Tide of Death
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
The first in the series featuring the flawed and rugged Portsmouth cop, DI Andy Horton.
Plongez dans une série captivante de romans policiers et de mystères marins se déroulant dans le décor atmosphérique de Portsmouth et de l'Île de Wight. Suivez le tenace et souvent bourru DI Andy Horton alors qu'il navigue dans des eaux périlleuses, littérales et métaphoriques, pour résoudre des affaires déroutantes. Cette série combine le frisson de l'enquête avec les défis uniques des environnements côtiers. Elle est parfaite pour les lecteurs qui apprécient les mystères centrés sur les personnages avec un fort sens du lieu.
The first in the series featuring the flawed and rugged Portsmouth cop, DI Andy Horton.
The body of a woman found on the derelict Mulberry in Langstone Harbour plunges Horton into an investigation that uncovers ambition and adultery. With the clock ticking, Horton is soon forced to take a decision that will put his life on the line.
As Horton is forced to confront his past he's faced with a dangerous adversary who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out... Selected as the Best of British Crime Fiction by The Book Depository A gripping, suspense- filled murder case...an entertaining read in an engaging series... Booklist
The death of an elderly lady in a nursing home plunges Horton into a complex investigation that has far-reaching international implications. Hampered by his belief that his bosses are lying to him,Horton soon discovers that he's stepped into a web of intrigue, deception and corruption that stretches back into the past
The new Detective Inspector Horton mystery - Inspector Andy Horton's holiday peace is shattered when, stepping out across an abandoned golf course on the Isle of Wight on a cold, grey January morning, he finds himself facing a distraught young woman with a gun in her hand, leaning over a corpse. When she professes to be the dead man's psychic, Horton's old adversary, DCI Birch, is convinced she is a mentally disturbed killer, but Horton is not so sure . . .
Convicted murderer Luke Felton is missing and a decomposed corpse is washed up in Portsmouth harbour. Then another woman is brutally murdered. Is it Felton or is it his body in the mud of the harbour? Horton is under pressure to get results, but things are about to get much worse for the beleaguered detective
An investigation into a body found floating in the sea off Portsmouth harbour throws DI Andy Horton's capabilities into question. Not only does he need to find a brutal killer, but now he also has to prove he's still up to the job.
A body found on a rotting boat being salvaged in Portsmouth Harbour throws Horton into a complex and frustrating investigation. As the tension mounts to solve the case, Horton receives a chilling message; time, it seems, is also running out for him personally -
Detective Inspector Andy Horton investigates a naval historian's death, which he believes was incorrectly ruled a suicide, and finds that his bosses may be covering up the true circumstances of the man's passing.
When a colleague's nephew goes missing, Detective Inspector Andy Horton is recalled from his sailing trip to France. But when the charred remains of a body are discovered in a disused tunnel at the Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth, what began as the hunt for a missing man becomes the search for a ruthless killer.
When a private investigator goes missing, Detective Inspector Horton of Portsmouth CID believes he's probably run off with a woman. But when the man's car turns up, and a shocking discovery is made, things turn serious, and Horton himself embroiled in an investigation that has major personal ramifications, and could potentially end his career.
Two fishermen haul a gruesome catch:a human hand. DI Horton becomes immersed in a complex case where everyone has a reason to lie and no one is who they seem.
On his return from Guernsey, DI Andy Horton is called out to investigate the death of a vagrant whose body is found under a rotting houseboat on the shores of Portsmouth
A mysterious telephone call sends Horton on a complex and twisted investigation into the death of a local politician twelve years ago and uncovers a trail of lies, secrets and revenge with roots deep in the past.