Bøger af Pauline Rowson

Juliette Croft, a professional celebrant, is dead sprawled on her sofa with empty bottles of champagne and medicine neatly arranged beside her. Horton thinks it's all too neat and tidy. Then another body is discovered . . .

A BRAND-NEW CRIME THRILLER SET ON THE SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND. A box of treasure. A burned body and an old flame. Detective Inspector Andy Horton arrives at Portsmouth CID to find a rusty, old metal box on his desk. It was found in the mud at Sinah Lake and contains a collection of rare gold and silver coins. 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 his old flame Harriet Ames drops a bombshell: she's been transferred to a local police 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.THE DETECTIVEDI Andy Horton's mum walked out on him when he was a child and he grew up in a children's home. Now he lives onboard his yacht in Southsea Marina. He rides a Harley-Davidson and never wears a suit or tie - unless it's to go to court. He's an instinctive copper and a man of contrasts, which often lands him in trouble with his bosses. He has a desperate need to belong, and yet is always just on the outside. Self-contained, afraid to show his feelings, but he's a risk-taker that seeks justice.THE SETTINGPortsmouth boasts a vibrant waterfront, a diverse multicultural population, an international port, a historic dockyard, and is home of the Royal Navy. Portsmouth Harbour is one of the busiest in the world - and one of the best places to hide a body, it seems. Set against the backdrop of the sea, the Solent area of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight is every detective's worst nightmare. The sea is ever-changing and often the best clues get swept away by the tide.

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.

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.Suspicious lights at sea, decomposing bodies and an old flame send 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. © Pauline Rowson 2023Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty-four gripping, fast-paced, atmospheric crime novels including the popular SOLENT MURDER MYSTERY series featuring the rugged and troubled DI Andy Horton. She is a member of the Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors.

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. A convicted murderer, Luke Felton, a name he recognizes, has gone missing. A decomposing corpse washes up in Portsmouth Harbour. A mysterious phone call leads him to another in a windswept garden in Portchester. To make matters worse, Horton’s nit-picking boss, DCI Lorraine Bliss, has returned early from her secondment to HQ.Horton’s got a lot on his plate. Can he connect the dots before anyone else dies?This absolutely gripping detective mystery is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, and Rachel McLean. © Pauline Rowson 2023Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty-four gripping, fast-paced, atmospheric crime novels including the popular SOLENT MURDER MYSTERY series featuring the rugged and troubled DI Andy Horton. She is a member of the Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors.

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.This absolutely gripping detective mystery is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, and Rachel McLean.© Pauline Rowson 2023Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty-four gripping, fast-paced, atmospheric crime novels including the popular SOLENT MURDER MYSTERY series featuring the rugged and troubled DI Andy Horton. She is a member of the Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors.

Detective Inspector Andy Horton has a lot on his plate.A celebrity receives threatening phone calls.A nursing home resident is assaulted.A man is 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, and Rachel McLean.The Royal Hotel Murders © Pauline Rowson 2023Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty-four gripping, fast-paced, atmospheric crime novels including the popular SOLENT MURDER MYSTERY series featuring the rugged and troubled DI Andy Horton. She is a member of the Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors.

The stakes are high, and time is running out...When a charred body is discovered on a burning boat at Horsea Marina, Detective Inspector Andy Horton is called to investigate. The victim is identified as Tom Brundall, a wealthy financier from Guernsey, who was terminally ill. Puzzled, Horton wonders why a dying man would return to his hometown of Portsmouth and who would want to kill him. As Horton digs deeper, another body surfaces, forcing him to grapple with not just the victims' pasts but also the unresolved mystery of his own mother's disappearance three decades earlier. As he pieces the puzzle together, it becomes evident that he's facing a ruthless foe who determined to bury the truth.Can Horton catch the killer and find out what happened to his mother?This absolutely gripping detective mystery is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, and Rachel McLean. The Horsea Marina Murders © Pauline Rowson 2023Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty-four gripping, fast-paced, atmospheric crime novels including the popular SOLENT MURDER MYSTERY series featuring the rugged and troubled DI Andy Horton. She is a member of the Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors.

