Bøger af Peter Turnbull

A Hennessey and Yellich mystery When five corpses in various states of decomposition are found chained to the walls of a kitchen garden, Hennessey and Yellich quickly begin their investigation. The recently deceased owner of the house was housebound for the last twenty-five years, and so would have had no idea of the appalling crimes taking place yards away. At first, there doesn't seem to be much to go on - the victims appear to have little in common - but Hennessey and Yellich know that the dead must hold the clues they need . . .

The latest Hennessey and Yellich Mystery When a woman's body is found frozen on a bench one winter's morning, it looks like a simple case of death by misadventure. On closer inspection, however, marks on her neck. and a piece of paper hidden inside her shoe point towards foul play. But as Hennessey and Yellich investigate, they discover that the victim may not have been all she seemed . . .

The latest Hennessey and Yellich mystery Hennessey and Yellich find themselves seeking the body of a man missing for ten years. But the mystery turns into murder and naturally the bossy widow, nicknamed 'the long-haired colonel' by her husband, is a suspect in his murder. And then a second and third body is discovered, along with a particularly nasty brand of political extremism involving just a few too many respected local businessmen . . .

This is a brilliant new stand alone novel - dark, gritty, and compelling - marking a new departure for the author. When the body of a man is discovered in a rough grave deep in the woods, the police find that it is of one of their young undercover officers - who died nearly thirty years ago. As their inquiries from slender clues progress, it becomes clear that what they are also uncovering is a sordid tale of corruption and murder within their own ranks. For the force, there's nothing worse than bent coppers, but as their enquiries proceed they underestimate the strength of the cover up. And as the case unravels, it transpires that the murder of young P C Jimmy Coventry wasn't the only police officer murdered in the line of duty - not then, not now.

The new Hennessey and Yellich mystery. A police officer finds a badly injured man lying in a street in the centre of York in the early hours of the morning. The man subsequently succumbs to his injures without regaining consciousness. Hennessey and Yellich are brought in to investigate, along with the other members of the team, Ventnor and Pharoah. Their inquiries reveal that the man was looking into the death of his brother and that he wouldn't accept the fact that he'd died from 'natural causes'. The police investigate further and discover a vindictive divorcee and her involvement with a deeply suspect finance company which has connections to other unsolved murders.

Hennessey and Yellich are led a not so merry dance When Matthew Hopkins leaves his hell-hole council flat to seek out funding for his heroin addiction, he spots a plastic bag on the landing outside. Pouncing on it hopefully, he finds it contains only bones. It would seem the killer wanted to draw attention to himself, perhaps even to be caught. But when a new urgency infuses the case, will Hennessey and Yellich be able to make use of his helpfulness in time?

This is a Hennessey and Yellich Mystery. A badly burned body - male, presumed local. And then another charred corpse. Related? Crimes of passion or revenge? Family feud? Possibly the latter, but neither of the children seem likely perpetrators, even though son Gregory, with a cast-iron alibi, is a chilling piece of work. Set as usual in and around York, Hennessey and Yellich investigate the private and business lives of the deceased but throw up little hard evidence. And Detective Chief Inspector Hennessey's gut feeling as to the identity of the killer, based on years of experience and intuition, is shaken when another burned body is discovered. And then another. Is this the work of a serial killer and can two honest and hardworking policeman unearth enough clues to prevent a further tragedy?

Two bodies, two similar causes of death . . . Harry Vicary and his team are plunged into a complex investigation where all is not as it seems. When the bodies of two murder victims are discovered within twenty-four hours of each other at the same location, each with a similar cause of death, the Murder and Serious Crime Squad of New Scotland Yard realise they must be linked. But how? Vicary and his team are drawn into a complex investigation - one which will take them from remote cottages in rural Hampshire to the dark world of inner city sex workers, child abuse within north London suburbia, and the injustice of a long-standing wrongful conviction.

A skeleton-filled grave leads DCI Hennessey's team back to the aftermath of the English Civil War in this gripping mystery - When a deep grave containing five skeletons is found in the corner of a field, DCI Hennessey and his team of officers from the Vale of York police station are called in to investigate. The burial site had lain undiscovered for over twenty years, and the resulting police inquiry soon uncovers a multiple murder that seems to have its roots in a legal dispute between two families going back to the aftermath of the English Civil War. But have the victims been discovered too late to catch the killer?

Humphrey Sweet is in a secure mental hospital. Home Office psychologist Dr Maurice Simnal is asked to compile a report and he interviews Sweet on a weekly basis. But as he visits family and associates of Sweet, he begins to uncover a trail of further murders pointing to a hitherto unidentified brand of serial killer.

An analysis of the changes and underlying continuities occurring in employee relations. The authors draw extensively on a wide range of case studies to produce a well informed, critical account.

When the bodies of two murder victims are discovered within twenty-four hours of each other at the same location, each with a similar cause of death, Vicary and his team are drawn into a complex investigation which leads them to the door of a criminal mastermind, but all is not as it seems . . .