The Crime Warp

Paradise Trees  Blurb He had found exactly the right spot in the woods. A little clearing, green and dim, encircled by tall trees. He would bring his lovely Helen here… This time, it was going to be perfect. When Alicia Bryson returns to her childhood home in a tiny Yorkshire village, she finds her estranged father frail and unab le to care for himself. Her daughter Jenny is delighted at the prospect of a whole summer playing in the woods at the bottom of the garden, but as soon as Alicia sets foot in Lower Banford, strange and disturbing memories begin to plague her. What happened in her father’s house, all those years ago? But coping with the uncertainty and arranging Bob's care plan aren’t Alicia’s only problems. Unknown to her, she has a stalker. Someone is watching, waiting, making plans of his own. To him, Alicia and Jenny are his beautiful Helens… and they should be in Paradise. Author bio Linda Huber grew up in Glasgow, Scotland, but went to work in...

Book blurb Available here Her father abused her when she was a child. For years she was too afraid to speak out. But now she suspects he’s found another victim… Laura, a young woman struggling to deal with what her father did to her a decade ago, is horrified to realise that the girl he takes swimming might be his next victim. Emma is twelve – the age Laura was when her father took away her innocence. Intimidated by her father’s rages, Laura has never told anyone the truth about her childhood. Now she must decide whether she has the courage to expose him and face the consequences. Can Laura overcome her fear and save Emma before the worst happens? Author bio A Londoner with Irish heritage, Jennie Ensor began her writing career as a journalist, obtaining a Masters in Journalism (winning two student awards) and covering topics from forced marriages to accidents in the mining industry. Social issues and the edgier side of life often creep into her novels, stories ...

 BLURB  Available here DI Bryony Marshall has been on the tail of Kenny Ransom for two years. He’s involved in prostitution and trafficking, but there’s never been any real proof. To complicate matters further, Bryony’s best friend from childhood is his daughter Imogen.  Bryony worries about admitting the fact that she is trying to put Imogen’s dad away, but unexpectedly, Imogen turns on her father and helps the police. Kenny finds out and swears he’ll get his revenge. Sick of being in the police force, Bryony visits her mother in Cornwall and considers starting a new life. While in Cornwall, Bryony saves the life of a man caught up in a rip current in the sea. But who is this stranger? And is Kenny really bent on revenge?  Rip Current explores the relationships between families and friends and asks who can you ever really trust. Author Bio: Amanda grew up in Sheffield but now has realised her lifelong dream of living in Cornwall and her wr...

The Blurb DI Gus McGuire and his team are called in to investigate the disappearance of a teenage boy after his parents return from a weekend away, to find their home trashed and their son missing. But that is just the beginning.    As the investigation unfolds, Gus must discover what links a violent bikers’ gang, a Muslim youth group and a fundamentalist American based Christian church.  Alongside this, two cases from the past come back to haunt DI Gus McGuire and his DS, Alice Cooper. Gus has a lot to juggle, but will he cope? Uncommon Cruelty is the fourth in the DI Gus McGuire series set in Bradford, West Yorkshire and is a gritty, Northern Noir read . Author Bio Liz Mistry grew up in West Calder in Scotland and, after studying at Stirling University, she moved to Bradford, West Yorkshire where she now sets her crime fiction books. Liz is proud to be an honorary Bradfordian and describing Bradford as Warm and Rich and Fearless, she draws o...

Available here The Disappeared Blurb A distraught mother… When Susan Wilkins walks into No Stone Unturned , Leeds’s newest private detective agency, owners Lee and Jo are thrilled. Their first client is the kind of person they always hoped to help—a kind woman desperately worried about her son, Jack. A missing son… The case seems simple—kid starts college, takes up with the wrong crowd, forgets to ring his mother. But very quickly, Lee and Jo suspect they’re not being told the whole truth… A case which could prove deadly… Their office is ransacked, everyone who knows Jack refuses to talk to them and they feel like they’re being followed...it’s clear Lee and Jo have stumbled into something bigger, and far more dangerous, than they ever expected. Will they find Jack, or will their first case silence them both for good? Author Biography Ali Harper writes feminist crime fiction. Her first novel, The Disappeared, will be published by Harper Collins in summer ...