by admin | Oct 29, 2025 | Crime Fiction |
A GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER WITH A STUNNING ENDING
Dr Hannah Nightingale faces a race against time to stop the evil serial killer known as the Toybreaker
Someone is snatching small children from their beds in the middle of the night. They leave a sinister calling card behind: a broken handmade puppet on the child’s pillow. The press nickname the kidnapper the Toybreaker. In a desperate move, Superintendent David Mallory calls in criminal profiler Dr Hannah Nightingale to help with an investigation that is going nowhere.
More children disappear and the city of Garton is on the edge of panic. A very dark mind is at work, but why does the Toybreaker suddenly change his method, adding a lock of hair to the crime scene. When a prime suspect escapes, the police appear to have reached another dead end. Will the Toybreaker be stopped before more families are destroyed?
This is a fast-paced thriller that will have you turning the pages till the action-packed ending.
THE DETECTIVES: David Mallory is an old-school policeman who has made some powerful enemies within his own department. DCI Gary Falcon is an ambitious young man on the rise, but his father’s legal work for the city’s criminals does not play well with his fellow officers.
THE PROFILER: Dr Hannah Nightingale is an up-and-coming forensic psychiatrist who is employed as a consultant profiler by the Toybreaker team. The Nightingale family are prominent in the Garton social scene and Hannah has to fight hard to be accepted by a sceptical police force.
THE SETTING: Garton is a fictional port city in the north of England. It’s faced years of industrial decline, but a strong community spirit and sense of humour give hope for revival. But there are still pockets of rundown inner-city criminality.
THE TOYBREAKER is the first in a new series of crime thrillers. Great for fans of Sarah Flint, Paul Finch. Kathy Reichs, Angela Marsons, and Patricia Cornwell.
DR HANNAH NIGHTINGALE SERIES
Book 1: THE TOYBREAKER
Book 2: ANGER MAN
Book 3: PREY
Book 4: VENGEANCE
Book 5: CAVED IN
PRAISE FOR ROY CHESTER
“Intriguing, compelling, and thoroughly entertaining”
Chorley Guardian
Please note that this is a revised and corrected edition
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by admin | Oct 29, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
AN AMAZON INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER: Angeline Gottschalk, bullied in high school and abused on the farm, is hiding a dark and terrifying secret. Because buried deep inside this timid farmer’s daughter lurks a twisted alter-ego named Evangeline, the cold-blooded serial killer who narrates this extraordinary account of a teenage vigilante striking fear in America’s Heartland.
WARNING: Evangeline contains graphic content; including strong language, sexual situations and violence. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
by admin | Oct 29, 2025 | Thriller & Suspense |
Death is the ultimate illusion.
????? The draining of a pond on a construction site leads to a grim discovery that could answer the five-year-old question: what happened to a young couple last seen at the travelling circus?
The Circus of Nightmares is an Internet sensation pushing the boundaries of magic and illusion, blurring the lines between excitement and fear. It has become the most popular live show of its kind, but something travels with it. Something dark. Something sinister. When they arrive unannounced on the beautiful island of Anglesey, Detective Inspector Alan Williams and his team uncover a series of sexual assaults reaching back decades. The evidence is clouded by the passing of time, but one thing is beyond clear, evil incarnate has arrived in his piece of paradise.
What reviewers are saying;
????? “Another five-star read. This author grips you and drags you into the story from page one.” Faber reviews ????? “Couldn’t put this down. Fast-paced from the beginning. An intricately crafted chiller from the dark side.” The Mystery Machine
????? ‘Completely gripping’ Time Out
????? ‘Jones writes out of the ordinary novels for strong nerves and stomachs’ Guardian Reviews
????? ‘An Intricately crafted chiller that will keep you on your toes’ Joseph Harris
???? ‘Another gripping crime thriller from this author.’ Nigel Firth
????? ‘It’s beautifully crafted, in that you don’t really need to have read the rest of the series, where so many authors leave you bewildered at the interpersonal relationships between the cops, the bad guys and the series history’ Lesley Heyes ????? ‘Oh, my days what a gripping read, I’m a slow reader but I read this book in 2 days. I just couldn’t put it down. I’m a great fan of conrad jones books.’ Gail Rowe
????? ‘Brilliant crime read, glued to pages till end – highly recommend reading.’ Eileen Rizvi
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by admin | Oct 29, 2025 | Mystery |
Justice… Such a subjective thing.
A UN worker intent on revolution, a serial killer bent on revenge, and, between the two, an increasingly disillusioned Met detective. All have their own ideas of what justice should look like – even if DC Brook Deelman was only hoping for a quiet pint when events intervened.
Now, three people with very different goals are on a collision course in London. A situation that will hit closer to home than anything Brook has ever known.
When the stakes are high enough, people will go to great lengths to see their version of justice triumph.
Within the law or outside it.
Authorised… or Unauthorised.
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Praise for Unauthorised:
”Confident, assured, tightly and cleverly plotted.” (Goodreads) ??????????
”Brilliantly written, fast paced and intricate.” (Amazon) ??????????
”Ed Church… writes in a way that captivated this reader.” (Amazon) ??????????
”A thrilling detective novel… gripping and devourable.” (Goodreads) ??????????
”I have flown through this whole series in less than 2 weeks.” (Goodreads) ??????????
”Buy this book. Bar the door. Surround yourself with snacks.” (Amazon) ??????????
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by admin | Oct 29, 2025 | Mystery |
As a former cop turned private investigator, Annie Fitch hopes to never be in the line of fire again, so she’s expanded her business to include installing security systems. She’s thrilled to be hired by Preston Farr, a farmer with a vandalism problem on his family’s historic apple orchard and farm.
Preston’s roots in the community run deep. His family has held the same property in Leesburg, Virginia, since the 1700s. The two get to know each other over the course of the job. When Preston asks her out after the work is done, she accepts. After all, Annie’s on-again, off-again love affair with her childhood best friend, Ford, is currently off. Why should she mope until he decides it’s on again?
What she intended to be a fun, casual romp with Preston turns serious quickly when Annie’s newly installed security cameras record startling footage. Family secrets begin to unravel, echoing over two hundred years of heartache and violence.
