When the fog clears one December morning in Essex, the body of a teenage girl is discovered lying face down in a field.
The victim, Lily Monteith, was murdered in a peculiar and unique way — so unique that it could have only happened to her.
As a result, the case quickly lands on DS Tomek Bowen’s desk who, while trying to juggle his newfound life as a single parent to a thirteen-year-old daughter, must unearth the deadly sequence of events and bring the truth to light.
But as soon as the investigation begins, Tomek discovers Lily’s death may be linked to a killing spree that has lain dormant for many years — with no one ever being brought to justice for it.
And, if that’s the case, he fears another killing spree, this time years in the making, is yet to come.
It’s all change at Mill Street Station. The old hierarchy has been retired and a new broom has swept its last vestiges away. As a consequence Fiona Madden has been promoted to detective inspector and now heads up the CID unit. Sean Tracy has taken her post as detective sergeant.
Their first case under the new regime comes quickly. A man has been shot in the back outside the holiday village of Letterfrack. The dead man is not a local but has a connection to a past that the villagers would like to forget. The victim is identified be a for former member of the Society of Christian Brothers who ran an industrial school for boys located outside the village and synonymous with the abuse of young children. The motive appears clear but as the investigation proceeds other possibilities arise. The new chief superintendent, Rory Gorman, isn worried that Madden and Tracy will concentrate their effort of exposing the abuse which took place in the school.
As the investigation is just underway, Fiona’s son, Tim, is stabbed in Dublin and she rushes to his aid. A prime suspect is identified.
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Embark on a gripping journey with Givas Voret, the banished Ambassador of Atena, as he faces redemption in “The Healer”. Cast away for failing the queen, Givas must heal one hundred children to earn his return.
In a leper colony, he encounters resistance, but a perilous vision during recovery propels him into a world of pirates and royalty.
With friends by his side, Givas navigates treacherous waters, striving to fulfill his mission and reclaim his honour. Will his healing touch overcome the challenges, or will the shadows of the past forever taint his fate?
Firstly, Mark and the team return to the Pristine Earth that they discovered at the end of their Trappist-1 adventure, only this time they are fully prepared, with researchers, scientists and a military contingent for emergencies.
They are surprised to find no humans on the planet, the closest relatives being chimpanzees and gorillas. As the exploration continues, an entire group of scientists suddenly vanishes. The alarm is raised and Mark, accompanied by the military sets out to investigate. They, too, unexpectedly vanish without trace. Something or someone is kidnapping the people from Earth. Who, or what, is the enemy? This is the shorter of the two stories and it moves on to a surprising conclusion.
In the main story, Sinister Planet, another team is 500 lightyears from Earth at Kepler 186F, also known as Pangu. Mark’s geology buddy, Roy Williams is leading the expedition. The planet has a massive amount of civilisation infrastructure, but the explorers cannot find any people. Did they die out? Did they leave? The buildings and roads are all deteriorating as if abandoned for decades. When Roy’s team decide to return to orbit, the engines refuse to fire. Some unknown force seems to be stopping their escape.
It becomes even more sinister when they are joined by astronautic engineers who can get the tank engines to fire, but not when attached to the Rimor (shuttle). Strangely, the whole stack can be fired, but not if there are any astronauts on board. How can this be? The force is strangely targeting the humans. There are now seven astronauts on the surface with no way to return to orbit or to home.
The sole remaining crew member of the Orion, Carol Appin, returns to the solar system to bring the news to NASA. Mark’s team are tasked with solving the mystery. If they fail, they’ll be permanently marooned on Pangu.
Another wonderful and humorous instalment in the Guesthouse on the Green series as Mammy and Moira travel Vietnam.
I love the series and can't wait for book four!
A quick but emotional read - reading about the cruelty to the dog was heartbreaking but this was a lovely tale of the love and healing that animals can bring to our lives.
I would have given five stars but for the missed typos - a few t...
I get the impression that this could be a nice story but I've had to give up after forcing myself to go as far as 15% of the way through. If this novel has ever been near a remotely professional editor then the author was conned.
Chapte...
Another very enjoyable story but with a few niggles, hence the four stars rather than five. Maybe it's because I was tired but the editing issues grated on me more than in the first story and, do people really generally believe that 'ear...
