Blogs in February 2023

Force of Hate 11th February 2023

When a firebomb attack at a Brighton travellers’ site kills women and children, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe has strong reason to believe the new, dubiously elected, far-right council leader is behind the murders. Against the direct orders of her...

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Death and the Conjuror 9th February 2023

1936, London. A celebrity psychiatrist is discovered dead in his locked study. There seems to be no way a killer could have escaped unseen. There are no clues, no witnesses, and no evidence of the murder weapon. Stumped by...

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THE COCOA GIRLS 9th February 2023

Gateshead, 1903 – four-year old Evie’s world crumbles when her grandmother dies. Evie’s unmarried mother Margaret and Aunt Dinah discover their mother’s death has left them deeply in debt to their vicious aunt. She orders the sisters into service...

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Detective Dachshund and the Fluffy Thief 4th February 2023

Detective Dachshund of Battersea Police wears a smart blue hat and a matching fleece. He has boundless energy for fighting crime, but his detective skills, sadly, are far from sublime. Now, Detective Dachshund one night was told, to catch...

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Hingston: Smoke and Mispers 4th February 2023

As the first door on the Advent calendar is opened, DS Hingston attempts to save the life of a teenager in a crowded London café, but ultimately fails. Seventeen-year-old Leanna Snow chokes to death. Days later, a girl from...

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