A killer targets single women at weddings: "[An] intense plot…McDermid keeps each twist believable." —The Washington Post In the north of England, single women are beginning to disappear from weddings. A pattern soon becomes clear: Someone is crashing the festivities and luring the women away—only to leave the victims' bodies in their own burned-out cars in remote locations. Psychologist Tony Hill and former police detective Carol Jordan are called upon to investigate—but this may be the toughest case they've ever had to face. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Paula McIntyre and her partner Elinor must deal with a cruel cyber-blackmailer targeting their teenage ward. Impeccably plotted and intensely gripping, Insidious Intent comes from Val McDermid, Diamond Dagger Award winner, multiple Edgar Award nominee, and "one of crime fiction's most eminent writers" (Entertainment Weekly).

‘A brilliant start to a new series. All the stars!’ Livia S.Detective Inspector Morgan Yeoman heads home with a pile of paperwork and a takeaway dinner. His front door is wide open. He finds his wife Lydia high on cocaine and there’s a dead woman in his living room. Her throat slit with one slash.A dead body in a detective’s home. It’s not looking good for Yeoman.He’s already got a lot on his plate. A young woman was found dead in the dirt in Queen’s Wood. Her naked body thrown into a ditch.Yeoman’s willing to be bad to put away bad men. As long as the real criminals are caught.He’s known for bending the rules, but is he about to go too far?Discover a captivating crime thriller that you won’t want to put down. Perfect for fans of Luther, J.D. Kirk, Angela Marsons, Alex Smith, Bill Kitson, Helen H. Durrant and Steve Parker.Please note this book was previously published as The Woman on Mulberry Lane.READERS LOVE DEAD IN THE DIRT:????? ‘Action packed from start to finish . . . A well written, gripping read.’ Nitty100????? ‘This author never disappoints!’ Donna W.????? ‘Another gripping series from Emmy Ellis, not your usual run-of-the-mill type cop series, I can guarantee that.’ Mystery Reader????? ‘A cracking story which opens up throughout the book from different perspectives. Excellent lead detective, flawed yet human.’ Sandy????? ‘What a smashing start to a new series!’ Kathryn A.D.MEET DI MORGAN YEOMANDetective Inspector Morgan Yeoman is a force to be reckoned with. Driven, sharp and unflinchingly pragmatic, he has no qualms about skirting the line between right and wrong if it means catching a killer. His commanding presence can silence a room or rattle a suspect, and his sharp instincts often put him a step ahead of his peers. He’s fiercely protective of his team, but his stubborn nature often causes tension between them. Deep down there’s a softer side to Yeoman that many don’t get to see, except his beloved German Shepherd Rochester, who he adores.

She was already dying. Someone just sped it up.It was one drink too many for 72-year-old Evelyn Guilfoyle, found poisoned the morning after a raucous party. But the woman would have been dead in a few months anyway. Why the hurry...?Family, friends and neighbors had crammed into the tiny back garden pub that night. Too many suspects, one clever killer. Could this be a case DI Liam McLaughlin and his ragtag team from the Major Investigation Team will never solve?The second in the NUMBER ONE bestselling Derry Murder Mysteries, Death in Small Measures is a standalone, another gripping, gritty mystery thriller with jaw-dropping twists and a touch of Gerald Hansen's signature dark humor.

A Washington Post Best Book of the Year: Based on true events, "a solidly crafted and satisfying detective story" set in 1960s Glasgow (The Guardian). It is 1969 and Glasgow is in the grip of the worst winter in decades. But it is something else that has Glaswegians on edge: a serial killer is at large. The brutality of The Quaker's latest murder— a young woman snatched from a nightclub, her body dumped like trash in the back of a cold-water tenement—has the city trembling with fear, and the police investigation seems to be going nowhere. Duncan McCormick, a talented young detective from the Highlands, is brought into the investigation to identify where it's gone wrong. An outsider with troubling secrets of his own, DI McCormack has few friends in his adopted city and a lot to prove. His arrival is met with anger and distrust by cops who are desperate to nail a suspect. When they identify a petty thief as the man seen leaving the building where the Quaker's last victim was found, they decide they've found their killer. But McCormack isn't convinced . . . From ruined backstreets to deserted public parks and down into the dark heart of Glasgow, McCormack follows a trail of secrets that will change the city—and his life—forever. "Intricately plotted . . . gorgeously written." —Toronto Star "A terrific novel, dark, powerful . . . I finished it a while ago, but I'm still haunted." —Ann Cleeves, bestselling author of Shetland

