DI James Munro never planned to come out of retirement. And DS Charlie West didn’t expect to be paired with a grumpy old Scot who thinks chamomile tea should be outlawed. But the murders keep coming — and someone has to solve them…

My husband’s girlfriend is dead. He says he didn’t kill her. But he’s been lying about everything else…

A prisoner is found dead in his cell. A detective is gunned down in his kitchen. A routine police patrol is fired on from close range. DCI John Blizzard is no stranger to being in the firing line. But when he realises there’s a list of names — and he’s on it — the stakes become terrifyingly personal…

Fifteen years ago, Imelda Phelps was battered to death in the hallway of her home. The killer was never caught. Suddenly an unexpected lead throws the case wide open. And then a second body turns up…

I thought I had the perfect life. A beautiful home. A handsome, successful husband. He’s a decade older than me, but doesn’t look it. Then TJ showed up. He’s eighteen, claims to be my husband’s son, and needs a place to stay…

Detective Gardener is no stranger to horror. His wife’s murder still scars him. But when bodies start turning up in grotesque, inexplicable circumstances, even Gardener’s hardened team are shaken.