The Chichester Crime Mysteries

DCI Beniamin Dinescu faces his darkest case yet in the heart of West Sussex. This gripping British police procedural crime thriller takes readers through dark tunnels, priest holes, and labyrinths of secrets and lies, set against the backdrop of Chichester and the Sussex Downs. When a brutal murder strikes a prestigious private school, Dinescu finds himself entangled in a complex investigation, including the mysterious disappearance of a schoolgirl in the 1980s. How are these two cases connected? Dinescu is joined by a new sergeant, DS Emily Summers, in the Chichester Major Crimes Team.

When the body of a respected local artist is discovered in the waters of Fishbourne Marshes, DCI Beniamin Dinescu and DS Emily Summers of the Chichester Major Crimes Team are thrust into a complex murder inquiry. The case takes a chilling turn when they uncover a connection to the murder of a police officer two decades ago.

When a ten-year-old boy is abducted from a meadow at night, DCI Beniamin Dinescu, DS Emily Summers, and the Chichester Major Crime Team know it’s a race against time to find him. But as the investigation progresses, it becomes clear this is no ordinary kidnapping. A shocking murder shifts the case in a sinister and unexpected direction. As the team unravels the mystery, Dinescu is forced to confront mistakes from his past that refuse to stay buried. In a story of betrayal and revenge, where nothing is as it seems, the search for the truth becomes more complex with every step.

Beneath a country road, an abandoned quarry track hides a decade-old secret. The discovery of human remains plunges DCI Beniamin Dinescu into a mystery driven by jealousy, obsession, and long-buried lies. In a derelict house, another dark mystery surfaces, revealing a crime far more complex than they imagined. Two discoveries. One question: how are they connected? To uncover the truth, they must navigate a fractured family’s past, where love and betrayal can both be motives for murder. Some secrets should stay buried...