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The Langstone Harbour Muders

The Langstone Harbour Muders

Pauline Rowson

Joffe Books
2022
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Please note this was previously published as Deadly Waters.The head mistress of a Portsmouth school is found brutally murdered on an old structure in the middle of Langstone Harbour. Detective Andy Horton of Portsmouth CID leads the investigation.A note is found on the victim with the words 'Have you forgotten ME' scrawled on it.And a wad of money covered in honey, and wrapped in a five pound note is also discovered on her person.The victim is Jessica Langley, a steely, determined woman who has made enemies on her path to success. But did any of them hate her enough to want her dead?All the evidence points to a killer who wanted to leave a very particular message.Horton is in a race against time to piece together the clues and stop the killer. With the clock ticking and Superintendent Uckfield pressing for results, Horton is forced to make a decision that will put his life on the line.This absolutely gripping detective mystery is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, Rachel McClean, Helen H. Durrant, Angela Marsons, Elly Griffiths, Karin Slaughter, Matt Brolly and Simon McCleave.
THE HORSEA MARINA MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
Please note this was previously published as The Suffocating Sea.One foggy December night, Detective Inspector Andy Horton is called to the site of a burning boat on Horsea Marina. He finds a charred body onboard.The autopsy reveals startling evidence of foul play. The victim was Tom Brundall, a wealthy financier from Guernsey. And Tom had terminal cancer. What made him sail back to his hometown of Portsmouth? And who would kill a dying man?Horton is determined to find out.But then another body is found and Horton is forced to confront the past. Not just the victim's, but the mystery surrounding his own mother's disappearance over thirty years ago.As the pieces of the puzzle begin to unravel, it becomes clear that Horton is up against a deadly adversary who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out.Can Horton catch a killer and find out what happened to his mother all those years ago?
THE ROYAL HOTEL MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
Please note this was previously published as Dead Man's Wharf.Detective Inspector Andy Horton has a lot on his plate.A celebrity receives threatening phone calls.A nursing home resident assaulted.A man found in a pit with several of his fingers severed.Perry Jackson and his team are filming a new TV series about wrecks in the Solent and staying at the large and luxurious Royal Hotel on Portsmouth's seafront.Shortly after they've checked in, Jackson receives a series of threatening phone calls telling him to watch his back and you've been warned. Horton thinks it's a publicity stunt to promote the new TV show.Meanwhile at the Rest Haven Nursing Home, Mrs Kingsway says she's been assaulted by an intruder, but there's no sign of a break-in. The staff thinks she's lost her marbles, but her son wants action from the police.And now a man in diving gear is found dead in Oldham's Wharf. Several of his fingers are missing.The pressure is on. Detective Horton's deep in a web of intrigue, deception and corruption that stretches back into the past. Can he find his way back and stop a killer?This absolutely gripping detective mystery is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, Rachel McClean, Helen H. Durrant, Angela Marsons, Elly Griffiths, Karin Slaughter, Matt Brolly and Simon McCleave.
THE ISLE OF WIGHT MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
A cold, grey January morning.A woman with a gun in her hand.A corpse on an abandoned golf course.Detective Inspector Andy Horton is taking a break on the Isle of Wight. But even when he's on holiday trouble follows him . . .On an abandoned golf course, Horton finds a distraught, young woman with a gun in her hand, crouching over one of the derelict bunkers.Then the smell hits him. A dead man lies there. Dressed in walking gear, his body decomposing.The woman with the gun says she's his sister.The local police think she killed her brother, but Horton's not so sure.Then Horton's boat is broken into and another body is found in a barn. The victim stabbed in the back with a pitchfork.Horton must race against time to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.
THE PORTCHESTER CASTLE MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
It's Friday the thirteenth and Detective Inspector Andy Horton's luck is about to run out.His Harley-Davidson is vandalized, a strange symbol etched into the paintwork. Is it some kind of warning?To make matters worse, Horton's nit-picking boss, DCI Lorraine Bliss, has returned early from her secondment to HQ.And a convicted murderer out on licence has gone missing. Luke Felton. Horton recognizes the name from a case he worked as a sergeant.Now a decomposing corpse washes up in Portsmouth harbour. The bloated body is found lying in the thick slimy mud.Before Horton can get a grip on either case, his phone rings. He doesn't recognize the number. A voice on the other end gives him an address: Willow Bank, Shore Road, Portchester.Horton knows it. The house belongs to a woman he'd met the day before. And now she's dead. Her body lies in her windswept garden.Horton's got a lot on his plate. Can he connect the dots before anyone else dies?
THE CHALE BAY MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
Please note this was previously published as A Killing Coast.Suspicious lights at sea, decomposing bodies and an old flame send DI Andy Horton down a rabbit hole in this captivating crime thriller.An elderly man obsessively watches the coast from his Victorian house high on the hill above Ventnor. When he observes mysterious lights out at sea, he reports them to the police.The local police think he's a bit of a nuisance. And when Horton interviews him he's inclined to agree. A judgement he may bitterly regret.Meanwhile a call comes through from Horton's partner, DS Cantelli. A woman's decomposing body is pulled out of the sea, wearing a Victorian-style dress. The post-mortem gives them a massive shock.And when another body is found, Horton thinks he's got a serial killer on his hands. At this point the last thing he needs is his old girlfriend showing up.
THE FARLINGTON MARSH MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
Please note this was previously published as Death Lies Beneath.Detective Inspector Andy Horton is at the funeral of ex-con Daryl Woodley. He's there to keep an eye on the mourners and watch out for a big-time crook, who they suspect was involved in Woodley's murder.But it's a perplexing case. Prior to his death, Woodley was assaulted and spent three days in hospital before discharging himself. His body is found by a dog walker on Farlington marshes, three miles from the hospital. How did he get there?The funeral surveillance appears to be a bust. But the next morning Horton is called out to another suspicious death.A woman's body is found on a yacht wreck, stabbed in the back. She's wearing a black figure-hugging dress and a wide-brimmed black hat.Horton recognizes the woman instantly. She was at Woodley's funeral.Are the cases linked? Horton is thrown into another complex investigation. As tensions rise, Horton receives a chilling message. It looks like time is running out for our bold detective . . .
THE COWES WEEK MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
Please note this was previously published as Death Surge.Detective Inspector Andy Horton is on a sailing trip to France when he gets the news: Sergeant Cantelli's nephew, Johnnie Oslow, is missing.Johnnie was due to take part in the Cowes Week yacht races on the Isle of Wight, but he never turned up.Horton's boss isn't interested. She thinks Johnnie must have gone off with a woman.But then the charred remains of a body are discovered in a disused tunnel.Is it Cantelli's nephew?The search for a missing person soon becomes a hunt for a ruthless killer. And this killer is just getting started.
The Boathouse Murders

