Trouble rarely announces itself. But in these cases, a warning shot is clearly delivered. When a doctor sees his murdered wife on a live webcam, we know danger lies ahead. A Bromley detective senses something wrong behind a quarrel over garden gates. A former LAPD detective finds that closing in on the truth makes him the target. A Brighton superintendent races to find a killer who brands his victims. Best read with the lights on.
Michael Connelly, The Crossing (Harry Bosch) - Out of the LAPD, Harry Bosch reluctantly joins his half-brother Mickey Haller's defence of a man facing an ironclad murder charge. Working with secret help from inside the department, Bosch finds himself becoming a target.
Harlan Coben, Tell No One - Eight years after his wife Elizabeth was abducted and murdered and he was left for dead, Dr David Beck gets an anonymous email pointing to a webcam that shows her alive. The FBI, meanwhile, want him for her murder.
Peter James, You Are Dead (Roy Grace) - Roy Grace hunts a serial killer who abducts young women with long brown hair and brands each victim "U R Dead". When Logan Somerville is taken during a phone call with her fiancé, Grace connects the cases and races to catch him.
Lynda La Plante, Taste of Blood (Jane Tennison) - Detective Inspector Jane Tennison, at a quieter Bromley station, is handed a petty dispute over new gates. Her boss wants it closed fast, but she digs deeper and finds a tragic death and a forbidden love affair.
