*** Book 1, A Fatal Blow, won the John Creasy New Blood Dagger 1988 ***In this 7-book box set:BOOK 1: A FATAL BLOWDetective John McLeish is called out to the murder of an elderly Yorkshire man in a quiet London side-street. The poor chap received three blows with a hammer. McLeish's investigation leads him to a chance encounter with Francesca Wilson, a remarkable young civil servant. Sparks fly as the pair team up to crack this fiendishly tricky case . . .BOOK 2: A FATAL FALLDetective McLeish and Francesca Wilson are holidaying in the Scottish Highlands when they witness professional rock climber Alan Fraser fall 200 feet - and survive. Later, while working on a building site, Fraser falls again. This time it's fatal. McLeish and Wilson are determined to get to the bottom of things.BOOK 3: A FATAL ENCOUNTERFrancesca Wilson's godson unexpectedly discovers a body hidden on an old railway line, and John McLeish is having work troubles. Not only has the fiancee of a Treasury minister gone missing, but a very pretty new detective gets assigned to his case.BOOK 4: A FATAL POINTFrancesca Wilson is working for an all-women college when two students are attacked and a prominent professor is stabbed. John McLeish fails to convince Francesca to leave so must find the killer before his dearest comes to any harm.BOOK 5: A FATAL CHOICEShady businessman William Price is already well known to the Fraud Squad. So when his dead body is discovered (by an MP, no less), his death becomes a matter of keen interest to Detective McLeish and Francesca Wilson, who are determined to unravel the mystery.BOOK 6: A FATAL GASPMurder is on the menu at the fashionable Cafe de la Paix in Covent Garden. There's no shortage of suspects for Detective McLeish and Francesca Wilson as they investigate the death of charming restauranteur Selina.BOOK 7: A FATAL ENDA troubled young student is found dead at a party, also attended by Detective McLeish and Francesca Wilson. They believe foul play was involved, and vow not to rest until they bring the girl's killer to justice.