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Night Vision
Jane A. Adams
A Naomi Blake mystery.
What had Neil Robinson been about to tell journalist Jamie Dale? Whatever it was, it got them both killed, and Alec and his DCI are called away to help with the investigation. Jamie was an old friend of Naomi's, and now she is being harassed by phone calls seemingly from the dead journalist. With Alec away, Naomi turns to another old friend, Harry Jones, for help. Then the violence strikes close to home, and Alec is forced to question which side of the law he is actually on.
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Publication Date: 30 Jun 2014
ISBN: 9780727881137
Price: £19.99
Dimensions: 141 x 222
Extent: 192 pages
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Publication Date: 1 Mar 2012
ISBN: 9780727881137
Price: $27.95
Dimensions: 5.25 x 8.5
Extent: 192 pages
Bright Young Things
When a man dumps a body on a beach in full view of onlookers, the investigation that follows throws up a number of dark twists for DCI Henry Johnstone.
January 5, 1930. On a winter morning, a man dumps a body on Bournemouth beach. The dead woman is Faun Moran, a wildchild in her twenties who was supposedly killed in a car crash the previous autumn. So who was the young woman in the car, and where has Faun Moran been all this time? DCI Henry Johnstone returns to work to solve this baffling mystery.
Old Sins
The past is never far behind you . . .
The discovery of the bodies of two retired policemen, Walter Cole and Hayden Paul, sounds warning bells to DCI Henry Johnstone. Their deaths were staged to look like suicides, and Hayden left a note containing two words: old sins. Henry is forced to relive an old case he worked on with Cole and Paul. Is someone playing a deadly game with Henry?
The Good Wife
A chilling murder ruins a fun day at the races in the fifth historical mystery featuring Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone.
1929. Clive Mason is devastated when his wife Martha is found dead in a horsebox at Southwell Races, her handbag stolen. As DCI Henry Johnstone and Sergeant Mickey Hitchens investigate, it's clear this wasn't a robbery gone tragically wrong - Martha was deliberately murdered. Who was Martha Mason and what was she involved in that led to her murder?
The Clockmaker
Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone discovers that things are not as they first appear when clockmaker Abraham Levy's nephew goes missing.
February, 1929. Clockmaker Abraham Levy's young nephew has vanished. He was last seen boarding a train on his way to see his fiancée, and with no sign of foul play, could he have got cold feet about the upcoming wedding?Abraham isn't convinced, and when he appeals to DCI Henry Johnstone for help, Henry soon makes a startling discovery...
Kith and Kin
When two bodies are washed up in the Kentish marshes, Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is propelled into a disturbing investigation.
1928. When two bodies are found washed up in the Kentish marshes, DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens recognize one of them as being a known associate of one of the East End's most notorious gangsters. But what were the victims doing in this remote and desolate spot? Is it a set-up? A revenge attack? Or something even more sinister?
Fakes and Lies
A daughter seeks Naomi Blake's help in proving her artist father was murdered.
Convinced her artist father was murdered, Bee Jones takes her suspicions to his old friend Bob Taylor and ex-police officer Naomi Blake. Then a prominent gallery owner is murdered and a portfolio of Freddie Jones' drawings is stolen - and it would appear Bee's suspicions have been right all along.
Death Scene
Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone is summoned to investigate the murder of a silent movie star in this compelling historical mystery.
1928. Cissie Rowe had died many times on screen but this time it's for real. DCI Henry Johnstone and DS Mickey Hitchens investigate. Shoreham is home to a film studio and thriving theatrical community, but who wanted Cissie dead? The two London detectives discover that no one is what they seem as the make-believe continues both on and offstage.
The Murder Book
Introducing Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series.
When three bodies are unearthed in the front yard of a cottage, DCI Henry Johnstone is summoned. Two victims are identified, but who is the third?Johnstone's use of modern methods of detection soon ruffles feathers. Frustrated by the unhelpful local police, he fears the investigation is heading nowhere. Then there's another murder
Killing a Stranger
A Naomi Blake mystery
A teenage boy is found drowned in a canal, just hours after telling his mother that he has killed a man. Rob Beresford was a schoolfriend of Patrick's; in their shock and grief, Patrick and his mates turn for help to Naomi. The dead man is identified as Adam Hensel: in his mid-forties, from the other side of town. There seems to have been no link between the two. Naomi is drawn into the case, by her friendship with Patrick, and because the detective handling it is her boyfriend, Alec. It becomes clear to Naomi that there is a complex, tragic story behind the bald facts of the case.
A Murderous Mind
The murder of a student re-opens a series of cold cases in this intriguing mystery
When a student is found murdered in her room, the police soon recognize the similarities to an unsolved crime committed fifteen years before. A crime investigated by the now discredited DI Joe Jackson, Naomi Blake's one-time mentor. It seems Jackson had a perpetrator in mind - but can the new investigation trust his judgement?
Forgotten Voices
Retired actress Rina Martin gets tangled up in the brutal murder of a seemingly innocent widow
Who would want to kill a widowed mother of two and leave her body for her children to find? Rina Martin's policeman friend Mac can't find a real motive and not much more in terms of suspects. But then there is a second killing. Are the two linked? Rina thinks so - and Mac has long since learnt that, unfortunately, Rina is often right . . .
Paying the Ferryman
The murder of a family forces former policewoman Naomi Blake to face her past.
Victor Griffin seemed to be one of the good guys, but that didn't stop someone coming to his home and killing him and his wife. Naomi and Alec find themselves drawn back to face events that happened when Naomi was still a serving police officer - just before the accident that blinded her - and which have now led to murder.
Gregory's Game
Sometimes, just surviving is not enough. You have to know what to do with yourself once the crisis is over.
Two men stand at a crossroads: Ex-DI Alec Friedman is recovering from a car crash, but feels empty. Hired killer Gregory is contemplating retirement. But then a brutal murder, and a seemingly meaningless kidnapping, drag them, and Alec's wife Naomi, back into the game they were trying so hard to resist.
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Secrets
"There's a man with a gun standing in my garden. I want something done about it."
When a man breaks into Molly Chambers' house she tells the police that she has never seen him before. Ex-DI Alec Friedman - her honorary nephew - isn't so sure. Molly has lived an eventful life, as the wife of a diplomat, and he knows she is still haunted by the horrors of more than one war. But just what is it that Molly has got herself in to? Alec and Naomi only find out just what murky waters they're wading in when it's much too late...
Blood Ties
A Naomi Blake mystery.
When Alec and Naomi take a much-needed Winter holiday in Somerset, they encounter local eccentric Eddy Thame, a historian and metal detectorist obsessed with the Monmouth rebellion of 1685 and the alleged Kirkwood treasure. A few days after their arrival, Eddy is found dead. Reluctantly, Alec and Naomi become involved, but they soon realise that Eddy seems very different to the rather dotty individual they encountered in the local pub.
Legacy of Lies
A Naomi Blake mystery.
Naomi and boyfriend Alec Friedman travel to the Fenlands for the funeral of Alec's beloved Uncle Rupert, who ran an antiques business and wrote books on local history. It seems that there were some suspicious circumstances, and that the ostensible cause of death - a heart attack - may not hold true. It soon becomes clear that Rupert may have had some secrets in his past...