In Blunt Force, Jane has been unceremoniously kicked off the adrenaline-fuelled Flying Squad after the events of The Dirty Dozen. Now working at a quiet police station in Knightsbridge, she finds herself relegated to solving petty crimes and desperate for a case she can get her teeth into. That is, until she discovers that big-time theatrical agent Charlie Foxley has been found viciously beaten to death with a cricket bat, dismembered and disembowelled. Suddenly Jane is thrust into the salacious world of show business, with a brutal murder to solve – and a chance to prove herself as the smart, skilled officer she is. I enjoyed exploring how Jane deals with a hit to her policing career and manages to prove herself once again in a society where women often struggled to climb the career ladder.

If you enjoyed Blunt Force, then please do read the first five novels in the series: Tennison, Hidden Killers, Good Friday, Murder Mile and The Dirty Dozen are all available in paperback, ebook and audio now. I have also reworked my first ever novel, Widows, which was turned into a major feature film directed by Steve McQueen. This is followed by Widows’ Revenge and She’s Out, which are also out now. I also recently published Buried, the first book in a whole new series which introduces DC Jack Warr, a brand new character who has really taken hold of my imagination. In Buried, Jack is drawn into an investigation into the aftermath of a fire at an isolated cottage, where a badly charred body is discovered, along with the burnt remains of millions of stolen, untraceable bank notes. Jack’s search leads him deep into a murky criminal underworld, but as the line of the law becomes blurred, how far will he go to find the answers? The book is available now, and do keep an eye out for the next in the series, which will be published in 2021.

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