Can DI Brian Brandon uncover the truth before a devious killer slips through his fingers?Everyone loved Carl Wiley. So who killed him during a party on a tidal island off Strathburgh’s shore, then set the crime scene on fire to cover their tracks?As the investigation progresses, Brian realises there’s more to Carl than meets the eye... and the longer his suspect list grows. Did Carl underestimate how far he could test his best pal Gaz’s loyalty? Did he push the wrong party guest over the edge? Or has Strathburgh’s most charming liar finally reaped what he’s sown?With the killer already several steps ahead, Brian is running out of time.Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, Ian Rankin, Helen Fields, and Val McDermid, this is the gripping, fast-paced second instalment in the dark, gritty Scottish crime series featuring DI Brian Brandon of the city of Strathburgh's Major Investigations Team.

The murder victim's wife was blindWorld War II. During the attacks on Berlin in the winter of 1943-44, wave after wave of British bombers swept over northern Europe and dropped their lethal loads on the German capital. A fair percentage of the bombers would fail to return from these 'ops', and RAF planners calculated the life expectancy of the airmen in weeks rather than months.Therefore it did not seem strange when a Lancaster named D-Daisy landed at its base in England after a bombing run, and a member of the crew was found dead.However, one person soon came to the conclusion that this man had been murdered. And the person who discovered this happened to be blind since birth. Her name was Daisy and she was the victim’s wife. She was very blonde and very pretty; also very young. That's why no one would listen to her.So she had to find the killer on her own“Using the carefully plotted twists and turns of the murder mystery, throwing in a highly unconventional blind sleuth with her very own take on the world, Nick Aaron lifts the genre to a more thoughtful level.” — The Weekly BannerThis 62k novel is a stand-alone Blind Sleuth MysteryThe concept of this series is simple: the sleuth is a blind woman, and she solves a mystery in each novel. All these stand-alone mysteries taken together form an overview of the half-century between World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall, and narrate the life story of Daisy Hayes. It is not necessary to read the books in any particular order, but most readers just love sticking to the correct chronology:1943: D for Daisy1946: First Spring in Paris1952: Honeymoon in Rio1956: Cockett’s Last Cock-up1960: Murder on the High Sea1964: The Desiderata Stone1967: Blind Angel of Wrath1972: Berlin Fall1984: The Nightlife of the Blind1986: Daisy’s Pushkin Duel1989: Daisy and Bernard1992: The Desiderata GoldAD 67: The Desiderata RiddleAD 76: Desiderata's Lost Cause1990s: Back to Africa1990s: The Icarus CaseAD 79: August in Pompeii1990s: The Murder Convention1990s: The Empty Grave ChroniclesAn unusual sleuth Daisy Hayes was born in London in 1922. Her father was a bank manager, hoping for a son, but he had to settle for a blind daughter.Now what do you do when your child is blind since birth and you have the means to do all that is necessary to help her? You hire a private tutor to stimulate her verbal abilities in the first years of her life, because you realize how vital language will become for her. Then you send her to an exclusive school where everything is done to develop the minds and resourcefulness of blind girls. There they teach them all these fancy techniques of spatial orientation and mind mapping. And before you know it, your darling daughter has become a smart female detective who just seems to draw murder mysteries like a magnet…In combination with this unusual sleuth, Nick Aaron enlists the techniques of the page turner to create an enjoyable reading experience: well-written prose, clever plots, and surprising characters. Unputdownable.