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The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind. But what was the cause of his t..

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When an elderly woman is shot in what appears to be a tragic accident Shetland detective Jimmy Perez..

DI Vera Stanhope is not one to make friends easily but when one of her neighbours goes missing she f..

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Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to Fair Isle...

When the body of a herdsman is discovered in a farm building Detective Sergeant Den Cooper is more t..

Lilith Benley and her mother rumoured to be witches were convicted of the brutal murder of two teena..

He thinks the truth will set her free. She knows it will kill them. A heart-stopping psychological t..

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When a letter arrives at Tradmouth police station addressed to a DCI Norbert it causes quite a stir...

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Two young women are missing connected only by their attendance at the same party hosted by a notorio..

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Late November 1980. Student Nick Hartley returns from a lecture to find his house full of police off..

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Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She even feels she knows the people who live i..

When Kent Abner - baby doctor model husband and father good neighbour - is found dead in his town ho..

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A teenage girl is strangled and left for dead on a lonely country lane in Devon. The police are baff..

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It's a beautiful Spring day in NYC when Eve Dallas gets an early morning murder call. A talented you..

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In the dark days of a Shetland winter torrential rain triggers a landslide that crosses the main Ler..

When a schoolgirl is found dead in a North London park DI Charlie George is not short of suspects. I..

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In the village of Spire murder is afoot. Wealthy landowner Alexander Earl of Greengrass is caught wi..

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