Jeopardy's Child

by Brian Battison

Published 25 August 1997
When the body of a young girl is found, DCI Jim Ashworth and DS Holly Bedford can only guess at the scal e of the depravity at work on their patch. '

Poetic Justice

by Brian Battison

Published 20 January 1997
When shards of glass are found in a jar of baby food and bottles of ginger ale are poisoned with bleach at the local supermarket, the results are fatal. DCI Jin Ashworth and his sergeant, Holly Bedford have little to go on. Local councilor Emma Cowper complicates matters by involving herself in the investigation, hoping to use the crisis as a vote-winner. But the most mysterious feature of the case seems to be the relatively small sum demanded by the 'organization' responsible for the death. Why are they only asking for GBP40,000 from the Save-U-Supermarket? And why have they threatened the personal safety of the beautiful Holly Bedford should the police become involved?

Truths Not Told

by Brian Battison

Published 22 July 1996
A murder to investigate and Jim Ashworth's team is fully stretched. There are questions to be answered. Who is the mysterious man in the silver metallic car? And what part does a tiny plastic skeleton play in the murder? But there are no answers - until there is another murder, and Ashworth, Holly and Josh follow their threads to a final, devastating resolution.