James Michael Gregson a enseigné pendant vingt-sept ans dans des écoles, des collèges et des universités avant de se consacrer à l'écriture à temps plein. Il a écrit des livres sur des sujets aussi divers que le golf et Shakespeare.
When seven-year-old Lucy Gibson disappears into thin air at the local funfair, Chief Superintendent Lambert, along with DS Bert Hook and DS Ruth David have a race against time to discover who took the young girl - and to prevent more children from going missing before it's too late . . .
Sam Jackson, a successful British television producer, makes enemies easily. So it's no great surprise when he meets a violent death. Detectives Lambert and Hook deduce the killer must be one of the actors. But can they uncover the truth when faced with a cast of practised deceivers?
Having recently joined the snooty Birch Lane Tennis Club, DS Clyde Northcott - DCI Peach's tall, black, powerful protégé - finds that his rusty tennis skills are the least of his concerns. For when a distinguished club member is murdered, how can Northcott and Peach unveil the killer when almost everyone seemed to want the victim dead?
Ex Ireland rugby player and now successful businessman Jim O’Connor is shot dead, point blank range, in the car park of a restaurant where he is hosting a family celebration. DCI Percy Peach is brought back from holiday to head up an investigation that has got nowhere. It seems Jim O’Connor had some rather unpleasant business contacts, many with the motive to get rid of him. However, when law-abiding Dominic O’Connor is also killed, within days of his brother, Brunton CID can only assume there must be some link between the two murders, so should they really be looking closer to home for the culprit. . . ?
A seemingly idyllic English holiday park turns into the scene of a grisly murder and a perplexing case for Lambert & Hook Twin Lakes is a tranquil place. It is a complex of holiday homes in a particularly beautiful part of England. 'Rest Assured', says the sign at its entrance. And the people fortunate to occupy the luxury homes on the site are indeed able to relax in a beautiful setting.Then a series of mysterious threatening notes are delivered to one of the lakeside homes. DS Bert Hook conducts an informal investigation and the notes cease to appear. All is peaceful once more as spring moves into summer and the site is seen at its best. But suddenly a brutal death shatters the peace of this quiet place. As Lambert and Hook and the murder team investigate the crime, it emerges that the victim was by no means as innocent as most people thought him. And it seems that many of the residents lead far from ordinary lives and have secrets they will do anything to keep concealed . . .
Foul play's afoot at Bruton Rovers Football Club. - Bruton Rovers FC has been promoted to the Premiership, but Jim Capstick's days as Chairman have made him some enemies in the Lancashire mill town. With the team fighting relegation, the debts are piling high. But when the club is rocked by a murder after Jim makes a surprise announcement, the question's not who had the motive, but who had the balls to actually do it. 'Percy' Peach and DS Lucy Blake have their work cut out for them . . .
When a small-time drug dealer turned blackmailer is murdered, Lambert, Hook, and the rest of the team uncover several suspects.
Following months of undercover work, a drug raid at a large manor is successful--until several hours later when there's a fire at the same house. After Chief Inspector Percy Peach and Detective Sergeant Lucy Blake are called in to investigate, an unusual case of murder unfolds.
Percy Peach and Lucy Blake find themselves bewitched . . . - In an area famous for the Lancashire Witches four centuries earlier, it seems that witchcraft still flourishes. A body is discovered in a derelict farmhouse, partly mummified and dreadfully damaged. But why did no one close to the murdered girl report her missing? Why was her flatmate so sure she was never coming back? And what was her connection to a modern day coven of both male and female witches?
"Gregson offers a beguiling plot, realistic characters, and plenty of twists in yet another skillfully written British procedural from his experienced hand."--"Booklist."