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When the body of a church warden is discovered, DI Tom Janssen and his team must investigate the circumstances that led to his death. Whilst navigating the fallout from the conclusion of their previous case, the Norfolk CID team is under intense scrutiny with another police force investigating their recent conduct. Some people would like nothing more than to see the team fail. With no clear motive for murder or a reason to take his own life, the team have little to go on.

Two women are missing. One who has it all. The other, has lost everything.... DI Nathaniel Caslin is in conflict with his inner demons. His career is resurgent but the greater battle, that with his addiction, is still raging...and he is losing. An abandoned car and a desperate call to the police, lead Caslin into the heart of two families where secrets and lies are a way of life. What links the fate of an MP's granddaughter and that of a recovering drug addict, working in the sex trade? Past horrors and personal scandals tag with the present, as the tension mounts.

DI Nathaniel Caslin has earned the freedom to run his case load as he sees fit, bypassing the hierarchical constraints with his specialist unit. Little does he know a deadly adversary is walking the streets of York. One who will push the team to their psychological limits. Reluctantly agreeing to a joint investigation alongside a detective from the Drug Squad, Caslin is perplexed by the multiple homicides of a number of addicts. Poisoned by their own supply with no apparent motive, the killings appear gang related.

A murdered family-man. A young woman tortured and set on fire. A face from the past…DI Nathaniel Caslin is stable, for the first time in years. Now, he can look to the future, or so he thought. Granting a small favour to a friend, can often be anything but simple. When the only link between two apparently random murders appears to be an aging, Catholic priest, Caslin is thrust into a world of long-buried secrets. Drawing unwanted attention from the intelligence services, he must consider if the man he once trusted above all others, is now playing by his own rules.

Set within the mysterious beauty of coastal Norfolk, this fast-paced British detective novel is a dark murder mystery with a little humor and a touch of romance, one that will keep you guessing until the very end when the final shocking twist is revealed. The Dead Call is the sixth novel in the Hidden Norfolk series of thrillers from Amazon number one best-selling crime writer JM Dalgliesh, the author of the Dark Yorkshire books.

When the mutilated remains of a woman are retrieved by local fishermen, it falls to DI Tom Janssen and his team to identify how she came to be in the water and what put her there. Joined on the case by his new permanent boss, DCI Tamara Greave, it remains to be proven if the woman's death was a result of foul play or a tragic accident.

With a glittering career, spanning several decades representing the privileged and the wealthy, behind him the focus of the investigation inevitably turns toward cases and clients past and present, but was his death linked to his work or is there another, darker and far more sinister motive at play? No matter how successful, privileged or elevated in society one person can be, one universal rule applies; we all bleed the same.

A secret worth dying for is a secret worth killing...When a violent storm uncovers the remains of an unknown young woman, long buried among the sand dunes, DI Tom Janssen must piece together fragmentary evidence to determine how she came to be there. In the years she lay undiscovered, several young women have disappeared, and as the team works through the possibilities, they come to an uncomfortable conclusion...Is a serial killer stalking coastal Norfolk? Each missing person had a story. Each of them had enemies. Some were more dangerous than others...

When the remains of a young woman are discovered near to Branodunum, a Roman archaeological site on the Norfolk coast, DI Tom Janssen and his team must work to discover who she was and how she came to be buried there. The area is steeped in myth and folklore, a site excavated many times over the years. Just how long has she lain there...and who wishes she'd never been discovered? As the victim’s life comes into sharp focus, it appears there is far more to those who crossed her path than anyone previously realised.

When the body of a man is found dead in his remote, isolated home, DI Tom Janssen and his team struggle to understand what motive there could be to murder such an inoffensive, seemingly placid local character. The man lived alone and was well known in the community, but kept his distance from others, leading a haphazard way of life almost entirely off the grid. What secrets did he hide in his private life that might be worth killing for? As the team are about to understand, even the most nondescript of people can exist in a world darker than most of us will ever see....

When the body of a young woman is discovered at the home she shared with her disabled daughter, DI Tom Janssen and his team must investigate the circumstances surrounding her death. The woman was a single mother, well regarded, and popular among the group she frequented, but she had a checkered past...a life she kept secret from those around her...a life that may, ultimately, have led to her death. Friends, past lovers, and confidants offer conflicting descriptions of the deceased...did anyone know her at all? The team realize the daughter is missing, and her life hangs in the balance.

