Martin Allen

How did the Duke of Windsor betray the allies, and did his wartime activities amount to treason? This book, based on the author's research, aims to provide answers to these questions.

Kevin Deakin (David Thewlis) was believed dead during the Falklands War. Seven weeks after the war ends, Kevin returns home, only to be charged with desertion by the British government.

Veteran DI David Bradford heads an elite murder squad, but he's been on leave following the unexplained disappearance of his wife. In his absence, ambitious DS Vivienne Cole has been leading the investigations, and when Bradford returns to work, the two clash over their methods. Despite the tension, Bradford and Cole strive to solve complex crimes. The only case David can't crack is the most personal to him until one of their investigations uncovers...

The elite murder squad returns. As the detectives solve each case (skeletal remains dug up in the garden, the brutal murder of a pub landlord, a teenage au pair found dead, the double-shooting of a father and son), there's one mystery Detective Inspector David Bradford can't unravel. Where is his wife Sarah? As the other detectives investigate why David is lying to them about the night Sarah disappeared, they begin to think the unthinkable: did the...

A boxer confesses to killing her manager, but the detectives think she may be covering for her father. When a suspect accuses David of planting evidence, he's devastated to realize the team has doubts, and he makes a decision about his future.

DC Rob Brady wakes up in his car with a witness lying dead next to him and is arrested on suspicion of murder. In his eagerness to clear Rob's name, DI David Bradford interferes with the investigation against DS Vivienne Cole's advice.

After young medical student Japesh Patel is stabbed to death, Billie wonders if it's connected to a similar, non-fatal attack on a gang member. Meanwhile, tensions between David and Vivienne reach a breaking point.

With Billie stabbed and her attacker on the loose, Vivienne blames herself for not recognizing that Billie was in danger. As the team scrambles to track down Amber, they discover that there's more to her than meets the eye.

A man is found murdered on his houseboat, but the woman who alerted police has fled the scene. When Vivienne and Billie question the victim's widow, they discover he was having an affair with his best friend's wife.

Construction workers find the remains of a young man who appears to have been strangled to death more than a year ago, but when his sister is notified, she claims he's been sending her postcards all the while. The detectives suspect the involvement of the victim's housemates, who seem to be hiding something.