Tuesday 30 April 2019

NEW RELEASE: THEIR FINAL MOMENTS by Jane Adams

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MOMENTS-addictive-thriller-absolutely-breathtaking-ebook/dp/B07QY13W7P/ UK
https://www.amazon.com/moments-addictive-thriller-absolutely-breathtaking-ebook/dp/B07QY13W7P/ USA
https://www.amazon.com.au/moments-addictive-thriller-absolutely-breathtaking-ebook/dp/B07QY13W7P AUS
https://www.amazon.ca/moments-addictive-thriller-absolutely-breathtaking-ebook/dp/B07QY13W7P/r CAN

DISCOVER A BRILLIANTLY GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER FROM A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

Please note this was first published as “Fade to Grey” and “Final Frame.”

HE WANTS TO CAPTURE THEIR FINAL MOMENTS ON FILM SO HE CAN WATCH THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN

DECEMBER: Detective Mike Croft is in pursuit of a serial attacker whose victims are all young blonde women. 

But forensics on the victims reveals an even more horrific scenario.

Many miles away, in Wiltshire, a young woman dies in a burning car.

In Norwich, an actress is found dead in her own home and a teenage boy runs away from a past he doesn’t know how to face.

Can DI Mike Croft work out what links these events?

Then a greater threat emerges. 

JAKE BOWEN: filmmaker and serial murderer. There is no pattern to his victims. He doesn’t care who dies, so long as their final moments make good film, and Jake is very imaginative in deciding how his victims will die.

MIKE CROFT FACES A RACE AGAINST TIME TO STOP A KILLER. BUT THEN THE KILLER COMES FOR HIM.

THEIR FINAL MOMENTS: An epic and unputdownable crime thriller full of heart-stopping twists and turns.

Perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham.

Praise for JANE ADAMS, author of the sensational best seller THE GREENWAY.

“Few debut novels achieve this level of suspense. The Greenway lingered in my mind for days. It takes the psychological suspense novel into new realms of mystery.” Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News

“A haunting debut.” Minette Walters

Compellingly told and rich with psychological insight.” Independent

Nail-biting stuff.” Ms London

“An assured first novel, with a strong cast and a plot which twists and turns without a glitch.” Yorkshire Evening Post

DETECTIVE MIKE CROFT SERIES
Book 1: The Greenway
Book 2: The Secrets
Book 3: Their Final Moments

Out now on Kindle. MURDER AT LAKE ONTARIO by Kathy Garthwaite


Seconded to Ontario from Vancouver Island, detective William Gibson struggles with the summer heat. The last thing he wants is a murder investigation but that’s what he gets when a local shopkeeper is killed on the beach. As the sun bears down and the pressure builds, he’ll have to find answers or return home defeated.

Just 99p/99c for launch. FREE with Kindle Unlimited.

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2vuk8Re
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2PD0Bav

Coming soon in paperback.

Monday 29 April 2019

NEW RELEASE: A DARTMOOR MURDER by Roy Lewis


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Looking for a classic murder mystery from an acclaimed crime writer?

Discover Inspector Crow of Scotland Yard. Enjoy a beautifully told story from a time before smart phones and DNA testing. Full of twists and turns, this will have you gripped from start to finish.

THIS BOOK WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS “A RELATIVE DISTANCE.”

“Maintains his reputation as a star of the regional crime school.” Guardian
“A thorough, unpretentious and immensely solid piece of work with an interesting and likeable hero.” Times Literary Supplement

A BAFFLING MURDER IN THE STUNNING LANDSCAPE OF DARTMOOR

Fred Norman is found dead in a pond near the mining works of an American company which he worked for.

Detective Crow of Scotland Yard is called in and finds a local force unwilling to cooperate and a divided community.

Environmentalist groups and some local people oppose the mine. A fifteen-year-old-girl was run over in the village in a hit-and-run incident.

Suspicion soon falls upon womanising activist Jack Prince but Crow is aware that are many false trails — and too many lies.

Things become even more complicated when he learns a shocking secret about the dead girl.

A GRIPPING AND TIGHTLY TOLD STORY, SPRINKLED WITH ENOUGH RED HERRINGS TO DELIGHT THE MOST DEMANDING WHODUNIT FAN.

