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DS Allie Shenton

Questa serie di thriller polizieschi segue l'acuta D.S. Allie Shenton mentre affronta casi di omicidio in cui complesse dinamiche personali spesso detengono la chiave del colpevole. Ogni episodio svela una rete di bugie, segreti e tradimenti, confondendo i confini tra dovere professionale e coinvolgimento personale. I lettori possono aspettarsi trame avvincenti, profondità psicologica e colpi di scena inaspettati che mettono alla prova non solo l'intelletto della detective, ma anche la sua vulnerabilità. È una serie che approfondisce gli aspetti più oscuri della natura umana e le intricate relazioni all'interno di un avvincente contesto criminale.

Only the Brave
Taunting the Dead
Follow The Leader

Ordine di lettura consigliato

  1. 1

    "Nine out of ten murders are committed by someone the victim knows. So when Steph Ryder has her head bashed in within earshot of her family and friends, D.S. Allie Shenton begins her investigation close to home. Soon the lies, backtracking, and secrets multiply as each of the suspects tries to cover up their actions on that fateful night. Before long, Allie homes in on Steph's ambitious and powerful husband, Terry. Convinced he's hiding something, she interviews him again and again; only to find that she is falling, despite herself, for his smooth charms. As the trail grows hotter, along with Allie's feelings, the web of deceit pulls tighter and more bodies begin to pile up. Allie must race against time to uncover the shocking truth before she becomes the killer's next victim."--Amazon.com

    Taunting the Dead
  2. 2

    A man's body is found on a canal towpath. In his pocket, a magnetic letter in the shape of an E. Days later, a second victim is found, this time with the letter V tucked into her clothing. As the body count rises, the eerie, childlike clues point to a pattern that sends DS Allie Shenton and her colleagues into full alert. The race is on. Allie and the team must work quickly to determine where the killer will strike next. The rules are simple but deadly--to catch the killer, they must follow the leader. From the acclaimed author of Taunting the Dead comes a flesh-creeping tale of a child's game with a terrifying, grown-up twist. This is the second book in the DS Allie Shenton series but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story.

    Follow The Leader
  3. 3

    Only the Brave

    • 342pagine
    • 12 ore di lettura

    When one of the notorious Johnson brothers is murdered and a bag of money goes missing, a deadly game of cat and mouse is set in motion. DS Allie Shenton and her team are called in to catch the killer, but the suspects are double-crossing each other and Allie has little time to untangle the web of lies. As she delves deeper into the case, things take a personal turn when Allie realises she is being stalked by the very same person who attacked her sister seventeen years ago and left her for dead. Set over forty-eight tension-filled hours, Only the Brave is the latest gut-churning police procedural from acclaimed author Mel Sherratt.

    Only the Brave