Death by the Sea.

Thorpeness, 1973

Wrongly exiled from London, Judge Neville Hanmer sought solace and a quiet life on the Suffolk coast. But then a face from the past unexpectedly resurfaces and he turns to the Anglian Detective Agency for help.

Laurel, Frank and the rest of the team are busier than ever trying to solve the mysterious theft of rare plants from Yoxford Hall Gardens. But when Judge Hanmer doesn’t show for their meeting they find themselves embroiled in yet another case – one that will take them to darker places then they’ve ever been before.

With Laurel and Frank’s relationship see-sawing out of control, can the team uncover the truth before it’s too late? Or will a depraved killer succeed, and separate laurel and Frank for ever?

Published by Headline Accent, October 27, 2022

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The Great Shroud.

Aldeburgh, 1972. The local community is devastated by the accidental death of a local fisherman. Another tragedy to add to the recent murders of three young women.

Soon, Laurel Bowman and Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency are pulled in to investigate another complex and dangerous case. But one of them is convinced that the fisherman’s death is not an accident and they’ll do anything to prove it. Even risk breaking up the agency.

With a killer on the loose, time is of the essence, but can Frank and Laurel unravel the mystery before another life is lost? And will the agency survive the investigation?

Published by Headline, August 19, 2021

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The Ship of Death

With a ruthless criminal loose on the Suffolk coast, life is anything but peaceful for the Anglian Detective Agency …

At Rooks Wood Farm, Rosalind Breen’s twin sons grieve her death. Daniel shoulders the burdens of running the farm and caring for his brother, Caleb, who’s shunned for his strange appearance.

Meanwhile, Minsmere Bird Reserve is suffering a spate of vandalism and senior partners of the Anglian Detective Agency, Frank Diamond and Laurel Bowman, are enlisted to find the culprits. But shortly after taking the case, Laurel discovers the body of a young man dumped in one of the meres and the detectives are caught up in a murder enquiry.

All evidence points to one suspect but can the Anglian Detective Agency catch the killer? Or will it take another death for the truth to be finally set free?

Published by Headline, 2020

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The Loophole

There is no shortcut to the truth …

On the hunt for two missing persons, Laurel Bowman and Frank Diamond find they have another complex and dangerous case on their hands as they go undercover at a holiday camp near Orford, Suffolk.

Using illicit searches, they uncover incriminating evidence about several members of staff. Then two people are brutally murdered and their missing persons case takes an even darker turn.

Does the answer lie in the past, with the long-ago murder of a young mother and her baby son? What part does Orford Ness, a forbidden and dangerous spit of land, play in this spine-chilling mystery?

Laurel and Frank uncover a web of deceit and cruelty as they try to stop an ingenious sadist from murdering again.

Published by Accent Press 2019

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The Temptation

Someone knows what happened …

1971. David was thirteen when he went missing two years ago. It’s now up to Laurel Bowman and Frank Diamond, partners in the newly formed Anglian Detective Agency, to find him.

But how do you solve a cold case with no leads? Could it have anything to do with the brutal deaths of three local residents?

As their first big case unravels, they uncover a circle of temptations, destruction and deceit. But the closer they get to solving the case, the more exposed they are to danger. And now both Laurel and Frank’s lives are at risk …

Published by Accent Press 2018

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Some Particular Evil

You can run but you can’t hide …

Laurel Bowman has started a new life as a teacher on the isolated Suffolk coast while she tries to get over the murder of her sister. But it seems she cannot escape from death.

When the headmaster’s wife is murdered, the detective in charge, idiosyncratic DI Frank Diamond, soon has a list of suspects. He is no stranger to Laurel, but despite their troubled past, together they start to unravel the truth.

Then the murderer strikes again and Laurel must fight, not only for justice, but for her life.

Published by Accent Press. 2016

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