Set in England in the late 70s, this is the eighth book to feature Inspector John Crow. More coming soon.

DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE MYSTERY WRITER

Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ruth Rendell, P.D. James and Peter Robinson.

Roy Lewis is one of the most critically acclaimed crime writers of his generation.

PRAISE FOR ROY LEWIS MYSTERIES

Each Lewis seems to better the last. Here is an intriguing puzzle and likely police work and a fine picture of Northumbrian society and countryside” The Times

“Lots of cunning complications embracing conservation and financial fiddles” The Guardian

“A thorough, unpretentious and immensely solid piece of work with an interesting and likeable hero” Times Literary Supplement

THE DETECTIVE
Skeletally-built, mild-mannered Inspector John Crow is established in the Murder Squad in London and constantly meets hostility when he is called upon to work on murder cases in regional crime squads in Wales and the Midlands. He displays strong moral feelings, and a sensitivity which brings him into conflict with regional staff as he doggedly and successfully pursues the truth in cases where he is called in.


INSPECTOR CROW BOOKS
Book 1: A LOVER TOO MANY
Book 2: ERROR OF JUDGMENT
Book 3: THE WOODS MURDER
Book 4: MURDER FOR MONEY
Book 5: MURDER IN THE MINE
Book 6: A COTSWOLDS MURDER
Book 7: A FOX HUNTING MURDER
Book 8: A DARTMOOR MURDER

More Roy Lewis mysteries coming soon!

Wednesday 24 April 2019

Out now! ERROR OF JUDGEMENT, the latest DCI Jack Harris murder mystery by John Dean

Just 99p/99cents for launch. FREE with Kindle Unlimited
 

Years after a fatal plane crash, the investigation is reopened when a missing body is discovered.
It was a tragedy that shocked the nearby Pennine communities to the core. Several deaths were recorded, but one body was never found. That changes when a mountain rescue team, on a mission to help an injured hill walker, stumbles upon a corpse still strapped into an airplane seat.

But something is not quite right. Is the body they found really the missing passenger? DCI Jack Harris feels obliged to launch a new inquiry into the crash. Few people want old wounds reopened, least of all the widow of the pilot and the original investigating officer.

Foul play had been ruled out in the initial findings. Now Harris is not so sure. But a flurry of activity – financial and criminal – kicks off once the news became national. Someone is hiding something, and they are clearly prepared to kill to cover their tracks.

Can Harris crack the mystery and return to his blissful walks in the hills in peace? Or will his meddling in closed cases annoy the powers that be so much that he finally gets the boot?

ERROR OF JUDGEMENT is a standalone in a series of six books featuring the veteran nature-loving detective, DCI Jack Harris. The full list, in order of publication, is:

1.DEAD HILL
2.THE VIXEN’S SCREAM
3.TO DIE ALONE
4.TO HONOUR THE DEAD
5.THOU SHALT KILL
6.ERROR OF JUDGEMENT

These books are available on Kindle Unlimited and in paperback.
If you enjoy conventional murder mysteries that keep you guessing, you’ll love these books.

Wednesday 17 April 2019

NEW RELEASE: A Fox Hunting Murder by Roy Lewis




Exciting and individual. Lewis is a master craftsman.” Literary Review

“Intelligent, nicely measured mystery.” Publishers Weekly

Eminently readable.” Birmingham Post

“Infused with human compassion.” Financial Times

A FOX HUNTING MURDER by Roy Lewis HALF PRICE FOR LAUNCH
 https://www.amazon.co.uk/HUNTING-MURDER-gripping-mystery-twists-ebook/dp/B07QLNDXXL/ UK 0.99
https://www.amazon.com/HUNTING-MURDER-gripping-mystery-twists-ebook/dp/B07QLNDXXL USA $0.99
https://www.amazon.com.au/HUNTING-MURDER-gripping-mystery-twists-ebook/dp/B07QLNDXXL/ AUS 0.99
https://www.amazon.ca/HUNTING-MURDER-gripping-mystery-twists-ebook/dp/B07QLNDXXL/CAN 0.99
(paperback will be available on same link within 24 hours)


Discover Inspector Crow of Scotland Yard. Enjoy a beautifully told story from a time before smart phones and DNA testing. Full of twists and turns, this will have you gripped from start to finish.

