Bøger af James Craig

All things?good or bad?must come to an end ...Inspector Carlyle gets the shock of his life when his mother announces she is divorcing his father after fifty years of marriage. But it's nothing compared to the storm that erupts when he stumbles across the execution of a wealthy businessman in a luxury London hotel room.The victim is the latest casualty in a string of murders committed by a ruthless Israeli hit squad. Going up against the deadly crew could prove fatal, but with trouble at home, Carlyle distracts himself by diving headfirst into the investigation.But as the body count rises, things begin to get personal ...

This conspiracy goes all the way to the top ...When Inspector John Carlyle discovers a disoriented girl in a park near Buckingham Palace, he takes it upon himself to find out who she is and where she's from.His hunt for the identity of the lost girl takes him from Ukrainian gangsters in North London to the lower reaches of the British aristocracy. Soon the inspector is on the trail of a child-trafficking ring that stretches from Kiev to London, even to the palace itself ...A gripping and twisted thriller for fans of Robert Galbraith and Ian Rankin.

Mafia killings, undercover cops and rough justice - Berlin like you've never seen her before. This is the first book in the brand new Max Drescher series from James Craig - the best selling author of the Inspector John Carlyle novels "Exciting and fast moving. Excellent start to the series and a wonderful read. I would certainly buy the next book by this author" Berlin 1990. "I just love the smell of tear gas in the evening..." The Wall has fallen and Berlin is a magnet for criminals and protestors from all over Germany and the rest of Europe. When a seemingly ordinary family are slaughtered in their home, Kriminalinspektor Max Drescher finds himself up against a ruthless Mafia clan trying to establish its operations in the newly reunited city. Max has problems of his own but knowing this could be his last case, the veteran detective will stop at nothing to get a result. Praise for James Craig "Top notch, honest to goodness, page turning crime fiction in the mould of Rebus, Montalbano and Wallander." "One of the most gripping books i have read in quite some time, I quite literally couldn't put it down. The narrative is engaging and flows at at the kind of pace you would expect from an experienced thriller writer, it was responsible for a many lost hours." "James Craig will join Peter James and Peter Robinson on my list of "must buys" as soon as a new book hits the shelves - the writing is excellent as is the plot line. More please!" "James Craig raises the stakes for UK thriller writers, and has me wanting more." "I brought this book as a reccommendation from Amazon. From the first pages I was hooked and I finished it in a day and a half. I wish all books that were 5 stars were this good. It's one of those books you wish every book you read is. Sometimes you read out of vague interest, this one I literally could not put down." "Brilliant, fast moving story. Loved the way the detectives back story is established, running alongside the main plot. Well written. Cant wait to read James's next book." "I greatly enjoyed this book and cannot recommend it highly enough. They storyline makes for compulsive reading . I feel this would be ideal material for TV drama. Really enjoying getting to know James Craig's characters and his writing style." "This book was intriguing and absolutely brilliant, the story line keeps you wondering till the end a very good buy" "An exciting and enjoyable read through a complex non-stop narrative full of hazards and dangers with the interesting protagonists weaving their way through the action. Very entertaining and well-written"

Back in London after a gruelling, bloody and ultimately doomed mission behind Islamic State lines all Daniel Hunter really wants is a quiet life.Not a chance.Hunter falls into what looks like an easy affair with an exotic London business-woman but little does he know that she's going to drag him back into the dark heart of Islamic extremism, assassination and international money laundering - this time on the streets of London.As the action moves relentlessly between the Middle East, Hong Kong, London and the South of France, the body count rises ever higher and a reluctant Hunter is forced to call in a few favours before his world spirals out of control, again. Praise for James Craig: 'A cracking read.' -BBC Radio 4'Fast paced and very easy to get quickly lost in.' -Lovereading.com'Slick, pacey and laced with great humour. A proper page turner. Another cracking good read from James Craig!''Black humour and a body count nearing double figures, James Craig has exceeded himself''Daniel Hunter is Ryan, Reacher & Bourne all rolled into one...'

When Adolf Hitler called for all German's sons to return to defend the Fatherland, Willi Marcks left his adopted home in Western Kansas and answered the call, joining the German Army in time for the invasion of France. As their son tries to come to grips with Nazism, his parents find themselves involved in local politics, American Nazis, Jewish immigrants and murder. Throughout the question is asked, "What do you believe, what do you honor and what do you stand for?"

