Castlemere Detectives
2 primary works
Book 6
When the naked body of a young prostitute is found on a narrowboat on the Castlemere Canal, police enquiries focus on the nearby Barbican Hotel. For with a sales conference in progress there's no shortage of men who could have met the girl there. But soon Superintendent Shapiro and his team have a great deal more to contend with. For the dead woman was not the only person to have hired herself out that night: a paid assassin is at large - and he is gunning for the conference organizer Philip Kendall. Jo Bannister's Castlemere novels are tough and very realistic - in the tradition of Lynda La Plante's Prime Suspect.
Book 7
Castlemere is under siege. Someone is holding the town to ransom - to the tune of one million pounds. And if this demand is not met, no one will be safe from the frightening events he has in store. With the casualty rate rising, the pressure is on Detective Superintendent Frank Shapiro to uncover the blackmailer. But this is a clever man; finding him in time may prove impossible . . .Meanwhile Detective Inspector Liz Graham's gentle art teacher husband comes under suspicion and the deserted boat belonging to her sergeant, Cal Donovan is discovered near the tiny village of East Beckham, a flyspeck on the map where nothing and no one is quite what they seem . . .