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Author: Nick Oldham Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1448300819 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 281
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When the brutally murdered body of a Manchester drug dealer is found dumped just inside the Lancashire border, it turns out that the dead man had been a CID informant working for a small nucleus of corrupt detectives. Then a high-profile trial of a Manchester gangster collapses in disarray, amid accusations of police misconduct.Thrust into the investigation of the drug dealer's death is DCI Henry Christie, recently returned to work after a period of suspension. Hoping for a gentle re-entry into the job, Christie is instead plunged headlong into a complex murder investigation which has far-reaching consequences for the police service...
Author: Nick Oldham Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1448300819 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 281
Book Description
When the brutally murdered body of a Manchester drug dealer is found dumped just inside the Lancashire border, it turns out that the dead man had been a CID informant working for a small nucleus of corrupt detectives. Then a high-profile trial of a Manchester gangster collapses in disarray, amid accusations of police misconduct.Thrust into the investigation of the drug dealer's death is DCI Henry Christie, recently returned to work after a period of suspension. Hoping for a gentle re-entry into the job, Christie is instead plunged headlong into a complex murder investigation which has far-reaching consequences for the police service...
Author: Nick Oldham Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1448300797 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 237
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Crime fiction has just got much, much too real for comfort...|Ray Cragg is one of the country's biggest gangsters. His patch extends from Birmingham to the Scottish borders, dealing in drugs, prostitution and illegal immigrants. The cops are desperate to nail him. When Marty, Cragg's brother and side-kick, ends up with his face blown off having been sent by Cragg to "whack" one of Cragg's henchman who had run off with a million pounds of laundered money, Detective Inspector Henry Christie gets sucked in to the world of ultra-organized crime which knows no international or moral boundaries... |"Shows just how brutal the British underworld can be"|"A tough, realistic and ultimately satisfying British police procedural not unlike those of Bill James, where the cops aren’t angels and the crooks aren’t completely bad. Good stuff"
Author: Nick Oldham Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1780109067 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 230
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Accused of murder, former marine and disgraced ex-cop Steve Flynn is on the run – and on the hunt ... Wanted for murder, Steve Flynn finds himself on the run, alone and without resources, driven only by a burning desire to avenge himself on the men who murdered his girlfriend. Ex-cop Flynn is a force to be reckoned with - but he’s up against a powerful and ruthless enemy in Viktor Bashkim, head of a violent mafia gang with a disturbingly long reach. Flynn knows that Viktor will not stop until he is dead – so Flynn must reach Bashkim first. Following a trail across the Mediterranean, Flynn embarks on a cat-and-mouse game that can only end in sudden, violent death. But is he being led into a lethal trap ...?
Author: Nick Oldham Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1780104197 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 235
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The search for a Christmastime serial killer leads Det. Supt. Henry Christie into the crossfire of warring Lancashire crime families. Lancashire’s Chief Constable lures Det. Superintendent Henry Christie away from his much-needed Christmas vacation with the possibility of catching a serial killer. Though he has a new fiancée to celebrate with and an ailing mother to care for, Henry can’t refuse the chance to bring a murderer to book. In his thirty years with the Lancashire constabulary, Henry’s never dealt with a case like this. Multiple victims disappeared on Christmas Eve, only to turn up gruesomely murdered on New Year’s Day. But as he follows the leads to the likely next target—who happens to be the mentally deranged son of a Lancashire crime family—Henry finds himself stepping into a blood-soaked turf war. “Oldham shows just how exciting a proper police investigation can be in this top-notch procedural.” —Publishers Weekly
Author: Nick Oldham Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1780104766 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 228
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In this 1980s-set prequel to the popular Henry Christie mysteries, the rookie Lancashire cop is out to prove himself in ways that nearly get him killed. It’s 1982, and twenty-three-year-old Henry Christie is determined to make detective in record time. His brief transfer to the Blackburn Criminal Investigation Department ended in disaster. Now he’s back in uniform, patrolling the quiet streets of Rossendale Valley, and dreaming up a way to make it back to the CID. He needs to make his mark. And he’s about to learn how dangerous ambition can be. Disobeying orders at the scene of a bank robbery gets Henry shot at, and a burglar escapes on his watch. His impetuous actions put him—and his fellow officers—in harm’s way. But when a fellow constable is shot down, Henry hunts down her killers with a new sense of resolve in this gritty procedural from the author of Bad Tidings. “A number of twists in the plot will catch even longtime series fans by surprise.” —Publishers Weekly
Author: Nick Oldham Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1780106955 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 224
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The latest compelling police procedural featuring Detective Chief Superintendent Henry Christie. On the verge of retirement, Henry Christie is loath to leave any unsolved cases to his successor, particularly ones in which he has a personal stake. But when a cop and a suspected murderer are killed in separate but related incidents, Henry’s professional judgement is called into question, and it looks as though he will have no choice but to leave the force under a cloud. But he’s determined to keep searching for a killer and when the daughter of the new village bobby is abducted, Henry uncovers terrible secrets: secrets that will bring him face to face with a dangerous predator – and the very real possibility that he will become the next victim.
Author: Nick Oldham Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1780107455 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 240
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"A plot packed with high-octane action and gut-churning violence. . . the perfect book for anyone who thinks there's nothing to read between Michael Connelly novels" - Booklist Starred Review Introducing tough-as-nails former Royal Marine, ex-cop and sportfishing skipper Steve Flynn in the first of a brand-new series of exciting action thrillers. When he is accused of murdering his boss, sportfishing captain Steve Flynn finds that his idyllic life in the Canary Islands has suddenly lost its charm. Arrested by a tenacious – and corrupt – Spanish detective, Flynn knows he is facing a grim future unless he can somehow prove his innocence. Matters take a turn for the worse however when Flynn’s ex-girlfriend is kidnapped and her life used as a bargaining chip. The only way Flynn can save her is to pull out all the stops, re-hone his old policing and military skills, and put himself in the firing line against a murderous gang for whom violent death is a way of life.
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