HOW MUCH DO YOU TRUST YOUR NEIGHBOURS? A naked body is found floating in the Thames. Its head and hands have been clumsily hacked off. The murder rocks the affluent, influential residents of riverside Kings Richington. They band together to keep such savage goings-on out of the headlines and demand a discreet police cover-up. Detective Inspector Jack Dawes is on the case, but his investigation keeps hitting dead-ends. Pride for respectability trumps the pursuit of justice. AND PROVIDES THE PERFECT COVER FOR MURDER. Jack is left scrambling to find a crack in the town's facade. Then another body is found in a skip, a bullet lodged between the eyes. Jack must work against orders from his own side in the race to stop a killer. HOW CAN ONE MAN EXPOSE A HUGE CONSPIRACY? Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, JR Ellis, Angela Marsons or Faith Martin. MEET THE DETECTIVES Detective Inspector Jack Dawes, tall and handsome, looks like the fuzz even when he's off-duty. He rose up through the ranks at Scotland Yard and now is a well-respected detective in the murder squad. A career copper, he was married to the job until he met Coriander during a money laundering investigation, the case which earned him his promotion to DI. He has logical analytical skills. She has intuitive people skills. So he bounces ideas off her. They make a formidable and funny couple whose skills combine to solve crime. DETECTIVE INSPECTOR JACK DAWES MYSTERY SERIES Book 1: THE GREEK ISLAND KILLER Book 2: THE BLUEBELL KILLER Book 3: THE SHETLAND KILLER Book 4: THE GALLOWS GREEN KILLER