Dark, intense and utterly compelling, 'Black Dog' was an extraordinary first novel from a writer who has rapidly become the most promising crime author to emerge in the genre in years.

During a blistering summer, drought has depleted Thornfield Reservoir, uncovering the remains of a small village called Hobb's End - hidden from view for over 40 years. For a curious young boy this resurfaced hamlet has become a magical playground - until he unearths a human skeleton.

Caroline Hartley, lying quietly on the couch, has been murdered. Inspector Alan Banks is called to the scene. And he has more suspects than he imagined. As he delves into her past, he realises that for Caroline, secrecy was a way of life, and her death is no different. His ensuing investigation is full of hidden passions and desperate violence.

Psychological thriller featuring Tony Hill, hero of 'The Wire in the Blood'.

As Dawn Arrowood arrives home, she is attacked from behind and in the ensuing struggle, her assailant whispers in her ear, "I'm sorry", before cutting her throat. In this, their eighth mystery, Duncan Kincaid and Gemma Jones investigate murder and racial tensions in 1960s Notting Hill.

The third in the Duncan Kincaid mystery series. Superintendent Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James are summoned from Scotland Yard to investigate the drowning of a man. Twenty years earlier, the man's brother had drowned in mysterious circumstances. Could it be that the murderer is one of the family?