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They were meant to be safe on Fleet Ward: psychiatric patients monitored, treated, cared for. But now one of their number is found murdered, and the accusations begin to fly. Was it one of his fellow patients? A member of staff? Or did someone come in from the outside? DC Alice Armitage is methodical, tireless, and she's quickly on the trail of the killer. The only problem is, Alice is a patient too.

A rainy night in London. Shots are fired into a car which swerves on to the pavement, ploughing into a bus stop. It seems that a chilling gang initiation has cost an innocent victim their life. But the reality is far more sinister.... One life is wiped out, and three more are changed forever: the young man whose finger was on the trigger, an aging gangster planning a deadly revenge and the pregnant woman who struggles desperately to uncover the truth. Two weeks away from giving birth, how will she deal with a world where death is an occupational hazard?

Tom Thorne is back in charge - but there's a terrifying price to pay. Stuart Nicklin, the most dangerous psychopath he has ever put behind bars, promises to reveal the whereabouts of a body he buried 25 years before. But only if Thorne agrees to escort him. Unable to refuse, Thorne gathers a team and travels to a remote Welsh island, at the mercy of the weather and cut off from the mainland. Thorne is determined to get the job done and return home before Nicklin can outwit them.

The targeted murder of four officers is only the first in a series of attacks that leaves police scared, angry and, most disturbingly of all, vengeful. As Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner dig into the reasons for the violence, a deeper darkness begins to emerge: the possibility that these murders are payback. The price paid for an unspeakable betrayal.

DI Tom Thorne has seen plenty of dead bodies in his time. But when he starts receiving sick photos of murder victims on his mobile phone, he soon realises that the next body could be his. And even when the man who has been sending the photos is tracked down, the deadly threat remains, For some, the case is all but closed, but Thorne's nightmare is just beginning.

Sarah thinks of herself as a normal single mum. It's what she wants others to think of her. But the truth is, she needs something new, something thrilling. Meanwhile, DI Tom Thorne is investigating a woman's suicide, convinced she was driven to do it by a man who preys on vulnerable women. A man who is about to change Sarah's life.

He's a detective, a dancer, he has no respect whatsoever for authority ­- and he's the best hope Blackpool has for keeping criminals off the streets. Meet Detective Declan Miller. A double murder in a seaside hotel sees grieving Miller return to work to solve what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. Just why were two completely unconnected men taken out? With a distinctly loose relationship with reality and a new partner to deal with, can eccentric, offbeat Miller find answers where more traditional police have found only an impossible puzzle?

Billy is a highly decorated veteran, with a reputation for excellence, honesty and integrity not only supporting his comrades Ant Middleton, Jason Fox and Ollie Ollerton but equally intimidating and inspiring the contestants who take on the gruelling challenges each week. The Hard Way details Billy’s story thus far but will also educate and enthral those wishing to seek a challenge and conquer it - the SAS way.

Alison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear and feel, but she is completely unable to move or communicate. In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer's made his first mistake. Then DI Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth: it isn't Alison who is the mistake, it's the three women already dead. Thorne must find a killer whose agenda is disturbingly unique, and Alison, the one person who holds the key to the killer's identity, is unable to say anything....

The Hostage. Police officer Helen Weeks walks into her local newsagent's on her way to work. Little does she know that this simple daily ritual will change her life forever. It's the last place she expects to be met with violence, but as she waits innocently at the till, she comes face to face with a gunman. The Demand. The crazed hostage-taker is desperate to know what really happened to his beloved son, who died a year before in youth custody.

Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase...containing a pair of severed hands. Miller knows this case is proof of a contract killing commissioned by local ne'er do well Wayne Cutler - a man he suspects might also be responsible for his wife's death. Now Miller has leverage, but unfortunately he also has something that both Cutler and a villainous fast-food kingpin are desperate to get hold of.

Der Londoner Detective Inspector Tom Thorne hat endlich alles, wonach er sich immer gesehnt hat: gute Freunde, eine liebende Partnerin an seiner Seite und Erfolg in dem Job, dem er sein Leben verschrieben hat. Doch je mehr man hat, desto mehr kann man verlieren ... Innerhalb weniger Tage werden mehrere Männer tot in ihren Betten gefunden. An allen Tatorten finden die Ermittler der Metropolitan Police zwei Weingläser, die auf einen romantischen Abend schließen lassen. Bald stellt sich heraus, dass jedes der Opfer online nach Liebe suchte – oder wenigstens nach einem Abenteuer für eine Nacht.

