Crime in the Choir

A FIERCELY ADDICTIVE CRIME THRILLER WITH BEAUTIFULLY DRAWN CHARACTERS.Discover a nail-biting new series.Please note this book was first published as A Walking Shadow.Two skeletons are discovered in the grounds of St Mary's Choir School. This was not a centuries-old Christian burial. They are wearing modern-day clothes and there is evidence of foul play. Consecrated land has been sadistically violated.Detective Inspector Gilbert Markham is a rising talent of the Bromgrove police force. He is on the trail of the murderer, when another life is brutally claimed. Who is the savage killer lurking in this innocent place?DI Markham and his team are met with intense hostility when they step up their operation. Is this just local panic? Or are they about to stumble into a web of corruption which runs deeper than they could have ever anticipated?DI MARKHAM FACES A RACE AGAINST TIME TO SAVE HIS GIRLFRIEND FROM BEING THE NEXT VICTIM.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CRIME IN THE CHOIR:“Gripped from the start!” Curly“A beautifully crafted book coming to a resolute finish.” Rob“Utterly believable characters, beautifully described.” JacquelinePerfect for fans of P.D. James, Ruth Rendell, Anne Cleeves or Angela Marsons.DISCOVER A BRILLIANT NEW BRITISH CRIME MYSTERY SERIES.THE DETECTIVESDI GILBERT (‘GIL’) MARKHAMDI Markham is a startlingly talented detective rising through the ranks of Bromgrove CID. He is distant and austere — the product of a profoundly difficult childhood — but has a natural magnetism which inspires loyalty. He clashes with his slippery boss, DCI Sidney, who prioritises the force’s public image.DS GEORGE (‘NOAKESY’) NOAKESDS Noakes is a slobbish, uncouth and outspoken Yorkshireman, an object of despair to his superiors. He is, however, also a man of hidden depths, with a sensitive streak and a secret flair for ballroom dancing. Markham sees through his philistinism and they form an unstoppable partnership.DETECTIVE INSPECTOR GILBERT MARKHAM SERIESBook 1: CRIME IN THE CHOIRBook 2: CRIME IN THE SCHOOLBook 3: CRIME IN THE CONVENTBook 4: CRIME IN THE HOSPITALBook 5: CRIME IN THE BALLETBook 6: CRIME IN THE GALLERYBook 7: CRIME IN THE HEATBook 8: CRIME AT HOMEBook 9: CRIME IN THE BALLROOMBook 10: CRIME IN THE BOOK CLUBBook 11: CRIME IN THE COLLEGEBook 12: CRIME IN THE KITCHENBook 13: CRIME IN THE SPABook 14: CRIME IN THE CRYPTBook 15: CRIME IN OXFORDBook 16: CRIME IN CARTON HALLBook 17: CRIME IN RETIREMENTBook 18: CRIME IN THE BOUTIQUELook out for more books in the series! Join the Joffe Books mailing list for updates on the next Catherine Moloney mystery.