Breen and Tozer
1 primary work • 5 total works
Book 2
PEACE IS OUT. REVENGE IS ON.
'An emotional intensity found only in the very best crime fiction' Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year
'Unfolds a fascinatingly dark tale' Spectator
Never forgotten
Teenager Alexandra Tozer was murdered on her family's farm. Five years later, her sister Helen will return.
Never suspected
As soon as DS Breen tracks down the original investigating sergeant, the man goes missing. And so does Helen.
Never revealed
The only connection between the suspects is the Kenya Emergency - a nightmare that Englishmen prefer to forget.
But others remember. Every bloody detail. And when another woman is taken, Breen fears that history - in all its shame and horror - is coming back to haunt them.
FREE LOVE. DEADLY PRICE.
'A first-rate police thriller set amidst the seamy underside of the swinging sixties' C. J. Sansom
'A gripping story, impeccably researched' Guardian
The Runaway
A nameless young woman is found naked and strangled in an alley on Abbey Road.
The Reject
DS Cathal Breen, an outcast in the Marylebone CID, struggles to make sense of the case.
The Rookie
Until new recruit WPC Helen Tozer - the first woman to join the team - makes a breakthrough.
And as hippies slam doors in their face, and locals suspect the new African neighbours, Breen and Tozer tread down a perilous path, closing in on a cruel conspiracy that goes far beyond class, colour and creed.
GET HIGH. FALL FAR.
'An elegy for an entire alienated generation' New York Times
'Utterly nails the myth of the Swinging Sixties' Sun
The Black Sheep
The wayward son of a rising MP is mutilated and burnt in suspicious circumstances.
The Honest Detective
DS Cathal Breen dodges political embargo and death threats to pursue the case.
The Rolling Stone
Notorious art dealer Robert Fraser may provide the only clue - if only he will talk.
And as Breen slips deeper into London's underground of hippies and heroin, he edges nearer to the secrets of those at the very top. Banished from a corrupt and fracturing system, he will finally be forced to fight fire with fire.
'Big treat in store for fans. And if you're not a fan yet, why not?' Val McDermid
'William Shaw is one of the great rising talents of UK crime fiction' Peter James
London 1969: A detective in love. A crime of passion
The devil: She made a profit from rich men. They paid for her youth. She paid with her life.
The angel: To investigate the prostitute's murder, DS Cathal Breen isn't scared to question powerful suspects.
The fall: But when a mysterious man from MI6 calls, Breen begins to fear he's uncovered a spy scandal.
And then Breen's girlfriend Helen Tozer, with her ex-copper instincts, gets dangerously involved. Right or wrong, Breen knows he has too much to lose. He can have no sympathy for the devil.