A businessman found hanged. A tortured and mutilated loaner. High finance has never been so deadly.... DI Nathaniel Caslin is spiralling toward a professional crisis. His biggest case in years has collapsed amid accusations of police intimidation. A rebuilt reputation is now facing ruin.... As the extremes of nationalist hate descend upon York, a refugee is tortured to death while a straightforward case of a bankrupt’s suicide proves to be anything but simple. How does an enigmatic campaigner with a secret to keep link these two disparate worlds?

In a world of lies, one truth remains. Dead men tell no tales...When the body of an unidentified man is found at the foot of Sheringham cliffs with injuries inconsistent with a fall, DI Tom Janssen must piece together his final days to determine how he fell to his death...or who pushed him...The investigation quickly reveals a network of locals with ties to the victim, but as for the man himself...he remains something of a mystery. The dead man doesn't fit in; not with his social circle, not with his business interests, and when others come looking for him, the intrigue only deepens.

As the only doctor on a stunning remote Scottish island, I finally feel safe and happy. Here, nobody knows about my troubled past except my teenage daughter Lauren. I'm a single mother, so it’s just the two of us now, and Lauren is my world. Caring for every person on the island, from birth to death, I know all their fears and secrets. But they don’t know mine, and for the sake of my daughter, I must keep it that way… Everything is going perfectly until I am sent a link to a live video stream of my beautiful daughter Lauren, her wide blue eyes terrified.

When I first meet Sophie, she seems like any normal loving mother, trying desperately to help her teenage daughter. That’s where I come in. The perfect tutor to get Katie’s life back on track. I connect instantly with Katie, and Sophie’s thoughtful husband Scott. But Sophie’s dark eyes are full of jealousy when I talk to Scott or share a smile with Katie. I know I’m helping her daughter, whatever she thinks.

Die dunkelsten Geheimnisse verbergen sich oft vor aller Augen ... An einem einsamen Pfad hoch oben an einer Klippe wird die Leiche einer ermordeten Jugendlichen gefunden, ihr engelsgleiches Gesicht ist der aufgehenden Sonne zugewandt. Nachdem ein unbekannter Mörder sie erwürgt hat, ist es nun an DI Tom Janssen und seinem noch jungen Team, herauszufinden, warum sie dort gelandet ist. Holly Bettany war eine Karriere als Ärztin vorbestimmt, die jene ihrer Eltern noch überflügeln sollte, ihre Zukunft schien erfolgversprechend und privilegiert.

Unsere dunkelsten Geheimnisse sollten nie gelüftet werden ... An einem entlegenen Ort am Roydon Common wird ein Lokaljournalist tot unter einer Galgenschlinge aufgefunden, und das fast auf den Tag genau achtzehn Jahre nach dem Selbstmord eines Teenagers. DI Tom Janssen muss diesen Fall zur Unterstützung der Kollegen aus King’s Lynn übernehmen und herausfinden, wie der Mann dorthin gekommen war. Der Tote hatte an einer Story gearbeitet, von der er niemandem ein Sterbenswörtchen verraten hatte – nicht einmal seinen Liebsten oder Kollegen.

*** Die Must-Hear-Krimiserie aus UK, die nun Deutschland im Sturm erobert ... *** Was würdest du tun, um deine Vergangenheit geheim zu halten? Als einheimische Fischer die verstümmelten Überreste einer Frau aus dem Wasser ziehen, müssen DI Tom Janssen und sein Team herausfinden, wie und warum sie dort gelandet ist. In diesem Fall, bei dem Tom Janssens neue, dauerhafte Chefin DCI Tamara Greave mit an Bord ist, bleibt abzuwarten, ob es sich beim Tod der Frau um Mord oder einen tragischen Unfall handelt.

Liget af en mand bliver fundet på stranden i Sheringham. Faldt han, eller blev han skubbet ud over klipperne? Kriminalkommissær Tom Janssen og hans nye kriminalassistent Cassie Knight finder hurtigt ud af, at manden havde mange fjender i lokalsamfundet. Janssen må nedbryde den mur af tavshed, der omgiver hans barndomsby, inden der måske sker et nyt mord.

Liget af en myrdet teenager bliver fundet på en sti højt oppe på en klippe. Kriminalkommissær Tom Janssen og hans nystartede team fra politiet i Norfolk får den uhyggelige sag. I det idylliske kystlandskab må Janssen skrælle lagene af løgne og fortielser af i et tæt sammentømret lokalsamfund.