The introduction of men to the man God created and the perversion of that man represented in men today.

Three British teenagers radicalised by Islamic State propaganda run away from home to serve on the Jihadi front line in Raqqa. Back in England their disbelieving families are caught up in a media storm and struggle to make sense of the inexplicable actions of their children. The British teenagers very quickly realise that life in The Caliphate isn't at all what they were led to expect. Terror and danger lurk in every corner and as the reality of their situation begins to sink in they find themselves facing choices they could never have imagined. Frustrated by the inaction of the British Government one of the teenager's parents takes direct action and hires ex-military man Daniel Hunter to get the children home safely. Daniel Hunter is a man with a past and a reputation for getting the job done but this mission is going to need some very special skills so Hunter calls in some favours and teams up with legendary special forces operative Sal Osman. With his trademark single-mindedness Hunter heads into the heart of The Caliphate determined to complete his mission but finding the kids is one thing, persuading them they want to come back home is quite another. "A coruscating expose of the twisted reality in the heart of madness..." "James Craig brings his usual blend of breathless action and sharp prose to a very sensitive subject..." "Daniel Hunter is a Ryan, Reacher & Bourne all rolled into one..."

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It's time for confession . . .Inspector Carlyle is burning the candle at both ends. While investigating a priest who has engaged in less-than-pious activities, Carlyle comes head-to-head with an old adversary?Christian Holyrod, the Mayor of London. The mayor is hosting an upcoming visit from the pope and is determined to keep any scandals involving the Catholic Church out of the public eye. But Carlyle, never one to let bad behavior go unpunished, faces off against church and state.Throw in an armed robbery at a high-end jewelry store?and a traumatic event involving Carlyle's wife?and the inspector is in way over his head. With so many forces working against him, will Carlyle bring the truth to the surface, or will he drown in the unstoppable current of lies and corruption?

It's always dangerous when you know too much . . .When the body of a journalist is found in the back of a garbage truck, Inspector Carlyle is thrown into the middle of a scandal that threatens to expose corrupt links between the police, parliament, and a hugely powerful media mogul.In his search for the killer, Carlyle goes head-to-head with his nemesis, Trevor Miller--a policeman-turned-security adviser to the Prime Minister. Miller has dirty money in his pockets and blood on his hands. And he would do anything to get rid of John Carlyle . . .

The worst murders occur closest to home . . .When Agatha Mills is killed in her own apartment in the shadow of the British Museum, there is only one suspect--her husband, Henry. For Inspector Carlyle, it seems like an open-and-shut case. But much to Carlyle's chagrin, Henry refuses to confess. Worse, he comes up with an alternative version of events that is nearly impossible to investigate.Carlyle just wants to put the murder to bed, but when a distraught Henry kills himself on the way to prison, doubts begin to surface. The mounting evidence indicates he may have been telling the truth. In which case, the murderer is still at large . . .

What happens in the Merrion Club stays in the Merrion Club . . .Edgar Carlton is rich, handsome, and in line to be the next Prime Minister. But his rise to the top takes a steep turn downward when somebody begins murdering alumni of the 1984 Merrion Club, an exclusive Cambridge University society to which he belongs. Bullheaded Inspector Carlyle is tasked with handling this delicate case, and to discover the killer, he must question all the members of the 1984 Merrion Club. But finding the truth proves difficult when this group of powerful men is so determined to let events of the past remain in the dark . . .

Who is the man with no head? Commander John Carlyle has enough on his plate with a dead film producer and a runaway actor, not to mention the alcoholic boss who's accused him of harassment. The last thing he needs is a headless corpse in the cells of a recently closed police station. Does the killing have something to do with the station's dark past? It seems more than coincidence but Carlyle has to identify the victim before he can solve the murder...Praise for James Craig:'A cracking read' BBC Radio 4'Fast paced and very easy to get quickly lost in' Lovereading.com'Craig writes like an angel' Crimefictionlover.com

The latest case for Commander John Carlyle

The latest in the thrilling Inspector Carlyle crime series set in the heart of London's West End, taking in all the memorable places like Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus and the British Museum.

