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Pauline Rowson

Adventure, mystery and heroes have always fascinated and thrilled Pauline Rowson. That and her love of the sea has led her to create a new sub genre, her unique marine mysteries, which feature her flawed and rugged detective, Inspector Andy Horton whose patch is the Solent area on the south coast of England.

Pauline's journey is no ordinary one, and that's what makes her a popular author and an inspirational speaker. Raised in a working class household, Pauline was often left to fend for herself, creating stories for her friends, enacted on the former waste tip at the back of the house, and she wrote her first adventure novel aged eleven. She became a renowned marketing and training guru, with a collection of business books and a successful marketing, media and training company behind her, before she made it into the world of best-selling crime fiction.

She can never be far away from the sea without suffering withdrawal symptoms, and enjoys thinking through her plots while knitting and walking along the south coast of England, but not at the same time!

Recent titles

Undercurrent

Suicide, or murder? When Detective Inspector Horton's bosses block his investigation, he starts to suspect a cover-up at the highest level . . .

When naval historian Dr Douglas Spalding is found dead in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard, the Major Crime Team is adamant it is suicide. When another body is found in similar circumstances Horton is convinced they're looking at murder; but not so his bosses. The deaths have all the hallmarks of a cover-up at the highest level, but who is behind it and why? As Horton gets closer to the truth and uncovers a personal twist, someone is determined to stop him from finding the killer . . .

Death Lies Beneath

"Outstanding . . . Deserves mention in the same breath as . . . the work of Peter Robinson and John Harvey" Booklist Starred Review

When ex-con Daryl Woodley is found dead on the marshes bordering Langstone Harbour, the Intelligence Directorate believe his murder is linked to big-time crook Marty Stapleton, currently serving time in prison. Detective Inspector Horton is not so sure, and is thrown into a complex and frustrating investigation when a body is found on a rotting boat being salvaged in Portsmouth Harbour. As the pressure to solve the case increases, Horton receives a chilling personal message; time, it seems, is also running out for him . . .

A Killing Coast

Detective Inspector Horton returns and is feeling the heat . . .
When a body is found floating in the sea off Portsmouth harbour, Detective Inspector Horton judges it to be an accidental death, but soon discovers he's got it very wrong. Under pressure from his superiors, Horton wonders if his ongoing investigation into the disappearance of his mother over thirty years ago has clouded his judgement. Against all the odds, he must now not only find a brutal killer, but also prove to himself, and others, that he is still up to the job.

Footsteps on the Shore

The new Detective Inspector Horton mystery

Friday the thirteenth starts badly for DI Andy Horton. Convicted Murderer, Luke Felton, has gone missing, at the same time a decomposed corpse is washed up in Portsmouth harbour. But before Horton can get to grips with either case, he is called to the house of a woman he had met only the day before, to find her brutally murderer. Is Luke Felton the prime suspect, or is his body in the mud of the harbour? Horton is under pressure, and little does he suspect that things are about to get a whole lot worse . . .

Blood on the Sand

The new Detective Inspector Horton mystery

Inspector Andy Horton's holiday peace is shattered when, stepping out across an abandoned golf course on the Isle of Wight on a cold, grey January morning, he finds himself facing a distraught young woman with a gun in her hand, leaning over a corpse. When she professes to be the dead man's sister and psychic, Horton's old adversary, DCI Birch, is convinced she is a mentally disturbed killer, but Horton is not so sure . . .

Dead Man's Wharf

The new Detective Inspector Horton mystery

Horton and Cantelli are called to a nursing home where a resident claims she's been attacked by an intruder. Ready to dismiss it as senile ramblings, Horton then discovers that her room-mate has died, the dead woman's belongings are missing and her son, convicted for armed robbery, has been found dead in his cell. Soon Horton is caught up in a complex investigation that has far-reaching international implications . . .

The Suffocating Sea

An action-packed marine mystery featuring Andy Horton

Andy Horton is called to investigate a suspicious fire on board a boat, but when he arrives he senses instinctively that this investigation will be like no other, and he's right. Soon he is forced to confront the past, and it becomes clear that this is one case someone is determined he should never solve . . .

Deadly Waters

A gripping marine mystery from the author of Tide of Death

When a woman is found murdered in Langstone Harbour, DI Andy Horton is assigned to the case but not for long if Superintendent Uckfield has his way. Horton is given just a week to find the killer before being shunted off the case. With the clock ticking Horton is soon forced to take a decision that will put his life on the line . . .