THIS BOOK WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS “NOTHING BUT FOXES.”

Exciting and individual. Lewis is a master craftsman.” Literary Review

“Intelligent, nicely measured mystery.” Publishers Weekly

Eminently readable.” Birmingham Post

“Infused with human compassion.” Financial Times

HUNTING FOR A MURDERER IN THE BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE

A crisp autumn morning, and the hunt is in full cry across the Northumberland countryside.

But instead of a fox, they discover the body of their most notorious opponent in a bush.

The chief inspector calls in Inspector Crow of Scotland Yard. He arrives in the wide, sweeping countryside of Northumbria and confronts a young local inspector with an unusual approach to crime.

But Crow is hamstrung by his own preconceptions about victims and suspects. Patient police work reveals unexpected sides to the victim and those suspected of his murder.

Then there is another murder and everything seems to fall into place. But Inspector Crow is dubious and he won’t rush to easy conclusions.

A GRIPPING AND TIGHTLY TOLD STORY, SPRINKLED WITH ENOUGH FALSE SCENTS TO DELIGHT THE MOST DEMANDING WHODUNIT FAN.

Set in England in the early 70s, this is the seventh book to feature Inspector John Crow. More coming soon.

DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE MYSTERY WRITER

Perfect for fans of Peter James, Ruth Rendell, P.D. James and Peter Robinson.

Roy Lewis is one of the most critically acclaimed crime writers of his generation.

PRAISE FOR ROY LEWIS MYSTERIES

Each Lewis seems to better the last. Here is an intriguing puzzle and likely police work and a fine picture of Northumbrian society and countryside” The Times

“Lots of cunning complications embracing conservation and financial fiddles” The Guardian

“A thorough, unpretentious and immensely solid piece of work with an interesting and likeable hero” Times Literary Supplement

THE DETECTIVE
Skeletally-built, mild-mannered Inspector John Crow is established in the Murder Squad in London and constantly meets hostility when he is called upon to work on murder cases in regional crime squads in Wales and the Midlands. He displays strong moral feelings, and a sensitivity which brings him into conflict with regional staff as he doggedly and successfully pursues the truth in cases where he is called in.


INSPECTOR CROW BOOKS
Book 1: A LOVER TOO MANY
Book 2: ERROR OF JUDGMENT
Book 3: THE WOODS MURDER
Book 4: MURDER FOR MONEY
Book 5: MURDER IN THE MINE
Book 6: A COTSWOLDS MURDER
Book 7: A FOX HUNTING MURDER
MORE COMING SOON!

Tuesday 16 April 2019

New crime fiction release: Bud Craig's cozy mystery A DANGEROUS TIME

We're excited to announce the launch of crime fiction author Bud Craig's latest book: the cozy murder mystery A DANGEROUS TIME. 
Available on Kindle now for just 99p/99c for FREE with Kindle Unlimited.
An escape to the country turns into a holiday nightmare when a mysterious death occurs...
Having left the police force, Kate George is looking forward to a long, relaxing retreat in a village in the north east of England.
Unfortunately, her dream of a quiet countryside break is dashed when local teacher, Dawn Fraser, is found dead in the garden shed of Kate’s cottage.
Not only that, Kate suffers a fall in the local shop and is knocked unconscious. Having received a mixed welcome, it is only her new neighbour, Sam, who shows her any real human kindness.
Despite having wanted to put a life fighting crime behind her, Kate finds it hard not to get involved in the case. And as she does so, she discovers that the small town is full of secrets, each more worrying than the next. She’ll have to work out whom, if anyone, she can trust.
Will she be accepted? Will she want to stay on? And will the killer be found before they strike again?
If you like traditional murder mysteries with a cozy feel, then A DANGEROUS TIME is for you. Packed with northern wit and brimming with intrigue, it will keep you guessing to the end.
Bud Craig is the author of the PI Gus Keane series of detective books available in the combined edition, SALFORD MURDERS, and the collection of short stories, HIGH PROFILE.
A DANGEROUS TIME is free with Kindle Unlimited and also available in paperback.

