Death at the Castle Gates
by Nick Oldham

MEET SERGEANT JESSICA RAKER. A HARD-NOSED COP AND MOTHER TAKING DOWN CRIMINALS IN THE RIBBLE VALLEY.

His dying wish will be her biggest regret . . .

With her colleague Dougie Doolan’s health rapidly failing, former firearms officer Sergeant Jessica Raker takes on his hunt for local crook Rory Walton. Not only is Rory the suspected arsonist behind a house fire that claims the life of a young mother, but he and his brother are also burgeoning rivals to the Ribble Valley’s crime supremo, Mags Horsefield.

As Jess strives to bring Rory to justice, she is drawn into a deadly web of deceit and corruption. But there’s another case Dougie also wants Jess to solve . . . Is she ready to confront a terrifying night from her own past twenty years ago to help a dying colleague?

Fans of Ian Rankin, S J Brookes, Tess Gerittsen and Daniel Sellers will love this heart-in-the-mouth thriller featuring a fearless female sergeant.

Reviews

“Vintage Oldham, with stomach-churning violence, blood and guts, and high-wire tension”

Booklist on Death at Wolf Fell

“A combination of good detection mixed with action thriller”

Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine on Death at Wolf Fell

“A final round of revelations shows that the line between lowlifes and royals isn’t so clear after all”

Kirkus Reviews on Death at Wolf Fell

“The build-up of tension is ominous and terrifying . . . Oldham has produced a superb first book in his new series. Readers who like their police procedurals gritty, violent, twisty, and tense will love it”

Booklist Starred Review of Death at Dead Man's Stake

“Suspenseful . . . Oldham heightens the tension”

Kirkus Reviews on Death at Dead Man's Stake

“This is a brutal, gutwrenching read with a roller-coaster ride of a plot, full of suspense and vividly portrayed characters”

Booklist on Death Ride

“Riveting . . . A nail-biting level of suspense”

Publishers Weekly on Death Ride

“Oldham continues to push the envelope”

Kirkus Reviews on Death Ride

Nick Oldham

Nick Oldham is a retired police inspector who served in the force from the age of nineteen. As well as the acclaimed Henry Christie novels, he is the author of the Steve Flynn series.

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Editions

Death at the Castle Gates by Nick Oldham is available in the following formats

Hardback97814483199472nd June 2026144 X 222mm240$29.99
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