Bøger af Katrina Deverill

Set in the 1980s, DCI Max Barton is an expert in detecting and arresting serial killers. In recent years he has experienced unexplained lapses in his health and a loss of analytical thinking; which is not good when you're considered the best in the business. Add to that, a killer who has evaded detection for over a year and a Chief Super who wants him gone and his problems are mounting fast. Forced to take sick leave, Max fights back and with a dedicated team and a good wife behind him, it looks like he's back on a winning streak. Until it all goes wrong. Will Max regain his prowess and crack the crime, or will this serial killer, dubbed Sicko Steve by the media, finish his reign of terror on a magnificient high, achieving everything he had planned so maticulously?BOOK 1 in The Barton's Investigate series.

It isn't always about the gift, but the way it's given! Deborah Anne thinks she has it all, but her husband's gift presents its own unique problems. As she watches Johnathan's life ebb away, she either accepts her loss or fights to turn things around. They say love conquers all, but when her attempt to solve the mystery backfires, she faces a bigger dilemma. To succeed takes more than love. It requires teamwork, a bigger decision than both, and a future that neither can control. But they aren't the only two looking for answers. As the mystery unfolds, so do the threats, the murders and the danger. Time is an obstacle to every solution, but it's one luxury they do not have!

Get ready to dive into a thrilling mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The Will To Live follows the journey of a young scientist Matthew Harding, who finds himself at the centre of a murder investigation. But he's not the only one with a stake in the outcome. The love interest, a family feud, an attempted theft, and a kidnapping all add to the chaos as a determined detective tries to track down the killer. Meanwhile, the detective's retired mentor, stuck in a residential home, struggles with boredom but may hold the key to unlocking the truth, giving him one last crack of the whip. With a scientific breakthrough that brings its own set of challenges, the tension builds to a crescendo in this fast-paced novel that combines drama, action, and romance to create a page-turner. Will they stop Matt's research falling into the wrong hands? Or will they risk a weaponised version being unleashed? It's all to play for in The Will To Live!

Three women all have something in common they're missing! But, in a Welsh community, harbouring secrets, actions have consequences.Lilly is distraught that her once perfect life is in freefall and it's down to her impetuous nature. But when her best friends get involved there's a plan to whisk her off to a remote cottage to rekindle their friendship while she licks her wounds.When they arrive Lilly has no idea what they have planned and once again her impulsive behaviour leads her into danger. Now she's missing and the secrets the locals hide impede her safe return. But it appears she isn't the only one to disappear, nor is she the only person to face mortal danger. The problem lies in Lilly's hands. With a head for mystery solving, she could be the answer to a bigger conundrum of a missing local girl and a bestselling novelist. Can she sleuth her way into finding the truth and if she does what happens to a village which cannot survive without tourism? Will her endeavours bring them to their knees or can she find a way to salve the painful facts?It's all to play for in Book 1 of the Lilly Beveridge Investigates series And Then There Were Two where you can sail on the winds of change with Lilly as she discovers herself in this insightful first leg of the intrepid female sleuths journey, there's no better time to be swept along on the winds of changeThree women all have something in common they're missing! But, in a Welsh community, harbouring secrets, actions have consequences.Lilly is distraught that her once perfect life is in freefall and it's down to her impetuous nature. But when her best friends get involved there's a plan to whisk her off to a remote cottage to rekindle their friendship while she licks her wounds.When they arrive Lilly has no idea what they have planned and once again her impulsive behaviour leads her into danger. Now she's missing and the secrets the locals hide impede her safe return. But it appears she isn't the only one to disappear, nor is she the only person to face mortal danger. The problem lies in Lilly's hands. With a head for mystery solving, she could be the answer to a bigger conundrum of a missing local girl and a bestselling novelist. Can she sleuth her way into finding the truth and if she does what happens to a village which cannot survive without tourism? Will her endeavours bring them to their knees or can she find a way to salve the painful facts?It's all to play for in Book 1 of the Lilly Beveridge Investigates series And Then There Were Two where you can sail on the winds of change with Lilly as she discovers herself in this insightful first leg of the intrepid female sleuths journey, there's no better time to be swept along on the winds of change than today!.

The 13th RoomThere's invariably a price to pay and if she runs now, they're all doomed. Life hurtles towards the end game and it always leads to death.Kelly Brennan takes a life-changing call in which she discovers she's just won a prize worth millions. Prior to this Kelly was feeling broken bored cash-strapped and pandemic-weary. However, this is Kelly. Frequently misconceptions induce serious anomalies and when Kelly Brennan won she didn't immediately realize her loss. Doomed to a dark ominous future only her actions can save them from impending death.But when her husband becomes the main subject of the dark machinations within the house Kelly casts off her fears and delves deep, as she tries to figure out why her, their survival is on the line. Only when she discovers her unique connection, do the past and present collide, it appears there's more to overcome to survive than a deadly curse. If Kelly can't find the secret room and break the curse, her husband will die.Can Kelly alone solve the mystery and lift the curse? Probably not, but with a ghost from a distant past she may yet have a future.This is suspense over horror, history weaved into the present, a sprinkle of humour when their backs are against the wall it's paranormal. The 13th Room is a suspenseful ghost story sprinkled with mystery.

THE GOD.docx FileThere are 24 words between vicar and vigilante, and victim comes somewhere in between.He lives in grief, a good man, but a man with no heroic mantra, just an unfulfilled vow to find a killer; another failure to add to his resume. Until he succeeds, he cannot move on, and a life of loneliness and celibacy is all he will know.When Jeremy John finds himself on the sharp end of another empty allegation, his two abiding loves keep him from the abyss: his promise to his murdered fiancée and his faith.As he embarks on a new era as a prison chaplain, he finds himself embroiled in another mystery and undertaking a task to uncover the truth leads him into dangerous territory. But losing someone close once is traumatic, twice is unforgivable and regardless of his own mortality, Jeremy must uncover the truth behind a conspiracy to murder and the string of convicted murderers whose auras are pure, as innocent as he, life sentences with no parole.Just as he thinks he'll fail again, the GOD.docx file appears revealing the shocking truth and he must decide, because his faith stands between him and the truth; to succeed he'll have to cross a line, and if the last names on the file become a reality, it's game over.Will he succeed? Jeremy has a history of cowardice; can he really face the killer head on? We'd better assume the worst and pray for the best, because the stakes couldn't be higher and if he fails this time, it's game over for us all.

The EnchantedLotte has a new adversary, TIME! When Lotte made an unexpected purchase, her life changed. Deciding to return it to the strange shop, Lotte discovers the invoice states it wasn't a purchase but a six-month loan and no one in the shop knows anything about it. As the new talent Lotte now possesses takes hold, she fears losing it and with it her entire future.Lotte turns to her best friend Vicky when her future becomes tainted by her unexpected purchase. They must work together to solve the mystery, but time is their adversary and now both their futures depend on the eventual outcome. Can a memoir solve their problem or is the future already written? It's a test of their friendship and the lengths they will go to rewrite their own futures.