Friday 12 April 2019

NEW RELEASE: THE SECRETS by Jane Adams

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DISCOVER A CRIME THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP YOU HOLDING YOUR BREATH UNTIL THE VERY LAST PAGE!

"THE SECRETS" by Jane Adams

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SECRETS-addictive-thriller-absolutely-breathtaking-ebook/dp/B07QHC27Q2 UK £1.99
https://www.amazon.com/SECRETS-addictive-thriller-absolutely-breathtaking-ebook/dp/B07QHC27Q2/ USA $2.99
https://www.amazon.com.au/SECRETS-addictive-thriller-absolutely-breathtaking-ebook/dp/B07QHC27Q2/ AUS $3.99
https://www.amazon.ca/SECRETS-addictive-thriller-absolutely-breathtaking-ebook/dp/B07QHC27Q2 CAN $2.99

Praise for JANE ADAMS, author of the sensational best seller THE GREENWAY.
 
“Few debut novels achieve this level of suspense. The Greenway lingered in my mind for days. It takes the psychological suspense novel into new realms of mystery.” Val McDermidManchester Evening News
 
“A haunting debut.” Minette Walters
 
“Compellingly told and rich with psychological insight.” Independent
 
“Nail-biting stuff.” Ms London
 
“An assured first novel, with a strong cast and a plot which twists and turns without a glitch.” Yorkshire Evening Post
Thank you

 
WHAT DOES HE KNOW?
Threatening phone calls, smashed windows, physical intimidation. Eric Pearson and his family have only just moved into a new home in a sleepy cul-de-sac, but they already have dangerous enemies. How could a respectable family become the focus of such hatred?
 
Detective Inspector Mike Croft knows the Pearson family well. Eric Pearson claims to own a journal which gives evidence of a horrifying ring of abusers. If true, it would be a high stakes case for DI Croft, and expose awful secrets that the town has buried deep.
 
But no one wants to believe the dark conspiracies of this friendless and bitter man.
 
Then a body is found on the edge of Bright’s Wood, wrapped in a black bag.
 
DI Croft must confront evil which threatens to rip apart everyone in the community.

EVERYONE HAS SECRETS. BUT SOME ARE SO DARK THAT PEOPLE WILL KILL TO KEEP THEM.
 
 
DETECTIVE MIKE CROFT SERIES
Book 1: The Greenway
Book 2: The Secrets

Friday 5 April 2019

NEW RELEASE: THE OXFORD MYSTERY by Faith Martin

THE OXFORD MYSTERY by Faith Martin
https://www.amazon.co.uk/OXFORD-MYSTERY-absolutely-gripping-whodunit-ebook/dp/B07Q3Z2LTV/ UK £1.99
https://www.amazon.com/OXFORD-MYSTERY-absolutely-gripping-whodunit-ebook/dp/B07Q3Z2LTV/ USA $2.99
https://www.amazon.com.au/OXFORD-MYSTERY-absolutely-gripping-whodunit-ebook/dp/B07Q3Z2LTV/ AUS $3.99
https://www.amazon.ca/OXFORD-MYSTERY-absolutely-gripping-whodunit-ebook/dp/B07Q3Z2LTV/ CAN $2.99

Discover a new series of whodunits by million-selling author Faith Martin. These charming mysteries will have you scratching your head to work out who the murderer is. 

Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. 

Please note this book was first published as “DEADLY STUFF” under Faith Martin’s pen name JOYCE CATO.

Jenny Starling has a summer job cooking at a prestigious Oxford college. But she’s not expecting murder on the menu.

Then womanising taxidermy society president, Maurice Raines, is found with a knife in his neck in the dining hall.

Everyone is in classes at the time of his death. So, frustratingly it seems they all have an alibi.

However there are many suspects, including Maurice’s wife and his lover.

The college and police need Jenny’s help to solve this perplexing case. But can Jenny keep her concentration with a budding romance on the cards?

This is the fifth in a series of enjoyable murder mysteries with a great cast of characters and baffling crimes which will keep you in suspense to the final page.

Perfect for fans of classic whodunits by authors like Agatha Christie, LJ Ross, TE Kinsey, and J.R. Ellis.

