The first three novels in the #1 bestselling Inspector Drake series.Over 300 5* and 4* reviews.
MEET DETECTIVE INSPECTOR IAN DRAKE.
Obsessive and dedicated.
A family man with a challenging day job in the Northern Division of the Wales Police Service. But when the demands of the job become too much he has to face his own troubles.
Don’t miss this series that reviewers have compared to Ian Rankin and Val McDermid set in the spectacular scenery of Wales
<˃˃˃ BRASS IN POCKET (Book 1)
It is the middle of the night ...The road is deserted ...A killer is waiting ...
Two traffic officers are killed on an isolated mountain pass in North Wales. Inspector Drake is called to the scene and quickly discovers a message left by the killer - traffic cones in the shape of a No 4. The killer starts sending the Wales Police Service lyrics from famous rock songs. Are they messages or is there some hidden meaning in them?
Does it all mean more killings are likely? When a politician is killed Drake has his answer. And then the killer sends more song lyrics. Now Drake has to face the possibility of more deaths but with numbers dominating the case Drake has to face his own rituals and obsessions.
Finally when the killer threatens Drake and his family he faces his greatest challenge in finding the killer before he strikes again.
˃˃˃ WORSE THAN DEAD (Book 2)
A ferry leaves Dublin...The chief engineer lies dead on the car deck ...There’s a killer on board...
Inspector Drake is called from a seminar on cyber crime to meet the ferry docking at the port of Holyhead. Frank Rosen the chief engineer lies on the car deck a knife through his heart. For the first time Drake knows where the killer is but he doesn’t know who.
When Rosen’s house is ransacked the night after he’s killed Drake knows the killer was looking for something. The data stick Rosen’s wife finds may hold the clues. But the codes and numbers on it only complicate the investigation.
And then Drake’s cousin makes contact and tells him he has information. But can Drake rely on him or does he have another agenda? And when the team discover a direct link to drug dealing in North Wales and beyond there are powerful forces at work.
Drake’s cousin drags Drake’s family into the middle of the case that piles the pressure on Drake who’s facing regular counselling for his OCD and the prospect of losing his father to cancer.
When Drake’s superior demotes him and acts entirely against protocols Drake knows that something is wrong. Establishing the evidence takes him to Dublin and Cardiff and then on a last minute chase over North Wales to catch the killer.
˃˃˃ AGAINST THE TIDE (Book 3)
A fisherman lies dead ... A beautiful girl is strangled ... What secrets connect them?
The body of a fisherman is found impaled to the sand with his own digging fork. The small rural community of the villages of the island of Anglesey have a secret to protect. The dead man owns land connected to the development of a nuclear power station so somebody wants him dead very badly.
When a young girl is killed Inspector Drake struggles to find a motive. Is she connected to the fisherman’s death? With money and lots of it involved is it simply money at stake? Or are there more complex motives involved? And with the proposed nuclear power station causing massive controversy the local community is reluctant to share its secrets. And how far will people go to protect their way of life and language?
When a witness tells the police about a paedophile ring Drake may have his answer. Back on duty after the recent death of his father Drake has to face his own family battles as he fights to identify the killer and prevent more deaths.
