Michael Walters est un auteur dont l'œuvre explore les complexités de la psyché humaine et des relations. Son écriture se caractérise par une profonde introspection et une observation aiguë du comportement humain. Les lecteurs apprécient sa capacité à saisir les nuances de l'émotion et les conflits intérieurs de ses personnages. Son style unique confère une profondeur et une résonance captivantes à ses récits.
Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, this gritty crime thriller follows a chilling serial killer who preys on washed-up entertainers. As the tension mounts, the investigation unfolds, revealing dark secrets and the complexities of fame and failure. The author of Candles and Roses crafts a gripping narrative that explores themes of desperation and the haunting consequences of a life once lived in the spotlight.
A family day out turns sour for DI McKay when he stumbles across an unidentified corpse. The day becomes darker still when his brother-in-law goes missing and is eventually found dead, the result of a seemingly accidental fall. Meanwhile, DCI Helena Grant has a disastrous on-line date with a pompous senior manager of a local hotel chain. Her initial amusement turns to unease at his disturbing behaviour. And, as she arrives home, she receives threatening texts from someone who has clearly been watching her. When a further body is found at the edge of the Cromarty Firth, McKay and Grant finally begin to piece together a story that involves violence, people trafficking and the darkest family secrets. And the more McKay learns, the more he realises that some of those secrets lie very close to home...
A retired cop's murder on a secluded Scottish Isle leads DI Alec McKay to unravel a web of corruption from the victim's past. As he investigates, McKay faces challenges that test his skills and resolve in this gripping British crime thriller series.
A tense serial killer thriller from a bestselling and critically-acclaimed author.
Set against the rugged backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, a detective embarks on a harrowing quest to track down a serial killer. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he is forced to confront haunting memories from his own past, intertwining personal demons with the pursuit of justice. This gritty crime thriller explores themes of redemption and the psychological toll of crime, offering a compelling narrative filled with suspense and emotional depth.
The fourth in Alex Walters' tightly plotted series of police procedurals sees DI Annie Delamere called out to a remote Peak District pub where a woman has been found dead in a snowdrift, the investigation soon expanding to encompass a case of child abduction.
Dark deeds in the Peak District refuse to stay buried... When a skeleton is unearthed at a building site in the village of Meresham, the police immediately link the case to a notorious missing persons investigation. Jayne Arnold was sixteen when she disappeared in the long, hot summer of 1976, and has not been seen since. Soon after the bones are found, a tragic accident occurs at an elite boarding school nearby. The young victim fell to her death from the roof of a building. Digging into the girl's background links her to an attempted expose of donations from unsavoury individuals. When further deaths follow, does it suggest a cover up is underway? Who stood to lose most from the truth coming out? And how do recent crimes link to events from more than 45 years ago? DI Annie Delamere and her team are tasked to answer these questions, but her own mother may stand between Annie and the truth. A new instalment in the gripping and atmospheric DI Annie Delamere series that fans of Roz Watkins, Stephen Booth and Cara Hunter will love.
A killer is sending a message – but for who? DI Annie Delamere and her colleague DS Zoe Everett are off duty and enjoying a walk on the Peak District’s vast moorlands when they stumble across a mutilated corpse. The victim is unclothed and his tattoos indicate an affinity with the occult.While Annie is put in charge of the case her long-term partner, MP Sheena Pearson, is confronted by a group of far right extremists. Rather than back down Sheena chooses to stand her ground – and almost pays for it with her life.As more bodies are found, Annie is under pressure to prove her worth. But with one eye on her personal affairs can she catch a murderer and still keep her loved ones safe? And are the killings the work of a deranged mind – or a cover for something even more chilling? Don’t miss this first novel in compelling new detective series that fans of Stephen Booth and Ann Cleeves will love.
On a hot summer's afternoon, Michelle Wentworth enjoys a rare few hours of relaxation. Sunning herself by her pool, she sends her lazy teenage son to fetch her a drink. But instead of a refreshment, Michelle is given a nasty shock when shortly after her child's bludgeoned body is discovered on the doorstep. DI Annie Delamere attends the scene, joined by DS Zoe Everett. There is nothing to suggest a motive or perpetrator. They dig into Michelle's life and come to suspect she may have been the target. Her ruthless pursuit of profit has won her few friends, and relying on her lawyer's questionable advice could mean she's in over her head. When another battered body is found, Annie realises that every clue leads back to a dispute at Michelle's business. But with so many people with reason to seek revenge, will Annie and her team look in the right places - or will it be too late?
DI Alec McKay is back... In the depths of a cold Scottish winter, an unidentified body is found in the heart of a solstice bonfire, apparently burned alive. Over a tense Christmas, a retired businessman goes missing, his body eventually found hanging from a tree in the coastal town. Another associate is found brutally murdered in his remote Highland home. DCI Helena Grant wants to spend a romantic Christmas with her new partner, the crime writer Bill Emsworth. In her absence, DI Alec McKay and his team struggle to investigate the killings, their work hampered by staff shortages and hostile weather. As he tries to connect the murders, McKay discovers that the victims have links to a notorious investigation led by the late DI Jackie Galloway, the subject of a 'true crime' exposé written by Emsworth. When another local businessman disappears, McKay fears that Emsworth, and even Helena herself, maybe in danger. It seems the real answers lie deep in Grant's own past, and, with the killer closing in, her future becomes increasingly perilous...