What readers are saying about THE OXFORD MYSTERY
“Plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing.” Barbara

“I loved this book.” Anna Maria

“A light-hearted read with an ingenious solution.” Elaine

“When you select a Faith Martin book you know you are in for a very enjoyable read.” June

JENNY STARLING
In her late twenties, Jenny Starling is an impressive woman. Physically, she stands at 6ft 1inch, and has shoulder-length black hair and blue eyes. Curvaceous and sexy, she’s a modern single woman, living the lifestyle that suits her – that of a travelling cook. Her famous (and now very rich) father, is a ‘celebrity’ cook, divorced from Jenny’s mother. Jenny drives a disreputable cherry-red van, and is happy travelling the country catering events and cooking great food. She is on a one-woman crusade to bring back ‘real’ food. And definitely doesn’t like having to divert her attention from achieving the perfect Dundee cake or creating a new sauce recipe by having to solve a murder. She finds crime very distracting, especially when there is chocolate to temper or pike to poach. Nevertheless, she is very good at reading people, and with a quick and agile brain, becomes very good at unmasking killers. And her always-undaunted sense of humour goes a long way in keeping her sane when all around her people are dropping like flies.

THE AUTHOR
FAITH MARTIN is the best-selling author of the DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE mysteries, which have sold over 1 million copies globally in just over a year.

JENNY STARLING MYSTERIES
Book 1: THE BIRTHDAY MYSTERY
Book 2: THE WINTER MYSTERY
Book 3: THE RIVERBOAT MYSTERY
Book 4: THE CASTLE MYSTERY
Book 5: THE OXFORD MYSTERY
More JENNY STARLING mysteries coming soon. Join the Joffe Books mailing list to be the first to hear about the next in the series.

Thursday 4 April 2019

NEW RELEASE: HOUND by Ken Ogilvie

T
his is a thrilling mystery with an edge-of-your-seat chase HALF PRICE FOR LAUNCH

HOUND by Ken Ogilvie

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HOUND-addictive-crime-mystery-twists-ebook/dp/B07Q6ZDGQ2 UK 99p
https://www.amazon.com/HOUND-addictive-crime-mystery-twists-ebook/dp/B07Q6ZDGQ2 USA $0.99
https://www.amazon.com.au/HOUND-addictive-crime-mystery-twists-ebook/dp/B07Q6ZDGQ2/ AUS 0.99
https://www.amazon.ca/HOUND-addictive-crime-mystery-twists-ebook/dp/B07Q6ZDGQ2/CAN $0.99

What readers are saying about HOUND
“I love the characters, the setting and the writers easy style of writing.” Greta

5 stars – Plenty of action to keep you engrossed.” Barbara

“This is a well written crime fiction ... full of non-stop action .. and finely drawn characters.” Linda Strong

“A good read. Lots of colourful characters and plots.” Viv


Thank you and happy reading

Best wishes
Jasper Joffe
Publisher Joffe Books

Do you love mysteries with intricate plots and new locations? Meet Detective Rebecca Bradley as she faces an escaped serial killer whose next target IS THE POLICEWOMAN HERSELF.
 
Rebecca Bradley put serial killer Jackie Caldwell in prison. She had the assistance of Hound, a giant young man who’s in love with Rebecca.

But then Jackie murders a prison guard and escapes. She heads north to her home town of Conroy, where she hides out in the forest to evade a massive police search.

She’s burning with hatred for Rebecca, and wants revenge for the financial ruin of her family twenty years ago in a goldmining scam by Rebecca’s villainous grandfather.

Jackie  also hates Rebecca’s wealthy father, who betrayed and then helped the police apprehend Jackie’s sleazebag lover, Kingsley McBride.

Hound pursues Jackie in a bone-chilling chase through the eastern Georgian Bay forest . He faces a race against time to save the woman he loves.

Discover a new crime writer who will have you gripped till the pulsating end.
 
THE DETECTIVE
Rebecca Bradley was psychologically damaged by the unsolved murder of her mother when she was eight years of age. Driven by her mission to catch the murderer and make him pay for his crime, Rebecca is obsessed with justice and retribution, and is haunted by dreams of revenge.

REBECCA BRADLEY SERIES

Book 1: HER DARK PATH
Book 2: HOUND