The Boathouse Murders

Pauline Rowson

Joffe Books
2022
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Detective Inspector Andy Horton is assigned the case of a missing person: Jasper Kenton, a private investigator. Kenton was on the trail of a man whose wife thought he was having an affair. Then Kenton's naked body is discovered on a stretch of private beach on the Isle of Wight, wrapped in sailcloth. The autopsy reveals Kenton was shot with a crossbow at close range. Now Horton is embroiled in an investigation that has major personal ramifications and he has no choice but to withhold vital information. As Horton struggles to crack the case, he knows it's only a matter of time before someone discovers he's kept silent. And if that's revealed, it will end his career.
The Thorney Island Murders

The Thorney Island Murders

Pauline Rowson

Joffe Books
2022
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Detective Inspector Andy Horton is called out to Oyster Quays Marina to examine a gruesome catch by two fishermen: a blackened human hand. The rest of the body is nowhere to be found.Meanwhile, a violent criminal is missing. Alfie Wright attacked David Jewson, a family man and bus driver in his forties, and was released on bail before going MIA. Could the blackened hand belong to Wright?Then Horton receives a surprising email from Dr Carolyn Grantham from the Centre for the Study of Missing Persons. Dr Grantham is looking into the disappearance of five adults and examining how they were reported in the media. She wants to meet Horton to talk about his missing mother.Assailed by doubts both in his personal and professional life, Horton desperately tries to keep his emotions under control and his focus on his work. His instincts tell him to trust no one and believe nothing.
The Guernsey Ferry Murders

