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J J Richards

A Murderer on the Loose.

A Detective Haunted by the Past.

A Race Against Time.

DCI Jonathan Walker is a senior detective for the Lancashire Constabulary in North West England. He’s haunted by events of the past and hell bent on redemption, if he can stay healthy for long enough that is.

"A moody, enveloping crime thriller." (SPR Editorial Review)

After a body turns up in the sleepy village of Rufford, Walker returns from his leave of absence early, his experience deemed crucial for the case. But when it transpires the crime may be linked to a decades old cold case involving the murder of his sister, the crime becomes personal: he needs this—for his wife and kids, to make amends for past mistakes, and for the current victim—but he must toe the line if he isn’t to be thrown off the case.

When more people start to go missing and bodies turn up with the same bizarre signature, Walker and his team realise they have a serial killer on their hands. But time is running out if they want to save more people from dying, and one in particular, and Walker has to consider breaking the law himself to make things right, once and for all.

Fans of Ian Rankin, JD Kirk, Matt Brolly, Patricia Gibney, and Michael Connelly will love this!

The Icehouse is the stunning debut police procedural crime thriller from JJ Richards.

﻿Buy your copy NOW and get into this page-turning, unputdownable series!

Kevin E Green

Simulacrum Press Publishers

DCI Walker Crime Thrillers

The Icehouse: A Lancashire Detective Mystery

A party gone wrong?

Or a sickening group attack?

Not everything is what it seems, and not everyone is who they appear to be.

A young girl is found dead at the Pike Tower on Winter Hill near Chorley and DCI Walker and the newly promoted DC Briggs are drafted in to investigate. But what they find extends far beyond the Rivington Pike. What seems like a party gone wrong, or a sickening group attack, transpires to be much more, and threatens not only the local community, but Walker and his team too.

"Authentically written, patiently penned, and satisfyingly dark, The Pike is a top-flight crime thriller." - SPR Editorial Review ★★★★★

After identifying who’d taken the deceased to the Pike, a cat and mouse chase ensues, taking them to Manchester and back. And when more women are attacked and left for dead, Walker gets reinforcements, turns it into a wide-scale manhunt. If they don’t find the attacker soon, more women will almost certainly die.

But Walker and his team don’t have to look too far, and what they find is much darker than they could possibly have imagined.

Is it a sin if you are the victim?

The Pike is the second book in the stunning debut police procedural crime thriller from JJ Richards (although it can be read as a stand-alone).

Fans of Ian Rankin, JD Kirk, Matt Brolly, Patricia Gibney, and Michael Connelly will love this!

Buy your copy NOW and get into this page-turning, unputdownable series!

The Pike: A Lancashire Detective Mystery

DCI Walker Crime Thrillers - The book series

DCI Walker Crime Thrillers - The book series

DCI Walker Crime Thrillers books in order

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