An Inspector John Carlyle novel, set in central London

An Inspector John Carlyle novel

Shemlan, a small, once unknown village in the hills overlooking Beirut, became notorious throughout the Middle East when Bertram Thomas chose it as the location for the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies (MECAS) in 1947.

Inspector Carlyle has a new partner in crime . . . but for how long?When a fortune in uncut diamonds are nicked by a group of soldiers, Carlyle teams up with Captain Daniel Hunter of the Military Police to hunt them down. But Hunter has come up against this crew before and they are not going to let him stand in their way a second time. The investigation is turned upside down when Hunter's family are kidnapped by the gang. The inspector has to look on helplessly while the military policeman goes off on a personal mission of revenge. As events spiral horribly out of control, Carlyle faces a terrible choice: does he let Hunter take matters into his own hands or should he try and bring his new partner to justice?'A cracking read' BBC Radio 4 'Fast paced and very easy to get quickly lost in' Lovereading.com

Carlyle is attempting too much and achieving too little and he's upsetting all the wrong people - this time it could be terminal...Jake Haggar has been kidnapped by his father who is threatening to sell the boy to a paedophile ring. Carlyle is struggling to get him back. It's not his case but it is his problem - it was his fault Jake was taken in the first place.But Carlyle's own caseload includes the murder of Agatha Mills. Her husband, Henry, has been arrested for murder but his explanation is so outlandish that Carlyle wonders if it may just be true. Agatha is the sister of William Pettigrew, a priest killed in Chile during the Fascist coup in 1973 and after 30 years of campaigning, Agatha was about to see his killer brought to justice. So a seemingly straightforward case of murder quickly escalates into a diplomatic incident that has Carlyle, once again, clashing with his bosses and their political masters...

When Julian Schaeffer is shot in front of his son in a London park, suspicion falls on his estranged wife. The woman has a seemingly watertight alibi, but Carlyle trying to make the best of a difficult relationship with his new sergeant, Umar Sligo won t stop digging. Focused on the Schaeffer case, the inspector is not too interested when Daniel Sands is hauled in to Charing Cross, accused of kidnapping. Then he discovers Sands s back-story and finds himself propelled forward in a quest for justice for two fathers and their destroyed families. Praise for James Craig: A cracking read. BBC Radio 4 Fast paced and very easy to get quickly lost in. Lovereading.com

Awakening the sleeping dragon...Smooth expat Michael Nicholson is a fixer, getting on by doing favours for the rich and powerful in booming China. When he makes the mistake of getting too close to one of his clients, the wife of a leading Communist Party official, the ageing Lothario fears for his life as a vengeful husband decides to put his house in order. So when a domestic dispute from the other side of the world leads to a shoot-out in a luxury penthouse apartment in Chelsea, an ex-cop called Marvin Taylor is one of the casualties. Inspector John Carlyle is little more than a casual onlooker until Taylor's widow turns up, looking for answers. The inspector is drawn into the morass of dealing and double-dealing, much to the dismay of his boss, Carole Simpson, who wants him to focus on Barbara Hutton, a Bloomsbury housewife who may - or may not - be a former German terrorist wanted for a forty-year-old murder...'A cracking read' BBC Radio 4 'Fast paced and very easy to get quickly lost in' Lovereading.com

When French gangster Tuco Martinez threatens Carlyle and his family, the inspector has to call on the resources and skills of Dominic Silver to try and see him off. But Dom won t do all the dirty work and so Carlyle has to go into hiding. Cut off from his home turf, both literally and metaphorically, Carlyle struggles to cope with the situation while meanwhile, back in London, the charismatic major, Christian Holroyd, is finally spiralling completely out of control

In and out of prison for over 40 years, Seymour Eriksson is officially London s most unsuccessful criminal. So why can t Carlyle keep him off the streets for more than five minutes and how can he stop hack Bernie Gilmore naming and shaming him in his tabloid rag? Worried about his own personal profile, Carlyle is slow to notice several alarming cases involving missing schoolgirls. So can he get his act together and start solving crimes before Bernie brands him publicly as London s most unsuccessful cop ?Praise for James Craig: A cracking read BBC Radio 4 Fast paced and very easy to get quickly lost in Lovereading.com