The Guernsey Ferry Murders

Pauline Rowson

Joffe Books
2022
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Detective Inspector Andy Horton is in Guernsey when he receives an urgent call from his friend, Inspector John Guilbert: 'A woman's been found dead on the ferry which sailed from Portsmouth this morning.'She's discovered in her cabin lying face down in the confined space between the beds. The door locked from the inside. Horton and Guilbert suspect foul play . . .Back on his boat at Southsea Marina, Horton receives another call, this time from Sergeant Warren. A vagrant's body is discovered under one of the old houseboats near Langstone Harbour. Shot in the chest.Troubled by questions surrounding both deaths, Horton dives headfirst into his investigations, where dark secrets lead to destruction.
THE RAT ISLAND MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
Five skeletons are unearthed on Rat Island, an uninhabited island owned by the Ministry of Defence. Among them are the remains of a woman dubbed 'Quintessa' by the detectives, who was murdered sometime in the 1980s. Then Horton receives a mysterious phone call from Adele Goldsby, the daughter of a Portsmouth politician who died in suspicious circumstances. She says she has something important she wants to tell Horton and that they must meet on the Wightlink ferry - urgently. But Adele doesn't show up. She is nowhere to be found. What was she going to tell him? Horton suspects the Goldsby and Quintessa cases are somehow linked. Now all he has to do is convince his bosses . . .
THE SOUTH BINNESS MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
An abandoned motor cruiser is found stranded on South Binness Island in Langstone harbour.There's a large pool of blood on the deck and heavy crimson spatter up the side of the storage lockers. But no sign of a body on board.Detective Inspector Andy Horton is on the case. He discovers the boat owner's identity: Neil Spender, a Portsmouth binman. But he's nowhere to be found. It's not long before Horton's pulled into another investigation involving an unusual robbery at a local art gallery. Three paintings have been switched for forgeries. The gallery owner is adamant the originals have been stolen. But there's no evidence of a break-in. Now Horton and Cantelli have a murder investigation to solve and a cunning art fraudster to find. Time is ticking for our dogged detectives . . .
DEATH IN THE DUNES a captivating historical mystery
DISCOVER A SERIES OF CAPTIVATING HISTORICAL MYSTERIES FILLED WITH TWISTS FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAULINE ROWSON. Meet Inspector Alun Ryga of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad. Having survived WW2 in a prisoner of war camp, he's vowed to get justice for those who need it. 1951, Dungeness, Kent. It's a bitterly cold day in March when Inspector Alun Ryga alights from the train on the Kent coast. Despite its name, Greatstone-on-Sea was far from great - no matter what any holiday poster advertized. But Ryga's not here for a holiday. He's here because Barbara Fennel, a former pilot, has been found dead in the dunes by a local fisherman. The marks around Barbara's neck suggest she was strangled, but there's no sign of a murder weapon. When the fisherman goes missing, he becomes the prime suspect. But nobody knows anything about him, let alone where they can find him. Meanwhile, Ryga traces Barbara's steps back to the shabby house she rented in Hythe. He finds is a subminiature camera stuffed in her nightdress case - the kind usually used by spies. Suddenly Ryga is embroiled in a case filled with secrets and lies. A case where no one is who they say they are, and things aren't always what they seem . . . Fans of Elly Griffiths, Laura Wilson, Anthony Horowitz, Robert Harris, Philip Kerr, Frederick Forsyth and Keith Finney will devour this series of enthralling historical crime mysteries set in 1950s England - a time of rationing and recovery from the struggles of the Second World War.
THE HAYLING ISLAND MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists
DETECTIVE INSPECTOR ANDY HORTON IS BACK IN THIS BRAND-NEW CRIME THRILLER, SET ON THE SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND. OVER 200,000 BOOKS SOLD Meet DI Andy Horton. He's a risk-taking Harley-Davidson-riding detective who doesn't always play by the rules . . . which often lands him in trouble with his bosses.A missing person. A burned body. An old flame.Detective Inspector Andy Horton arrives at Portsmouth CID to find a stinky, old metal box on his desk. It was found in the mud at Sinah Lake and contains a collection of rare and valuable gold and silver coins from the Carolean era and Queen Victoria's reign.But why are there handcuffs attached to the box? Or more importantly, who was originally attached to it?Soon after, Horton is called out to an isolated stretch of Gosport shore where a body has been found in a burned-out car. But the vehicle and body are so badly charred that it's almost impossible to identify the victim.Then Horton is dealt a double blow when Europol agent Harriet Ames drops a bombshell: she's been transferred to a local team and they're going to be seeing a lot more of each other.Horton can't let Harriet distract him. Not now. Especially when another body has just been discovered . . .An absolutely gripping detective mystery perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, Rachel McLean, Helen H. Durrant, Angela Marsons, Elly Griffiths, Karin Slaughter, Matt Brolly and Simon McCleave.
DEATH ON BOARD a captivating historical mystery
1951. Inspector Alun Ryga surveys the wreckage of the elegant Harley Street drawing room. It's the home of retired dermatologist Sir Bernard Crompton, who's currently sailing his new yacht down the British coast from Scotland - or so he was . . . Sir Bernard is found dead on board his boat off the coast of Cornwall. The doctor declares he died of natural causes. But why was he wearing a dinner suit with five rocks in his pocket? Ryga heads to Cornwall to investigate, but the case takes a deadly turn when another body is found in a nearby cove with a gunshot wound to the face. The victim is also wearing a dinner suit with rocks in his pocket . . .
The Chidham Creek Murders

