Leigh Russell

Geraldine’s judgment is sharp. But this case cuts deeper than most. When Peter Selby vanishes after reporting a suspicious encounter, few take notice—until a man is found brutally stabbed in a quiet York suburb. Detectives Geraldine Steel and Ariadne Croft begin to investigate, but what...

The dead body of unassuming David Lester is discovered in a dark side-street, and DI Geraldine Steel is plunged into another murder investigation....

Another thrilling case featuring Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel....

When DI Geraldine Steel relocates to the quiet rural town of Woolsmarsh, she expects to find her new home to be somewhere where nothing much ever happens....

Another thrilling case featuring Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel....

Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel returns in an exhilarating case of grisly murder in London....

When Emily's boyfriend walks out, she is devastated....

Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel relocates to London to take on another harrowing murder investigation....

Emily is living happily in the quaint village of Ashton Mead, where every household is friendly – with one exception. Unlike the other villagers, Silas Strang and his mother are rude and aggressive....

Geraldine Steel is plunged into a double murder investigation which threatens not only her career but her life....

When three dead bodies are discovered in quick succession on his home patch in Kent, DI Ian Peterson becomes too embroiled in a complex murder investigation....

When a sex worker dies in suspicious circumstances in York, Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel struggles to remain focused on the murder investigation: she is distracted by her worries about her colleague and life partner, Ian Peterson, who has disappeared....

When two people are murdered, their only connection lies buried in the past. As police search for the elusive killer, another body is discovered....

A glamorous young TV soap star dies in a car crash. Returning for her sixth case, Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel is baffled as the driver of the second vehicle miraculously survives....

Mark Abbott is dead. His sister refuses to believe it was suicide, but only Detective Sergeant Geraldine Steel will listen. When other members of Mark's family disappear, Geraldine's suspicions are confirmed....

When a hysterical mother reports her baby's sudden disappearance, suspicion immediately falls on the absent husband. But Detective Geraldine Steel's gut instinct tells her this case is not as simple as her colleagues think....

A man is found dead, lying at the bottom of the stairs to his flat, his body blocking the door of the elderly woman who lives downstairs. The worried landlord who finds the body seeks advice from his friend's wife—now Detective Inspector Ariadne Moralis. Something in his demeanour hints at a...

DI Geraldine Steel is called to investigate the murder of a man who has been battered to death....

Geraldine Steel is plunged into a double murder investigation which threatens not only her career but her life. And then her previously unknown twin, Helena, turns up, with problems which are about to make Geraldine's life turn toxic in more ways than one....

His glove pressed hard against her mouth, filling her nostrils with the stale smell of leather as he pushed her head right back, making her choke. Panicking she kicked out, but she wasn't strong enough to push him away. When a young girl is found dead in the woods, all the evidence seems to...