Great characters and cute twists make this a super engaging read

Following a dog walker’s discovery of a man’s body in woodland, police identify the victim as Dr Scott Deeley, a GP who seems to have been liked and respected.Only on digging further do they realize that he had been subject to a tribunal after the death of a young boy in his care.The boy’s parents are obvious suspects. But perhaps too obvious. Detective Sergeant Sunita Roy is tasked with digging deeper into the man’s increasingly intriguing world.But her own life is thrown in the air when she discovers her boyfriend in the force is still seeing his ex-wife.With that and an internal affairs investigation going full throttle, the Heart of England police have a firestorm on their hands.MURDER OF A DOCTOR is the third standalone crime fiction title in this series by Tony Bassett. The full list of books is as follows:1. MURDER ON OXFORD LANE2. THE CROSSBOW STALKER3. MURDER OF A DOCTOR4. OUT FOR REVENGE5. HEIR TO MURDER6. IT NEVER RAINSAll FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.

A missing child mystery drives this “dark, intense . . . impossible-to-put-down investigation. . . . Essential reading for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction” (

Booklist

, starred review).

Ida Joner gets on her brand-new bike and sets off toward town. A good-natured, happy girl, she is looking forward to her tenth birthday. Thirty-five minutes after Ida should have come home, her mother starts to worry. She phones store owners, Ida’s friends—anyone who could have seen her. But no one has.Suspicion immediately falls on Emil Mork, a local character who lives alone and hasn’t spoken since childhood. His mother insists on cleaning his house weekly—although she’s sometimes afraid of what she might find there. A mother’s worst nightmare in either case—to lose a child or to think a child capable of murder. As Ida’s relatives reach the breaking point and the media frenzy surrounding the case begins, Inspector Konrad Sejer is his usual calm and reassuring self. But he’s puzzled. And disturbed. This is the strangest case he’s seen in years.Praise for Karin Fossum:“A superb writer of psychological suspense.” —

New York Times

“Sejer is a beautifully created character, a thoughtful, lonely man with great empathy.” —

Publishers Weekly

“With sharp psychological insight and a fine grasp on police procedure, Fossum is easily one of the best new imports the genre has to offer.” —

The Baltimore Sun

“No one can thoroughly chill the blood the way Karin Fossum can . . . will put you away, no questions asked.” —

Los Angeles Times

“A truly great writer and explorer of the human mind.” —Jo Nesbo,

New York Times

bestselling author of the Harry Hole series“Fossum . . . writes like Ruth Rendell with the gloves off.” —

Kirkus Reviews

She's not a karate expert.She can't pick a lock.And she certainly isn't a master of disguise...

But Riley is stubborn, and this is her city. She's not going down without a fight!

If you like female characters who are strong, funny, and real, then you're going to love Kay Riley, a Chicago cop wrongly accused of a terrorist bombing. Now, she's on the run for her life. A wiser woman might flee the country, but Riley is determined to clear her name. Armed with a quick wit and some friends who don't mind breaking a few laws, Riley becomes an amateur vigilante. Can she stop the killer before they strike again?

"I loved this book. The main character never allowed herself to become a victim, but fought to hang onto her life. The action was constant and believable, and the plot kept me guessing until the end." --Amazon Reviewer

No one sees him come or go, but they all know he’s been...

Doris Hornsby, the bed-bound matriarch of a

notorious criminal family

, calls in the police after she sees an intruder in her room. DCI Blizzard attends in person, bemused that a woman who has spent her life

evading the law

, now seeks its protection.Meeting the tough old bird, he senses

a genuine fear

. But if suspicions that the unwelcome guest was the infamous Latch Man are true, that fear should be allayed. A ‘gentleman thief’, he has never harmed a soul. But when the woman is later found to have died, DCI John Blizzard senses

something is afoot

.Dismissing the doctor’s summary conclusion of natural causes, he determines to investigate further. What he discovers will

shake the community to its core

, scaring criminals and law-abiding folk alike.If it is true The Latch Man has returned, that is only part of the puzzle. Rivalries that have been simmering for years have come to the fore, and Blizzard must stop the case from

snowballing into further tragedy

.Can Blizzard discover

The Latch Man’s identity

, and can he collar him for the crime?THE LATCH MAN is the eighth standalone title in a

series of murder mysteries

set in the fictional city of Hafton in northern England. It can be enjoyed on its own or alongside the other books. The full list of books is as follows:1. THE LONG DEAD2. STRANGE LITTLE GIRL3. THE RAILWAY MAN4. THE SECRETS MAN5. A BREACH OF TRUST6. DEATH LIST7. A FLICKER IN THE NIGHT8. THE LATCH MAN9. NO AGE TO DIE10. THE VENGEANCE MAN11. THE NAME ON THE BULLET12. THE MEEK SHALL INHERITAll these books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.