‘It’s brilliant! Buy it!’ Ann Cleeves**Shortlisted for The People's Books Prize 2024/2025!**Yorkshire Dales, Summer 1997. Vicky Mott slips out the door of her remote cottage, and into the pale dawn light. She scrawls a note for her friends.Gone to see the sunrise. V xxxThat’s the last anyone ever hears from twenty-year-old music lover Vicky.Another victim of the Fellside Strangler?That would make Vicky the fourth young woman to lose her life this summer. Snatched by a mysterious killer who stalks the fells . . .But Vicky’s body is never found.2019. A skeleton is discovered in a twisty network of caves beneath the fells. Detectives Leo Donovan and Shan Young think they can finally give Vicky’s mother the closure she so desperately wants. After twenty long years of questions and anguish.But the deeper they dig into the past, the less certain they become.And nothing can prepare them for the shocking truth . . .Discover a brand-new British crime thriller from a bestselling author, perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Angela Marsons, J.R. Ellis, Val McDermid and Caro Ramsay.WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT CATH STAINCLIFFE:‘A real knockout.’ Ian Rankin‘One of the best police procedurals I’ve read this year.’ Ann Cleeves‘A star in the firmament of British crime fiction.’ Big Issue‘Mercilessly exciting.’ Daily Telegraph‘Such a good writer.’ The Times‘Powerful, complex and utterly gripping.’ Sunday Mirror‘Ripped from the headlines and totally scary.’ Irish Independent‘Real suspense.’ The Guardian‘A swift, satisfying read.’ City Life????? ‘An absolutely cracking read, fast paced, absolutely believable, I loved this DCI and found myself rooting for her.’ Pinkmouse????? ‘Good characters and a tangled story.’ JackTHE DETECTIVESDetective Leo Donovan is a veteran of the Yorkshire force. A true empath, he’s happily married, but prone to low mood and bouts of arthritis. Compassion motivates him, and a need to see justice done in a flawed world that is seldom fair. Leo’s wayward son drives him to distraction, but working with his partner Shan is a breath of fresh air.Detective Shan Young is a rising star of Leo’s team. She lands her first case as detective while pregnant. Not that she’s fazed by it. A salt-of-the-earth Yorkshire lass with Chinese heritage, she often feels caught between two cultures — something which makes her appreciate Leo all the more, as a mentor and a friend.THE SETTINGWelcome to the Yorkshire Dales, an untamed landscape of fells and valleys, waterfalls and ruined barns, deep, dark caves and windswept limestone pavements. Farming and mining have shaped these remote hills over the centuries. But what secrets lie buried beneath the spectacularly beautiful surface?ALSO BY CATH STAINCLIFFEDETECTIVES DONOVAN & YOUNGBook 1: THE FELLSDETECTIVE JANINE LEWIS MYSTERIESBook 1: BLUE MURDERBook 2: HIT AND RUNBook 3: MAKE BELIEVEBook 4: DESPERATE MEASURESSTANDALONETHE LOST GIRLS OF ST ANN’S

“Mind-blowing! It's just that good!” Online reviewer, ?????The child’s eyes were tightly shut and a lock of blond hair had fallen across his smooth forehead. He looked as if he were merely sleeping… but the rotting leaves upon which he lay were his grave.In the early hours of a chilly autumn morning, Harrison Lane races to shadowy Fenton Woods. Beneath an ash tree is the lifeless body of a young boy – four guttered candles surround him, a makeshift cross pushed into the earth nearby. Harrison tenses – who would want to hurt an innocent child?As head of the police’s Ritualistic Behavioural Crime unit, Harrison uses his unique tracking skills to assess the scene. Some slips of paper inside the boy’s mouth – cryptic words written in the child’s own handwriting – gives him the first clue, as well as a link to a dilapidated chapel in nearby Nunhead Cemetery. Pulse racing, Harrison realises he’s been there before – as a child, his mother brought him just before she herself was murdered, her killer never caught.Then another child goes missing – a little boy who bears an eerie resemblance to the first victim. Harrison knows the chance of finding him alive is growing smaller every moment … can Harrison conquer the demons in his own past and catch this twisted killer before another innocent life is taken?A totally and utterly gripping, keep-you-up-all-night crime thriller Fans of Angela Marsons, DK Hood and Rachel Lynch will love this unputdownable crime series introducing the unforgettable Harrison Lane.What readers are saying about Broken Angels:“This book has me grasping at the edge of my seat every single day when I was reading it… This book is just mind-blowing! It's just that good!” Online reviewer, ?????“Wow what a book… I could not put it down.” Online reviewer, ?????“This book grabbed hold of my attention from the first page and didn’t let go until the gripping end... I can’t wait to devour the next book and learn more about Dr Harrison Lane’s past… Clever, chilling, and compelling. What a treat.” Online reviewer, ?????“I was mesmerised by Harrison Lane, he’s like no other character I’ve read about before... absolutely fascinating. I also loved the other characters that make up the book, with maybe a hint of romance blooming… I’m hooked!” Online reviewer, ?????“Wow, I am already a little in love with Dr Harrison Lane… More please.” Online reviewer, ?????“I loved Broken Angels… I read the entire book in a couple of sittings. It’s a page-turner!” Online reviewer, ?????

