Detective Jane Phillips

A series of ritual murders... a terrible secret. DI Jane Phillips was a star detective driven by a relentless quest for justice. But then she stepped outside the law. Now, demoted and suffering with PTSD, she finds herself facing the deadliest threat of her career-a serial killer who is preying on vulnerable women, murdering them in a shocking and bizarre ritual. A master of deception, he selects his victims at random. Or so it seems. But as Phillips investigates, she begins to see a method in the killer's madness. Perhaps these victims aren't random at all... As the pressure mounts, can Phillips find the link between these ritual murders before the killer strikes again-or will her dogged determination to solve the case bring his deadly silence to her door?

Someone has been watching. Now the guilty will be punished. Several young women have recently drowned in Manchester's vast network of canals. A coincidence? Or something more sinister? When star detective DCI Jane Phillips begins to investigate, her finely tuned instinct tells her these are no accidents. And when she discovers that each of the drowned women has a mysterious circular bruise on the back of her neck, Phillips is sure of it-she's up against a very clever serial killer. But how are the victims being chosen? And who will be next? With the body count rising, Phillips and her team find themselves in a fight to the death with a shadowy figure who always seems to be one step ahead. Can Phillips stop the killer before the next victim dies? Or will she herself become an offering to Manchester's deadly waters? The second in a gripping new detective series featuring DI Jane Phillips. Perfect for fans of Robert Bryndza, Angela Marsons, and Peter James.

A young girl taken. Now the clock is ticking. When fifteen-year-old Hollie, daughter of the UK's biggest munitions dealer Sir Richard Hawkins, vanishes without a trace, the race is on to find her. But the family's worst nightmare is realized when they receive a video of Hollie tied to a chair with a masked man holding a gun to her head. The ransom demands are simple-pay four million pounds or they'll never see their daughter again. DCI Jane Phillips is assigned to the case and soon realizes that Hollie has been kidnapped by an especially ruthless gang-who will stop at nothing to get what they want. As the pressure mounts, can Phillips find Hollie before it's too late? Or will this investigation signal not only the death of the Major Crimes Unit but one of her beloved team as well? Deadly Vengeance-the third in a gripping new detective series featuring DCI Jane Phillips.

She knew too much. She had to die. Victoria Carpenter, a high-ranking government official, is found hanging in her garage-an apparent suicide. But her husband has another theory-he is convinced she was murdered. And when the post-mortem results confirm foul play, DCI Jane Phillips and her Major Crimes team find themselves on the hunt for her killer. As Phillips begins to dig, she realizes there are powerful and wealthy people who may have wanted Victoria dead. People who are willing to do whatever it takes to stop her investigation. In a terrifying case that takes her to the other side of the world and back, Phillips puts her own life on the line as she battles local power-brokers and Hong Kong's murderous Triads. Facing corruption and treachery at every turn, can Phillips catch Carpenter's killer before he disappears forever? Or will she herself fall victim to a deadly betrayal? Deadly Betrayal-the fourth book in a gripping new detective series featuring DCI Jane Phillips.

Some murders are so perfect they just have to be done again. The body of a naked woman is discovered in a Manchester park. Her murder has all the hallmarks of a notorious killer known as the Suffolk Strangler. But there's a problem-the Strangler is serving a life sentence in prison. So is this just a coincidence? Or is there a copycat killer on the prowl? As DCI Jane Phillips and her Major Crimes team begin to piece together the victim's final hours, another body is discovered, and this time it's a carbon copy of murders committed by the infamous Muswell Hill Murderer. Now Phillips is in no doubt-she's chasing a psychopath who has been inspired by Britain's most horrifying serial killers. As the body count rises, psychological profiler Dr. Siobhan Harris joins the team and little by little they begin to build a picture of a terrifying predator. But their opponent is smart, careful, and always seems to be one step ahead. Can Phillips stop the killer before another brutal murder is meticulously restaged? Or will even more victims be consumed by this deadly obsession?

Two people, an online business meeting. Before it's over, one of them will be dead. On a weekly Zoom call with her most valuable client, Antonia Berry is beyond horrified when she witnesses his murder-four hundred miles away-live on her laptop screen. DCI Jane Phillips and the Major Crimes Unit begin to investigate and at first it seems the victim is just a regular guy with no obvious enemies or connections to crime. But then, when a woman is killed in a seemingly random hit-and-run, they discover the two victims are closely connected. A coincidence? Or a double murder? As the team dig deeper into the two attacks, they hardly have time to draw breath before a third victim turns up dead-once more with clear connections to the previous murders. With the clock ticking, Phillips and her team pull out all the stops, desperate to solve the case before the killer strikes again. The only problem-the person most likely to be the next victim is also the number one suspect. Can Phillips find the killer before another person dies? Or will her determination to serve and protect at all costs see her become the final victim of the Deadly Caller?

