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John Broughton

The first four books in 'Vance And Shepherd Mysteries', a series of crime mystery novels by John Broughton, now in one volume!

The Quasimodo Killings: Detective Inspector Jacob Vance and Detective Sergeant Brittany Shepherd are called upon to prevent a series of murders across London. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has provoked a psychopath with her inaugural speech and soon later, receives a letter threatening a series of nine killings. With time running out, can the detectives capture the perpetrator and prevent him from killing again?

The London Tram Murders: After a murder is committed in a quiet suburban subway under a tramline, it becomes clear that the squad is dealing with a copycat killer. The murder is an uncanny repeat of their previous case, and their inquiries are complicated by the presence of the main suspect’s doppelganger, Melanie Bradshaw. As the killings continue, Vance and Shepherd face increasing pressure from above building. Can they apprehend and bring the killer to justice?

The Thames Crossbow Murders: After a crossbow bolt kills a birdwatcher in a remote site on the Thames, the Metropolitan Police discover they have another serial killer on their hands. Soon after, a virtuoso pianist loses his life in the same manner. The murders are all connected to the river Thames, but the waters are muddied by the involvement of British and Russian secret services. What do the international organizations have to do with the case, and who is the killer?

The Thames-Tigris Connection: Vance and Shepherd are investigating a case in Central London. Murders of prominent Iranian exiles present Vance with a powder-keg primed to explode. He and Shepherd must avoid a conflict among London’s Muslim community. MI-6 involvement results in the closure of three unsolved cases, but the Intelligence Agency has a plan for Shepherd and her abilities. But can they discover and take down the fanatical anti-Zoroastrian movement and provide justice to the victims of the closed cases?

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Detective Inspectors Vance and Shepherd reunite in the second book in John Broughton's Vance And Shepherd Mysteries. After a murder is committed in a quiet suburban subway under a tramline, it becomes obvious that the murder squad is dealing with a copycat killer.

The murder is an uncanny repeat of their previous case, and their inquiries are complicated by the presence of the main suspect’s doppelganger, Melanie Bradshaw. The brilliant chemistry master student has solid alibis but Shepherd, flying in the face of the contrary evidence, is convinced that the deceased serial killer's sister and Melanie are the same person.

As the killings continue, Vance and Shepherd face increasing pressure from above building. Can they apprehend and bring the killer to justice before more lives are lost?

The London Tram Murders

After a crossbow bolt kills a birdwatcher in a remote site on the Thames, the Metropolitan Police discover they have another serial killer on their hands. The killer leaves no trace, and Detective Inspectors Shepherd and Vance are faced with a puzzle that threatens to erupt into an international scandal.

Soon after, a virtuoso pianist loses his life in the same manner. The murders are all connected to the river Thames, but the waters are muddied by the involvement of British and Russian secret services.

After a man is arrested for the murder, Shepherd is certain that he is the culprit. But what do the international organizations have to do with the case, and who is the killer?

The Thames Crossbow Murders

Metropolitan Police Detectives, Vance and Shepherd, are investigating a case in Central London. Several murders of prominent Iranian exiles present Vance with a powder-keg primed to explode.

He and Shepherd must avoid a conflict among London’s Muslim community. MI-6 involvement results in the arbitrary closure of three unsolved cases, however, the Intelligence Agency has a plan for Shepherd - to make use of her ability as a renowned crack shot.

But can they discover and take down the fanatical anti-Zoroastrian movement in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and eastern Iran, and at the same time provide justice to the victims of the closed cases?

The Thames-Tigris Connection

Fortunately, husband-and-wife psychopaths are few and far between. But after a spate of cyclist killings, Vance and Shepherd are called in to investigate an apparently irreprehensible architect and his wife.

When the architect is elected to a high political position, Vance’s suspicions arise. After an ingenious drone device is used to detonate hidden unexploded World War 2 bombs in the area, the duo is certain that the couple have something to do with the crime.

Damian Devenish, the architect, is determined to punish society. Can Vance and Shepherd prevent him from achieving his ultimate, spectacular vendetta?

London's Psycho Cyclist

After Dr. Amelia Evans’s friend is murdered in a Wren-designed church in Central London, DCI's Vance and Shepherd are called in to investigate the case.

They discover that Evans had stumbled across a centuries-old secret about the Philosophers’ Stone, and that there are unscrupulous people who will stop at nothing to get their hands on it.

The doctor's life is threatened by rogue Freemasons, and she also needs to fend off those who would save her. Resolving the Stone's Enigma could bring her a professorship and the Nobel Prize, but at what cost?

A compelling crime mystery, THE WREN ENIGMA is the sixth book in John Broughton's Vance And Shepherd Mysteries series.

The Wren Enigma

DCI's Jacob Vance and Brittany Shepherd are thrust into one of their most baffling cases yet: a series of gruesome murders that seem to be connected to London’s rich literary history.

Theatrical and chilling, the murders are executed with macabre flair, with each victim bearing the name of a character from a famous book. The murderer is no ordinary psychopath, and his brilliant countermoves and false identities constantly keep Vance and his team on their toes.

In a deadly game of cat and mouse, can Vance and Shepherd outwit the maniacal killer before another life is lost?

A thrilling blend of mystery and psychological drama, THE LONDON BIBLIOPHILE MURDERS is the seventh book in John Broughton's Vance And Shepherd Mysteries series.

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Vance and Shepherd Mysteries - The book series

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