Valley, a detective takes on murder, corruption, and department politics . . . This new collection includes the first four novels featuring DCI Fleming of the Major Crime Unit: The Fifth Suspect A body is found on a boat on the Thames—and newly promoted DCI Alex Fleming, a man with a troubled past, is keen to prove his worth with his first murder case. But when a belligerent colleague and internal politics come into play, Fleming is up against both a difficult case and his own coworkers. The Last Man The assistant chief constable wants DCI Fleming to review a cold case. Fleming soon learns that MI5 have an interest in the case, and that there is a clear suspect. But as the body count rises and he uncovers an extramarital affair, Fleming suspects the answers may lie elsewhere . . . A Fatal Move The village of Darmont is in an uproar—but the angry demonstrations are not the only thing disturbing the peace. The assistant to a millionaire property developer has been murdered, and an investor’s son is kidnapped. Has a protester taken things too far—or is something more complex going on among the rich and powerful? No Hiding Place When Oliver Upton is shot dead, DCI Fleming and his team look for details about the man’s life. All they know is that he showed up in Oxford and started working as a taxi driver. How do you investigate a murder when the victim seems to have no past?




The DI Graves Thrillers Boxset Books One to Three


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The first three thrillers starring the police detective who takes on the strangest and most horrific crimes in London . . . This collection of unsettling crime thrillers includes: The Demons Beneath When a bloody corpse is discovered in a North London park, DI Daniel Graves is tasked with finding the killer. Then another body turns up, and another—plus, a demonologist with a connection to the victims enters the picture. This is unlike anything Graves has ever dealt with. Is the detective hunting a serial killer—or a supernatural entity? From Inside the House The victims are found dead in their homes, body parts taken. Graves suspects this could be two serial killers working together—but how are they choosing their victims? Is anyone in London safe? Meanwhile, a journalist’s obsessive pursuit of the story to further her career threatens to do more harm than good—and someone is targeting Graves personally . . . The Devil’s Mark A gory display in a London park sets the police scrambling, and symbols at the crime scene suggest the occult. DI Graves and his partner, DI Palmer, must decipher the message and find the person responsible—with some help from a professor specialising in the arcane. The killer’s elaborate efforts indicate a desire for the world to pay attention—but why? Praise for WD Jackson-Smart “Genuinely creepy and panic inducing moments.” —Scream magazine “[Jackson-Smart] lures readers in and holds them.” —Online Book Club “Had me going all the way to the very end.” —Barbara T. Cerny, author of The Tiefling




The Fifth Suspect


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A DCI deals with a homicide on a boat in the Thames—and hostility from his own colleagues—in the debut of this police thriller series. A shady London nightclub owner is found dead on his boat on the River Thames—and newly promoted DCI Alex Fleming, a man with a troubled past, is keen to prove his worth with his first murder case after joining the Major Crime Unit of Thames Valley Police. But Bill Watson, a belligerent fellow DCI, gives Fleming a hostile reception and, as internal politics come into play, Fleming finds himself up against both a difficult case and his own colleagues. During the course of the investigation, Fleming and his sergeant identify five suspects. Now they need to eliminate them one by one—or figure out whether they should be looking somewhere else entirely—in this first book in an electrifying new crime series.




The Flemings in Oxford


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KNIFE and DEATH


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How do you stop a killer whose mind is set on revenge? When detective James Hardy learns the body of a young woman discovered in the River Thames is that of a friend, his life goes into a tail-spin. Anya, the victim's flatmate, is on the run for her life. She could be the key to catching the killer. In a race against time, Hardy must track down Anya, before the killer does. As the truth behind the investigation unfolds, Hardy's own family come under threat. With two young daughters to protect and an investigation that twists and turns, Hardy finds himself pushed to the limit. Can he protect his family? Will Hardy be in time to save Anya? With his every move under scrutiny, how will Hardy handle the pressure and solve the investigation? Buy Knife & Death today to follow the gripping investigation that sees detective James Hardy pushed to the brink.




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Evil for Evil


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In a sea-cave on Lovatt Island, just off the west coast of Scotland, a skeleton is found shackled to the rocks. A victim of unparalleled brutality, the skeleton seems to belong firmly in the past, and DI Marjory Fleming anticipates a straightforward case. But when a modern watch is discovered on the skeleton's wrist, Fleming realises the crime may be far closer to home. Meanwhile, a series of escalating crimes arise in the nearby village of Innellan. The villagers, with their own enigmatic pasts, are reluctant to speak out. Fleming, sensing a pattern she cannot clearly discern, becomes increasingly desperate to prevent more violence. Are the skeleton and the current spate of crimes connected? If so, what evil act could have motivated such a deadly, merciless design?




The Well of Lost Plots


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The third novel in the New York Times bestselling Thursday Next series is “great fun—especially for those with a literary turn of mind and a taste for offbeat comedy” (The Washington Post Book World). “Delightful . . . the well of Fforde’s imagination is bottomless.”—People “Fforde creates a literary reality that is somewhere amid a triangulation of Douglas Adams, Monty Python, and Miss Marple.”—The Denver Post With the 923rd Annual Bookworld Awards just around the corner and an unknown villain wreaking havoc in Jurisfiction, what could possibly be next for Detective Thursday Next? Protecting the world’s greatest literature—not to mention keeping up with Miss Havisham—is tiring work for an expectant mother. And Thursday can definitely use a respite. So what better hideaway than inside the unread and unreadable Caversham Heights, a cliché-ridden pulp mystery in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots, where all unpublished books reside? But peace and quiet remain elusive for Thursday, who soon discovers that the Well itself is a veritable linguistic free-for-all, where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books—like Caversham Heights—are scrapped for salvage. To top it off, a murderer is stalking Jurisfiction personnel and nobody is safe—least of all Thursday. Don’t miss any of Jasper Fforde’s delightfully entertaining Thursday Next novels: THE EYRE AFFAIR • LOST IN A GOOD BOOK • THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS • SOMETHING ROTTEN • FIRST AMONG SEQUELS • ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING • THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT




In the Blood


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The bloated remains of a man are discovered bound to a derelict pier in Orkney and newly promoted DCI Lukas Mahler dispatches a team to investigate. But when the body is identified as Alex Fleming - Mahler's former colleague from his time in the Met - the case becomes personal. Mahler's investigation takes him from his old stamping ground of London to the world of organised crime, and from sixteenth-century witch executions to Fleming's most notorious unsolved case: the 'Witchfinder' murders. Are the runic symbols found with Fleming's body proof the killer's struck again - or is there an even darker story to be uncovered? With pressure mounting from all sides and demons from his own past surfacing, Mahler is faced with the most complex moral decision of his career.