Two identical murders, thirty years apart. Thirty years ago, gangland enforcer Archie Boothroyd was brutally slain in an apparent ritual killing. The case was never a high priority for the police-after all, it meant one less gangster on the streets-and his murderer was never caught. Now, almost three decades later, when Paul Bradley-a close friend of Boothroyd's-is murdered in exactly the same way, DCI Jane Phillips and the Major Crimes Unit are called in to investigate. Is Bradley's death the work of a copycat? Or has the original killer finally returned? As the team delve deeper, they find themselves immersed in the dark underworld of gangland Manchester, where kidnapping, torture, and murder are an everyday hazard. When a third body is found mutilated in exactly the same way, Phillips and the team realize they are in a race against time to catch the killer. But what they don't understand is the next victim could be one of their own. Can Phillips find the murderer before they strike again? Or is she about to lose everything she holds dear to the Deadly Night?

A killer with a blood lust that is centuries old After a lengthy leave of absence, DCI Jane Phillips is back in Major Crimes, neck deep in the most macabre murder investigation of her career. The naked body of a famous sportsman has been laid out in a churchyard, wrapped in a white shawl, surrounded by flowers. Stranger still, his heart is missing. With such a high profile victim, the pressure to find the murderer is instant and extreme. And it only increases when the killer strikes again-leaving behind another mutilated body, posed in exactly the same way. With no obvious connection between the two victims, Phillips turns to profiler Dr. Siobhan Harris. Can she help to identify the perpetrator or discover the motive behind these brutal murders? But no one could have prepared Phillips for what the doctor is about to reveal. Everything points to a killer on a mission, and a body count that's likely to double within days-unless Phillips can stop the murderous psychopath, hell bent on satisfying his own Deadly Craving.

A killer with a grudge and an insatiable appetite for revenge. The strangled body of Sir Walter Venables, a retired Crown Court Judge, is discovered in his Cheshire mansion. When DCI Jane Phillips and the Major Crimes team are called to investigate, they discover that Venables sent hundreds of violent criminals to prison over the years. Meaning the list of people who might want him dead reads like a who's who of Manchester's dark underworld. Then a second body turns up. Former Chief Constable Jack Todd, killed in exactly the same way. A mysterious figure is seen on CCTV at both crime scenes. It's clear that someone is targeting members of the justice system. As Phillips and the team race to identify the killer, they discover something truly shocking: a web of sex, drugs, and corruption that pervades the city's legal system, threatening to destroy the very institution they represent. Will Jane track down the killer before he strikes again? Or will he destroy everything she holds dear, as he delivers his own version of Deadly Justice?

The time for talking is over. Now it's time to kill. When the victim of a brutal car bomb attack is identified as a senior executive at one of the United Kingdom's biggest oil companies, DCI Jane Phillips and the Major Crimes Unit are tasked with finding the three shadowy figures seen fleeing the scene. Phillips begins to suspect that the attack may be the work of eco-terrorists, a theory that gains weight when, days later, the CEO of an airline is fatally stabbed in broad daylight. With a global energy conference due to arrive in town and the eyes of the world on Manchester, the pressure mounts to stop the gang before they strike again. But as Phillips and the team chase down the killers, it soon becomes clear that someone else is pulling their strings-a hidden Svengali hellbent on destroying the world's biggest polluters. Can Jane catch the gang and track down their leader in time to stop the next attack? Or will she find herself struggling to break through the Deadly Veil?

He loves to watch the flames. It's even better when the screaming starts. Somebody is targeting police officers in the worst way imaginable-burning them alive in a series of large-scale arson attacks. When DCI Jane Phillips and the Major Crimes Unit are assigned to the case, forensic evidence suggests the fires display the unique signature of Manchester's most prolific arsonist, Archie Pearson. There's only one problem-Pearson has been in prison for almost twenty years. As the team delve deeper, it becomes clear that the evidence used to convict Pearson two decades ago was deeply flawed. And Jane is finally forced to confront something she has feared for some time-corruption may run all the way to the top of the Force. A fear that only grows when the killer goes viral, claiming Pearson was framed by bent cops and that he is Manchester's 'Real Fire Starter.' Can Jane catch the killer before he chooses his next victim? And will she identify the senior officers who conspired to put an innocent man behind bars? Or is her beloved Major Crimes Unit about to be engulfed by a Deadly Inferno?