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When 12-year-old Paul disappears from school, Yorke’s only clue is a pool of animal blood. Fearing the worst, he turns toward the most obvious suspect: recently released local murderer Thomas Ray. But as the snow in Salisbury worsens, Ray’s mutilated body is discovered, and Yorke is left with no choice but to journey into the sinister heart of a demented family that has plagued the community for generations.

Experienced and driven, Detective Chief Inspector Michael Yorke believes he has what it takes to lead a unit that will bring this child back to his family. But with crime in the South of England evolving at a rate never seen before, Yorke is caught short and unable to stop the kidnapping, becoming a devastating terrorist weapon that leaves the cathedral city of Salisbury shattered forever.

Running from a world which wants him dead, ex-detective Sergeant Jake Pettman journeys to the isolated town of Blue Falls, Maine, home of his infamous murderous ancestors. But Jake struggles to hide from who he is, and when a child disappears, he finds himself drawn into an investigation that shares no parallels to anything he has ever seen before.

Your student years should be the most carefree years of your life. Not for Michael Yorke. When a student party ends in violent murder, Michael Yorke begins to realise he harbours a fascination with crime which goes way beyond the norm.

Following the collapse of the Nucleus, Jake vows to stay and protect Celestia while she rebuilds. When the drones overhead indicate that Sheriff Gordon Kane and the people of Mossbark are plotting to rise against the weakened community, Jake demands that Celestia strengthen the Nucleus’ defenses. But Celestia is a new leader with a new vision, and instead decides to open her lands to the world beyond. And all the fire and fury that burns within it.

A vicious serial killer slithers from the darkness, determined to resurrect the ways of a long-dead civilization. When the ex-wife of one of DCI Michael Yorke’s closest allies is left mutilated and murdered, Yorke and his team embark on their greatest test yet. A deeply personal case that will push them to their very limits. And, as Yorke’s team are pulled further into the dark, the killer circles, preparing to strike again.

The next BRAND NEW instalment in Wes Markin's gripping, gritty, Yorkshire Murders series.

How do you stop a perfect killer? After the terrible events of the past year, DCI Yorke's team are on the verge of finding peace. But after a terrifying act of violence shatters their equilibrium, they are forced to dance with a skilled assassin who knows no equal. After it becomes clear that this hitman is connected to the most shadowy of criminal organisations, Yorke is forced to dive into his own past, and face a future in which he is either alone, or dead.

Following the brutal events of the past months, the Maine State Police cannot stem the rising tide of violence sweeping through Blue Falls and its neighboring towns. At the heart of this discontent, Jake Pettman hides from men he betrayed back in England. Savage men who now know where he is. But Jake has more pressing concerns. Kayla MacLeoid. A kidnapped 14-year-old girl. And Jake cannot turn his back on a child. Even if it kills him.

Für Detective Chief Inspector Frank Black sind es nicht nur vergessene Knochen. Es sind vergessene Hoffnungen. Vergessene Träume. Die vergessene Stimme eines Engels. Als ein Sturm im malerischen Küstenstädtchen Whitby in North Yorkshire vergrabene Knochen freilegt, wird Frank in eine Ermittlung hineingezogen, die ihn zurück in die späten Achtziger und zum feurigen Untergang eines beliebten Pubs führt. Frank ist mit Verletzlichkeit vertraut. Mit einer zerbrochenen Tochter lebt er damit. Mit einem Außenseiter wie Detective Inspector Gerry Carver arbeitet er damit.

A chief of police out of control. A suspected child killer from a bygone era. And a schoolgirl washed up on the banks of the River Skweda. A storm is coming to Blue Falls, Maine. An unprecedented storm. And in the eye of the storm stands ex-detective Jake Pettman. A man desperate for sanctuary and desperate for the truth. But in a place of undying and heinous secrets, such desperations become dangerous. Both to yourself, and the people that you love.

La disparition d'un jeune garçon. Une enquête pavée de dépravation et de mort. Le DCI Michael Yorke pourra-t-il s'en sortir corps et âme intacts ? Alors que la petite ville de Yorke est paralysée par une tempête de neige dévastatrice, l'inspecteur obstiné découvre le lien entre un garçon disparu et les Ray, une famille dérangée dont l'histoire est imprégnée de violence. Mais quand tout semble perdu, Yorke refuse d'abandonner et s'aventure au cœur même de cette famille sinistre pour découvrir la vérité.

Pour le Commissaire Frank Black, ce ne sont pas que des ossements oubliés. Ce sont des espoirs oubliés. Des rêves oubliés. La voix oubliée d'un ange. Lorsque des ossements enterrés sont mis au jour par une tempête dans la pittoresque ville côtière de Whitby, dans le North Yorkshire, Frank se retrouve plongé dans une enquête qui le ramène à la fin des années quatre-vingt et à l'incendie dévastateur d'un pub populaire.