Eigentlich sieht es wie ein ganz normaler Mordfall aus — eine Frau wird in ihrer Londoner Wohnung tot aufgefunden. Doch dann findet sich der Fetzen eines Röntgenbildes in der geballten Faust der Leiche. Detective Inspector Tom Thorne ermittelt und findet bald heraus, dass die Mutter des Opfers ebenfalls ermordet wurde. Deren Mord liegt allerdings bereits fünfzehn Jahre zurück. Sie war eines der Opfer des berüchtigten Serienkillers Raymond Garvey. Die Jagd nach Garvey war eine der größten in der Geschichte der Met und endete erst, nachdem sieben Frauen ihren Tod gefunden hatten.

Einen Toten erkennt Detective Inspector Tom Thorne sofort, und das Foto auf seinem Handy ist eindeutig das einer Leiche. Nur wer ist dieser Mann, und warum hat man Thorne dieses Bild zugeschickt? Weitere Todesnachrichten folgen, und die Spur führt zu einem erst kürzlich entlassenen Häftling. Dessen Familie wurde durch einen angeblichen Autounfall getötet. Doch daran glaubt er nicht – er will Rache. Und Thorne weiß, dass es keinen gefährlicheren Killer gibt, als einen, der nichts zu verlieren hat.

Het motief voor de eerste moord was een raadsel. Tot iemand uit Tom Thornes team van de afdeling Ernstige delicten een stapel brieven vond, gericht aan het slachtoffer, een man die net uit de gevangenis was gekomen. Het was duidelijk dat hij in de val was gelokt. Bij de tweede moord "weer op een ex-gevangene" was niet zozeer het motief een probleem, als wel de vraag wie toegang had tot de databank met de gegevens van gevangenen.

Tom Thorne has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by his side. He finally has a love life worth a damn and is happy in the job to which he has devoted his life. He has everything to lose. Hunting the woman responsible for a series of grisly murders, Thorne has no way of knowing that he will be plunged into a nightmare from which he may never wake. And he'll do anything to keep it. Finally, Thorne's past has caught up with him and a ruinous secret is about to be revealed. If he wants to save himself and his friends, he must do the unthinkable.

De Britse rechercheur Tom Thorne is te vaak over de schreef gegaan en draagt daarom weer het politie-uniform. Hij draait zware diensten: hij wordt ingezet op straat en moet bekeuringen uitschrijven of ingrijpen bij vechtpartijen in het uitgaansleven. Als een zelfmoord van een ouder echtpaar in Toms ogen te makkelijk opzij wordt geschoven, duikt hij in zijn vrije tijd dieper in de zaak. Hij moet zijn netwerk gebruiken om toegang te krijgen tot informatiesystemen binnen de recherche, waarmee hij niet alleen zijn eigen baan op het spel zet, maar ook die van degenen die het dichtst bij hem staan.

Bij de Pakistaanse kioskhouder Akhtar slaan onverwacht de stoppen door, op een doordeweekse ochtend gijzelt hij twee klanten in zijn Londense buurtwinkel. De rolluiken gaan naar beneden en de slachtoffers, Helen Weeks en Stephen Mitchell, worden vastgeketend aan de verwarmingsbuizen van de bedompte opslagruimte. Helen werkt bij de politie en met haar connecties zijn Akhtars eisen snel overgebracht. Rechercheur Tom Thorne moet de waarheid boven water halen in het reeds afgesloten onderzoek naar de zelfmoord van Akhtars zoon in een jeugdgevangenis.

Detektyw sierżant Helen Weeks jest przekonana, że ma przed sobą kolejny rutynowy dzień w pracy. Jednak zakupy w sklepiku, który odwiedzała od dawna, kończą się inaczej niż zwykle. Policjantka staje się zakładniczką zdesperowanego sklepikarza, który przeżył osobistą tragedię. Jego syn trafił za zabójstwo do więzienia i tam niedługo potem popełnił samobójstwo.

Wenn ein Sechzehnjähriger verschwindet, ist das nicht automatisch ein Fall für die Mordkommission der Londoner Polizei. Da seine Vorgesetzten Detective Tom Thorne aber für eine Weile aus dem Weg haben wollen, findet sich dieser plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Wirkungsfeld wieder. Doch es dauert nicht lange, bis neben etlichen Ungereimtheiten auch die erste Leiche auftaucht - und der raubeinige Ermittler einmal mehr in einem tödlichen Rennen gegen die Zeit steht.