ALEX COOMBS SERIES:

The Stolen Child

The Stolen Child

Alex Coombs

Alex Coombs

Meet DI Hanlon. A woman with a habit of breaking the rules and a fierce loyalty to the few people she respects. Her boss, Corrigan. Looks like a street copper promoted above his ability. Underestimate him at your peril.Enver Demirel. Known in the boxing ring as Iron Hand. Now soft and gone to seed. But he would do anything for Hanlon.When the kidnap of a 12-year-old boy blos the case of some missing children wide apart, the finger is pointing at the heart of the Met.Corrigan sends in the only cop in his team who is incorruptible enough to handle it - Hanlon.And then he sends Demirel to spy on her...Once you start the DI Hanlon series, you won't be able to put it down. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Lisa Regan and Mark Dawson.This book was previously published as Time To Die by Alex Howard. What readers are saying about The Stolen Child: 'Brilliantly done, authentic and doesn't pull any...
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Buried For Good

Buried For Good

Alex Coombs

Alex Coombs

On a remote island, everyone is a suspect... When Private Investigator Hanlon is hired to protect famous yoga instructor Camille Anderson on her Scottish island retreat, she thinks this may be her simplest job yet.But when an attack on Camille's life goes wrong, it soon becomes clear that there is a murderer on the island - and Hanlon will stop at nothing to track them down.With only a small group of guests the suspects are clear, but as the body count rises Hanlon must step up to find out who the killer is before it's too late...A tense, atmospheric page-turner from Alex Coombs. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons and Lisa Regan.
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The Silent Victims

The Silent Victims

Alex Coombs

Alex Coombs

DCI Hanlon faces the toughest decision of her career as a string of political murders lead to a deadly confrontation.A controversial, right-wing German politician is due to speak at the Oxford Union. Following a series of murders linked to a violent anarchist group, the city is on high alert. DCI Hanlon has been partnered with DI Huss to ensure the speech goes smoothly and that there will be no more killing.Meanwhole, as Hanlon traces the person behoond the murders, she soon realises that the chilling truth has a terrible price. Is Hanlon willing to meet the cost?The final gripping case for DCI Hanlon. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Lisa Regan and Mark Dawson.This book was previously publihsed as An Incidental Death by Alex Howard. What readers are saying about The Silent Victims: 'Having read all four books to date the story keeps getting better''Great Book and a Great Read!'
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Missing For Good

Missing For Good

Alex Coombs

Alex Coombs

Is she alive, or is she missing for good...? When the estranged daughter of Scotland's premier art dealer goes missing, Private Investigator Hanlon is hired to find out where she is.But what she thinks will be a straightforward job, soon turns dangerous. The missing girl, Aurora, has a troubled past but what made her suddenly pack her bags and disappear?Hanlon has her work cut out for her. The stakes are rising and she needs to get to the bottom of the case before someone else is attacked.And is Aurora still alive, or is she missing for good?A gripping new case for feisty female Private Investigator, Hanlon. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Bryndza and Lisa Regan.
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The Innocent Girl

The Innocent Girl

Alex Coombs

Alex Coombs

DCI Hanlon is going undercover.Oxford Philosophy lecturer Dr Gideon Fuller is in the frame, but Hanlon is not convinced.From the specialist brothels in Oxford and Soho, to the inner sanctum of a Russian people trafficker with a taste for hurting women, the trail leads Hanlon deeper and deeper into danger – until she herself becomes the killer's next target...Can Hanlon track down the killer before it's too late?A thrilling new case for DCI Hanlon. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Lisa Regan and Mark Dawson.This book was previously published as Cold Revenge by Alex Howard. What readers are saying about The Innocent Girl: 'In Hanlon we have a character to rival Rebus''This book is dramatic, exciting and full of action''DI Hanlon is another strong female character in the mould of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.'
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Death in Nonna's Kitchen

Death in Nonna's Kitchen

Alex Coombs

Alex Coombs

When famous TV chef Matteo McLeish turns up at the Old Forge Café and offers chef Charlie Hunter a place in his kitchen for the duration of Hampden Green's local opera festival, she thinks it's because he rates her cooking skills. In fact it's because he's heard she's good in a crisis. The wholesome star of Nonna's Kitchen is being blackmailed by one of his team.Tempted by an improbably large pay cheque and the boost to to her CV, Charlie accepts his offer. Does the threat lie close to home, or back in Italy with Matteo's culinary roots? And can Charlie find the blackmailer before she's swept up in an avalanche of death and scandal?
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The Missing Husband

The Missing Husband

Alex Coombs

Alex Coombs

A security officer is assassinated. A small child grieves for his father. A psychopath commits their first crime...A frightened Russian woman seeks DCI Hanlon's help in finding her missing husband. Hanlon's not keen on the case. Until she hears a name she recognises only too well. Arkady Belanov, sadistic owner of an exclusive brothel in Oxford is involved.And when DCI Enver Demirel, her former partner and friend, disappears, Hanlon is determined to solve the case.Forced into an uneasy alliance with the London underworld, the race to him from the blood-stained hands of the Russian mafia is underway...Another gripping case for the unstoppable DCI Hanlon. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Lisa Regan and Mark Dawson.This book was previously published as A Hard Woman To Kill by Alex Howard. What readers are saying about The Missing Husband: 'A hard hitting, high octane thriller that I did not want to stop...
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Murder on the Menu

Murder on the Menu

Alex Coombs

Alex Coombs

'An irresistably delicious mix of cooking and murder' Trisha AshleyChef Charlie Hunter's arrival in the beautiful Chilterns is the fulfilment of a long-held dream: to open her own restaurant in an idyllic countryside location. The Old Forge sits on the village green (complete with duck pond and flint-faced houses) and seems just the place for the high-quality cooking she wants to be known for.But instead of rural peace and a chance to lick her wounds, Charlie finds something ugly stirring under the chocolate box perfection. When a prominent local builder is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Charlie the outsider becomes a suspect. And the only way to clear her name seems to be to find out who the real killer is.Luckily she has allies: her student waitress, a kitchen porter making up in muscles what he lacks in brain and a briskly efficient clairvoyant. Using all the craft Charlie's learned in kitchens – discipline, timing, preparation and grim determination – she...
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