The Chidham Creek Murders

Pauline Rowson

JOFFE BOOKS LTD
2024
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A BRAND-NEW CRIME THRILLER FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR, SET ON THE SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND.A secretive celebrant. A multimillionaire heir. A staged murder.The house smells of death. Not rotting flesh, but a mustiness that wraps itself around Detective Andy Horton as he enters. He makes his way to the living room and rapidly takes in the scene.Juliette Croft, a professional celebrant, is dead in her living room, sprawled on an orange velvet sofa with empty bottles of champagne and medicine neatly arranged on the coffee table beside her.Horton is immediately suspicious - it's all too neat and tidy. The champagne glasses are dry, and there's no smell of alcohol on the body.When Horton tries to notify Juliette's next of kin, he discovers the sole beneficiary of her will is one Rodney Pierce, a multimillionaire businessman.But Rodney says he's never heard of Juliette, and it's not like he needs the money.Then another body is discovered on the shores of Chidham Creek and the case takes a shocking turn . . .An absolutely gripping detective mystery perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, Rachel McLean, Helen H. Durrant, Angela Marsons, Elly Griffiths, Karin Slaughter, Matt Brolly and Simon McCleave.
Covered In Gold Confetti

Covered In Gold Confetti

Kirstie Rowson

If in Doubt Create
2020
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Covered In Gold Confetti is Kirstie Rowson's first collection of poems written in the aftermath of losing her beloved nephew. The poems are an honest expression of the writer's love and grief but also cover subjects such as therapy, nature, the wonder of human connection and healing. For more visit www.ifindoubtcreate.co.uk. The Story I took the book down from the shelf And gently blew the dust away Brushing the sadness from myself I found the words still on the page The story that ended in tragedy Had only been partly written I picked up my pen and looked at the sun And tried to get back to living
The Merry Players

The Merry Players

Kirstie Rowson

If In Doubt Create
2020
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When it becomes clear that his home, the Merry Theatre, is under threat, ten year old Jackson Merry knows he is going to have to find the courage to step into the spotlight to save it. With the theatre in disrepair, the actors deserting them, the shady characters across the road up to who knows what and his parents not listening to a word he says, Jackson is determined to find out what's going on. Having grown up being captivated by plays night after night, he knows in the magical world of the theatre, the only limit is your imagination. But when he finds a mysterious box backstage, even he can't imagine the secrets that it holds and how it's about to change his life forever. As his world starts to fall apart, will he be able to step into the spotlight to save his home?The Merry Players is an enchanting, page-turner full of theatrical wonder, unexpected betrayal and unforeseen friendship. And it's a story of how magic can happen when you least expect it and when you most need it.