At first, the discovery of an unidentified body barely impacts on the quiet community of Ellington Close in the country town of Lavistock  It is down to Detective Inspector Abigail Moon to find the identity of the murdered man, and figure out what he was doing there.   The case seems a dead end until, just when the trail is starting to go cold, another murder much closer to home turns the eye of suspicion on the residents of Ellington Close.   As DI Moon and Superintendent Gil Mayo investigate the the people living in this small community, they find that more one person is keeping secrets…  As Mayo and Moon search for the answers, they quickly realize that the two murders are inextricably connected.  Can they uncover the unknown terror that is lurking in the shadows of the quiet backwater town in time?  Or will this Species of Revenge strike again?   Species of Revenge is an expertly plotted crime thriller that is perfect for fans of Nikki French and Ian Rankin.   Praise for Majorie Eccles   ‘Eccles produces smoothly flowing prose and an atmospheric setting’ - Publishers Weekly  ‘Superior police procedural’ - Sunday Telegraph  "It all makes for lively entertainment, enhanced by the author's forthright style, some resonant characters, a subdued village ambiance, and a puzzle neatly deconstructed but with minimum help from Lavenstock's likeable police team." - Kirkus Reviews  Marjorie Eccles lived for many years in the Midlands, where her crime novels are set. An Accidental Shroud and A Death of Distinction also feature Detective Chief Inspector Gil Mayo.

A Species of Revenge

Marjorie Eccles

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Harpercollins

The Superintendent's Daughter

Constable Co Ltd

A family with secrets---is murder one of them?  Membery Place has been the home of the Calvert family for over one hundred years.  Below it, set in a forest clearing, is a modern, award-winning house designed by architect Mark Calvert, one of Alyssa Calvert's three sons. Mark's wife, Francesca, has been conscious of an intriguing element of mystery surrounding Bianca Morgan ever since Chip, the eldest Calvert brother, brought her and her child to live with him at Membery.  No one, except possibly Chip, knows anything about her previous life.  Bianca remains an enigma---and then one day her body is found in a pool beneath a waterfall on the estate. The three brothers have always been very close, but the subsequent inquiry now reveals that they all had their own secret connection with Bianca. Could one of them have had reason to kill her? Perhaps Jonathan, to save his career as an international cello soloist; Mark, to save his marriage---or even Chip? The focus of the inquiry shifts dramatically when Bianca's nine-year-old son goes missing.  Has the child too been killed, or has he been abducted because he saw his mother's murder? The fruitless search for Bianca's killer and the kidnapper forces Francesca to take matters into her own hands, determined to resolve the mystery of the Calvert family.

Killing a Unicorn

Mystery

Minotaur

The year is 1919 and the population of Great Britain is still struggling to its feet after being hit by the atrocities of the First World War. Progress is slow, even in quiet spots like the village of Broughton Underhill, on the edge of the Black Country. Gradually, soldiers return, wounds begin to heal and people try to move on with their lives. But for the Wentworth family, this proves to be impossible as former police sergeant Herbert Reardon returns to the village, determined to finally find out what happened the night that his daughter, Marianne, was found drowned in the lake all those years ago, when the war was just beginning. However, as Reardon begins to investigate, it becomes clear that secrets still abound and lips are staying sealed. When Edith Huckaby, a maid from Oaklands Park, is found murdered in exactly the same spot, Reardon is convinced that the two cases are linked. As Reardon tries to discover the hidden truth, his suspects and witnesses are painstakingly trying to rebuild their lives, in a world which has been changed and scarred forever. "Broken Music" is a masterful portrait of the horrors of the frontline and the anxiety of the home front, as the loves and losses of wartime Britain are woven together and the truth slowly dawns on a local tragedy.

Broken Music

Allison Busby

Killing Me Softly

Thomas Dunne Dec. 1999

Echoes of Silence (Constable Crime)

Constable

Untimely Graves (Constable Crime)

Literature & Fiction

Erotica

A family with secrets - but is murder one of them? A woman's body is found in a pool on the estate of an award-winning house and the finger of suspicion points at three brothers: one who is the house's designer, one who had adopted the dead woman as a small child, and the third, an international cello soloist. All three men are somehow connected to the victim - and then her nine-year-old son is abducted...

Killing a Unicorn (Constable Crime)

Untimely Graves (Gil Mayo Mystery)

<p>The truth can't stay hidden forever…     Detective Superintendent Gil Mayo soon finds himself drawn into a devastating case as an arson attack results in a house being burnt down.     Much to the distress of the neighbours, it becomes a big concern that two children might have died, trapped inside the blaze.    Yet when the fire brigade manages to get inside to inspect the burnt-out remains of the house, the intrigue only increases with   what they find.    The body of one man…     With no sign of the children and the body not providing any answers, Detective Gil Mayo sets to work on a murder inquiry with his characteristic compulsive attention to detail.     Never an easy life, another case also falls into Mayo’s lap but despite his best efforts, both cases seem to be tough to solve.     With family connections, past lives and secret deals going on throughout, Mayo and his team struggle to grasp the true nature of both crimes.    Only when both crimes seem to lead to the same path, from Poland to wartime England and so to the present day, is Mayo able to unravel the truth once and for all…     A Sunset Touches  is a chilling mystery filled with twists and turns.     Praise for Majorie Eccles      ‘Eccles produces smoothly flowing prose and an atmospheric setting’ -  Publishers Weekly     ‘Superior police procedural’ -  Sunday Telegraph     "It all makes for lively entertainment, enhanced by the author's forthright style, some resonant characters, a subdued village ambiance, and a puzzle neatly deconstructed but with minimum help from Lavenstock's likeable police team." -  Kirkus Reviews       Marjorie Eccles  lived for many years in the Midlands and she is the author of many other books and short stories, for which she received the  Agatha Christie Short Story Styles Award.  Eccles’s books featuring Detective Gil Mayo were also adapted for the BBC.</p>

Sunset Touch (Gil Mayo Mystery)

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