“A crime novel that transcends the genre . . . with characters so real and so recognizably human, that it breaks your heart a little.” —Shari Lapena, New York Times–bestselling authorWinner of the Tony Hillerman Fiction AwardEx-FBI agent Brigid Quinn, now happily settled in Tucson, doesn’t visit her family in Florida much. But her former partner on the force, Laura Coleman—a woman whose life she has saved and who has saved her life in turn—is living there now. So when Laura calls about a case that is not going well, Brigid doesn’t hesitate to get on a plane.On leave from the Bureau, Laura has been volunteering for a legal group trying to prove the innocence of a man who is on death row for killing his family. Laura is firmly convinced that he didn’t do it, while Brigid isn’t so sure—but the date for his execution is coming up so quickly that they’ll have to act fast to find any evidence that may absolve him before it’s too late . . .A Twist of the Knife, Edgar Award and CWA Gold Dagger finalist Becky Masterman’s third Brigid Quinn novel, is the masterful follow-up to Fear the Darkness and Rage Against the Dying.“A gripping third entry of this powerhouse series.” —The Boston Globe“Masterman expertly builds both the family story and detective story to unexpected revelations and redemption.” —Salem MacKnee, The News & Observer (Raleigh)“Masterman deftly layers in Brigid’s family story . . . This page-turner, which tackles the rising tide of false death-row convictions and the long arm of family secrets, should be perfect for Lisa Gardner fans.” —Booklist

Kay Riley should be laying low. Instead, she’s leaving a trail of trouble across North America.What starts as a simple job—finding a kidnapped woman—turns into something much bigger. The chase takes Riley from the back alleys of Canada to the cartel strongholds of Mexico, where the rules are different, the enemies deadlier, and the deals far more dangerous.An FBI agent is hot on her trail. A criminal mastermind is watching her every move. And the deeper Riley digs, the more she realizes she’s tangled in something far bigger than just one missing person: dozens of women stolen and trafficked.She’s survived Chicago. But can she survive this?Because some people can’t fight for themselves. And Riley refuses to look the other way."I thoroughly enjoyed every book in the series so far. Things I liked:Riley is an extremely like-able character who is strong and down-to-earth. There is a also a strong set of supporting characters. The action scenes are exciting, but the author also takes the time to develop her characters as well. I liked the amusing banter between the characters." – Amazon Reviewer

A missing woman. A race against time. A detective haunted by the past.Following an argument with her British boyfriend, Chinese student Min Li is abducted whilst walking the dark streets of picturesque Stratford-upon-Avon alone. Trapped in a dark pit, Min is at the mercy of her captor.Detective Inspector Will Jackman is tasked with solving the case and in his search for answers discovers that the truth is buried deeper than he ever expected. But, as another student vanishes and Min grows ever weaker, time is running out. Two murders, two kidnappings—are they linked?Can DCI Jackman track down the kidnapper, before it's too late?

The first three books in Brian L. Porter's 'Mersey Murder Mysteries' series, now available in one volume!A Mersey Killing: Liverpool, 1999. Skeletal remains found in the docklands lead Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake into a journey through time, as the investigation takes them back to early days of the Mersey Beat. Whose bones laid beneath the mud of the River Mersey for over thirty years, and what links them to a young woman, missing for the entire time?All Saints: The Liverpool murder investigation unit runs into a series of horrific murders, which begins as the body of Matthew Remington is found in the graveyard of St. Matthew’s Church. Detective Chief Inspector Andy Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities, but what links the dead men with an old mental hospital, now an orphanage, and the scarcely reported suicide of a teenage girl?A Mersey Maiden: A peaceful cricket match on a warm summer’s day turns to murder and mystery, as the star player Aaron Decker is found dead in his bed, his girlfriend sleeping soundly beside him. Political implications are considered, before the case takes on a new twist with links to the disappearance of a German U-Boat and a British warship in 1945. With the mysterious Aegis Institute hovering in the background of the investigation, D.I Andy Ross and his team are dragged into their most complex case to date.