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Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Returning to work after an extended leave of absence, DC Hazel Best's first task is to shadow TV historian Oliver Ford, who has arrived in Norbold to open a new museum. What should have been a routine assignment takes a decidedly dramatic turn however when Hazel saves Ford from a murderous attack that would appear to be an act of jihad. But why would someone fly thousands of miles to firebomb an obscure little museum in a quiet English village? Hazel...
Author
Series
Gabriel Ash and Hazel Best mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The town of Norbold, England is famous for its low crime rate, thanks to the zero-tolerance policy of Chief Superintendent John Fountain. And the newest police recruit, Hazel Best, is happy to help keep it that way. But numbers never tell the whole story, do they? Gabriel Ash receives a cryptic message from Jerome Hardy, who is then found dead. Gabriel is convinced that Jerome was murdered. When Hazel realizes that Gabriel might be right, she must...
Author
Series
Gabriel Ash and Hazel Best mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When Gabrielle Ash's wife and kids were kidnapped four years ago by Somali pirates, his life spiraled out of control. He left his job working for the British government and moved to a small town where he descended into near madness. But with the help of his dog, Patience, and his friendship with young police officer Hazel Best, his focus returned. So when he discovers that his wife is still alive, Ash is once again filled with hope and fear. Hope...
Author
Series
Clio Rees and Harry Marsh mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
6) Gilgamesh
Author
Series
Clio Rees and Harry Marsh mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Clio Marsh attends a dinner party with her neighbors when one of them, David, is shot in the back and a valuable painting of a horse named Gilgamesh is stolen. While Clio's husband, a police detective, investigates the case, Clio begins to unravel the connection between the shooting, David's horse, also named Gilgamesh, and an upcoming horse competition.
7) Perfect sins
Author
Series
Gabriel Ash and Hazel Best mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Four years ago, Gabriel Ash was working with the British government investigating hijackings in Somalia. But when his wife and sons disappeared, presumably taken--and probably killed--by pirates, his life fell apart. He has sudden reason to hope when a senior policeman suggests that his sons might still be alive--until that policeman is murdered. Still, there seems to be some link to a local operation, and Ash, no longer a government agent, is determined...
8) Flawed
Author
Series
Brodie Farrell novels volume 7
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Author
Series
Brodie Farrell novels volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
10) Broken lines
Author
Series
Castlemere mysteries volume 5
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Riding his motorcycle through the frosty back roads in the country is Detective Sergeant Donovan's idea of relaxation: Walking in on the armed robbery of a Castlemere gas station isn't. Donovan pursues the thief, but the chase ends in a horrible accident. The nineteen-year-old driver of the get-away van survives the crash, thanks largely to Donovan himself, who plunges into the burning wreckage and pulls the young man to safety. Unfortunately, it...
12) Kindred spirits
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A kidnap attempt outside the school gates in broad daylight convinces Gabriel Ash that his renegade wife is trying to steal their sons from him. Only the intervention of his friend Constable Hazel Best kept them safe. It's a simple if alarming explanation, but is it the truth? Hazel uncovers disturbing information about another crime, the repercussions of which are still threatening innocent lives seventeen years later. Once again Hazel finds herself...
Author
Series
Brodie Farrell novels volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Brodie Farrell's life, on the surface, is unremarkable. A single mother to one daughter, five-year-old Paddy, in a small seaside town, she spends her days running a "finding agency"--helping clients locate items that have proved elusive by more conventional methods. She has a healthy relationship with Jack Deacon, a detective superintendent in the local police force, and a solid network of friends--except for one. Her most important ally, Daniel Hood,...
16) No birds sing
Author
Series
Castlemere mysteries volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
he three police officers who head up Castlemere's detecting team work together like the parts of a well-oiled machine. Detective Superintendent Frank Shapiro is a thirty-year man who has finally found a detective inspector with the instincts and discipline to complement his experience - Liz Graham. Liz, the first female detective on the force, is now one of its most respected senior officers. Her detective sergeant, the volatile Cal Donovan, possesses...
Author
Series
Castlemere mysteries volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
An unlikelier threesome there may not be. Chief Frank Shapiro's brand of leadership, while not flashy or heroic, is nevertheless unquestioned. Inspector Liz Graham has risen in the ranks higher and faster than most women in the British police system, and has had to allow the boys of Castlemere CID time to get used to her - most especially Sergeant Cal Donovan, whose surly Irish manner means his bark is just as bad as his bite. A year into their partnership,...
18) China roses
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
No one ever said: "See Norbold and die." So why would a man from DC Hazel Best's past cross England in order to get himself beaten senseless in this uninspiring Midlands town? Everyone assumes he was looking for Hazel. She can't think why he would; and when David Sperrin wakes up, he can't think why he would either. Amnesia - or something to hide? Flashbacks as Sperrin's battered brain recovers only make the case more troubling. His sharpest memory...
19) Silent footsteps
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When does a secret admirer become a stalker? When chocolates on the doorstep give way to the sound of an intruder on the stairs? When the victim's friends are waylaid in the dark and beaten bloody? When she receives photographs memorializing these events? Or when people start dying? For Constable Hazel Best, the pivot point is the attack on her friend Gabriel Ash. That's when she focuses all her ingenuity on finding the man responsible. Her police...
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Rachel Somers, running ... Something appalling happened in the wood. When Gabriel Ash and his dog come to her aid, she thinks she's safe. But this is Norbold, where things aren't always as they seem. Detective Chief Inspector Gorman thinks this is his worst nightmare: a predatory paedophile who's prepared to kill rather than be taken. Constable Hazel Best thinks she's helping both the Somers family and her friend Ash, but her tendency to follow her...
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