Dark waters hide deadly secrets. When the headmistress of a Portsmouth school is found brutally murdered on an old structure in the middle of Langstone Harbour, Detective Andy Horton of Portsmouth CID is assigned to the case.The victim, discovered with a note with the words ‘Have you forgotten ME?’, was a steely, determined woman who made enemies on her path to success. But did any of them hate her enough to want her dead?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, and Rachel McLean.The Langstone Harbour Murders © Pauline Rowson 2023THE DETECTIVEDI Andy Horton’s mum walked out on him when he was a child and he grew up in children’s home. Now he lives onboard his yacht in Southsea Marina. He rides a Harley-Davidson and never wears a suit or tie — unless it’s to go to court. He’s an instinctive copper and a man of contrasts, which often lands him in trouble with his bosses. He has a desperate need to belong, and yet is always just on the outside. Self-contained, afraid to show his feelings, but he’s a risk-taker that seeks justice.THE SETTINGPortsmouth boasts a vibrant waterfront, a diverse multicultural population, an international port, a historic dockyard, and is home of the Royal Navy. Portsmouth Harbour is one of the busiest in the world — and one of the best places to hide a body, it seems. Set against the backdrop of the sea, the Solent area of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight is every detective’s worst nightmare. The sea is ever-changing and often the best clues get swept away by the tide.ALSO BY PAULINE ROWSONTHE SOLENT MURDER MYSTERIESBook 1: THE PORTSMOUTH MURDERSBook 2: THE LANGSTONE HARBOUR MURDERSBook 3: THE HORSEA MARINA MURDERSBook 4: THE ROYAL HOTEL MURDERSBook 5: THE ISLE OF WIGHT MURDERSBook 6: THE PORTCHESTER CASTLE MURDERSBook 7: THE CHALE BAY MURDERSPauline Rowson is the author of twenty-four gripping, fast-paced, atmospheric crime novels including the popular SOLENT MURDER MYSTERY series featuring the rugged and troubled DI Andy Horton. She is a member of the Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors.

The game of cat and mouse begins...Following an eight month suspension for gross misconduct, Detective Inspector Andy Horton returns to his job after the charges are dropped, but the stain on his career and personal life persists.When Horton stumbles across a naked corpse, brutally bludgeoned, he sets out to find the killer. And while his colleagues want him off the case, fate has other plans.As a second body surfaces, chilling similarities send shivers down Horton's spine - is he the killer's next target? A gripping detective mystery perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Joy Ellis, and Rachel McLean.The Portsmouth Murders © 2023 Pauline Rowson THE DETECTIVEAbandoned as a child, DI Andy Horton grew up in a children’s home. Now he lives onboard his yacht in Southsea Marina. He rides a Harley-Davidson and never wears a suit or tie — unless it’s to go to court. He’s an instinctive copper and a man of contrasts, which often lands him in trouble with his bosses. He has a desperate need to belong, and yet is always just on the outside. Self-contained and afraid to show his feelings, but also a risk-taker that seeks justice.THE SETTINGPortsmouth boasts a vibrant waterfront, a diverse multicultural population, an international port, a historic dockyard, and is home of the Royal Navy. Portsmouth Harbour is one of the busiest in the world — and one of the best places to hide a body, it seems. Set against the backdrop of the sea, the Solent area of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight is every detective’s worst nightmare. The sea is ever-changing and often the best clues get swept away by the tide.Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty-four gripping, fast-paced, atmospheric crime novels including the popular SOLENT MURDER MYSTERY series featuring the rugged and troubled DI Andy Horton. She is a member of the Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors.

Detective Inspector Andy Horton spots a police car outside Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. He's supposed to be on holiday, but his curiosity gets the better of him and he stops to investigate.Lying face down and sprawled out in Number One Dock is the lifeless body of naval historian Dr Douglas Spalding.Superintendent Uckfield is adamant that Spalding took his own life. But Horton's not so sure. Then another body is found in similar circumstances in the cockpit of a boat moored at Oyster Quays.Angry at his boss's inaction, Horton takes matters into his own hands.

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 . . .

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.

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?

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.

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Before fire fighter Jack Bartholomew can reveal the cause of his own and his colleagues' cancer he is murdered. In a cryptic message orchestrated before his death he has left a trail of clues that will lead his friend, Adam Greene, into a labyrinth of lies, secrets and conspiracy at the highest level