In?this reissue of the third book in the series, Detective Sergeant Wesley Peterson is determined to discover the truth about a murdered woman with a carefully hidden past, and, once again, it is hist
1919. The Derbyshire village of Wenfield is still reeling from four terrible years of war, and now, just when the village is coming to terms with the loss of so many of its sons, the brutal murder of
The 17th entry in a series of intricately plotted detective stories with an intelligent historical slant Lilith Benley and her mother, rumored to be witches, were convicted of the brutal murder of two
DI Joe Plantagenet investigates a house with a disturbing past in the fourth of this popular police procedural series. - Boothgate House has a sinister past. Once an asylum for the insane, serial kil
The 16th Wesley Peterson novel—intricately plotted detective stories, with an intelligent historical slant When the decaying body of a murdered woman is discovered in a suburban house following an ano
DI Joe Plantagenet investigates a house with a disturbing past in the fourth of this popular police procedural series. - Boothgate House has a sinister past. Once an asylum for the insane, serial kil
An archaeological dig provides DI Wesley Peterson with a secret that may?help him unveil the culprits behind?a string of kidnappingsMarcus Fallbrook was kidnapped in 1976 and when he never returned ho
An American veteran of the D-Day landings on a sentimental journey with his old unit to their base is the last bodyarchaeologist Neil Watson expects to find in the ruins of an old chapel.
When a skeleton is discovered on a Devon smallholding, DS Wesley Peterson, a keen amateur archaeologist, is intrigued by the possibility that it is a Viking corpse, buried in keeping with ancient trad
A Joe Plantagenet murder mystery - Thirteen Torland Place is a house with a disturbing past. When a student living there is found murdered, DI Joe Plantagenet wonders whether her death has anything to
In the 15th tale in the series, Wesley faces a serial killer with an ancient Egyptian connection?When Clare Mayers is almost killed on her way home by a man she describes as having a "dog’s head," it'
A Joe Plantagenet murder mystery - Thirteen Torland Place is a house with a disturbing past. When a student living there is found murdered, DI Joe Plantagenet wonders whether her death has anything to
When a skeleton is discovered on a small farm, DS Wesley Peterson?a keen amateur archaeologist?is intrigued by the possibility that it is a Viking corpse, buried in keeping with ancient traditions. He
Never has DI Wesley Peterson witnessed such a bizarre crime scene. The victim, Charles Marrick, has been murdered, his body drained of blood. Described by those who knew him as 'evil', it seems that W
1921. When a Member of Parliament goes missing in a small Derbyshire village, Scotland Yard detective Albert Lincoln is sent up North to investigate. This isn't Albert's first visit to Wenfield. He on
The brutal massacre of the Harford family at Potwoolstan Hall in Devon in 1985 shocked the country and passed into local folklore. And when a journalist researching the case is murdered twenty years l
An excavation at the lost gardens of Earlsacre Hall is called to a halt when a skeleton is discovered under a 300 year old stone plinth, a corpse that seems to have been buried alive. But DS Wesley P
1921. When a Member of Parliament goes missing in a small Derbyshire village, Scotland Yard detective Albert Lincoln is sent up North to investigate. This isn't Albert's first visit to Wenfield. He on
A murder that echoes across the years . . . When archaeologist Neil Watson finds the body of an American veteran of the D-Day landings in the ruins of an old chapel, he turns to his old friend DS We
A truth that some would kill for . . . When a woman is burned to death in a Devonshire field, it seems like a case of mistaken identity. Until DI Wesley Peterson learns of a legend involving a French
A child haunted by the past. A village troubled by secrets.'A powerful story of loss, malice and deception' Ann CleevesThe second historical thriller in the Albert Lincoln series by bestselling crime
It is 1920 and Scotland Yard detective, DI Albert Lincoln, is still reeling from the disturbing events of the previous year. Trapped in a loveless marriage and tired of his life in London, he's please
When Darren Hatman reports his daughter missing, DI Wesley Peterson isn't too concerned. Leanne Hatman is an aspiring model, keen to abandon her native Devon for the bright lights of London. However
Fifth intriguing mystery in the atmospheric Joe Plantagenet police procedural seriesTaking a short cut home beneath the ruined abbey in the centre of the city, a teenage girl reports stumbling across
Fifth intriguing mystery in the atmospheric Joe Plantagenet police procedural seriesTaking a short cut home beneath the ruined abbey in the centre of the city, a teenage girl reports stumbling across
A grisly find, a faceless enemy—will history repeat itself once again in the 18th Wesley Peterson crime novel? A year after the mysterious disappearance of Jenny Bercival, DI Wesley Peterson is call
A grisly find, a faceless enemy—will history repeat itself once again in the 18th Wesley Peterson crime novel? A year after the mysterious disappearance of Jenny Bercival, DI Wesley Peterson is called
When the decaying body of a murdered woman is discovered in a suburban house?Wesley Peterson has problems establishing her true identity. But as he tries to find out more about the mysterious woman he
When the decaying body of a murdered woman is discovered in a suburban house Wesley Peterson has problems establishing her true identity. But as he tries to find out more about the mysterious woman he
A recently murdered American parallels a centuries-earlier murdered Spanish sailor when they appear to share the same motive in this?reissue of the second book in the seriesAn American veteran of the
A 13th-century legend could provide DI Peterson clues to a local murder in tale number 14 in the series When a woman is burned to death in Grandal Field in Devon, it seems like a case of mistaken iden
The brutal massacre of the Harford family at Potwoolstan Hall in 1985 shocked the populace and passed into local folklore. When a journalist researching the case is murdered 20 years later, the horror
Kate Ellis's wonderfully addictive series of West Country-set crime novels feature Wesley Peterson, one of Devon's first black detectives?A black policeman from the Met might expect to meet some resis
Three seemingly separate cases quickly become entangled, and DI Joe Plantagenet must sort them out before more lives are lost. Singmass Close has a sinister past, reputedly haunted by the ghosts of ch
A string of grizzly murders and ominous epistles present a perplexing case in this unique blend of history and mystery?At the scene of an unusual crime, DI Wesley Petersen finds the body Charles Marri
The ancient gardens of Earlsacre Hall are being excavated by a local team of historians in preparation for plans to recreate the gardens in their former glory.?But the dig is called to a halt when two
When the body of Pauline Brent is found hanging from a yew tree in a local graveyard, DS Wesley Peterson immediately suspects foul play. Meanwhile Wesley's archaeologist friend Neil Watson has excava
Singmass Close has a sinister past. Reputedly haunted by the ghosts of children, in the '50s it was the hunting ground of the Doll Strangler, a ruthless killer who was never brought to justice. When t
When a woman is burned to death in Grandal Field in Devon, it seems like a case of mistaken identity. Until Detective Wesley Peterson learns of a legend involving a French woman who burned to death th
The Gothic novel emerged out of the romantic mist alongside a new conception of the home as a separate sphere for women. Looking at novels from Horace Walpole's Castle of Otranto to Mary Shelley's Fra