THE RYAN JARROD SERIES

'Think Ann Cleeves meets LJ Ross with the gritty, urban twist of Ian Rankin or Peter James: that's the Ryan Jarrod series.'

'TYNESIDE CRIME FICTION AT ITS VERY BEST.'



THE ANGEL FALLS : Book One     

INTRODUCING RYAN JARROD

'Six weeks. Just forty-two short days. That’s all it takes to rip the heart out of a city and change the lives of those who live there. Forever.' 

 

 

THE GIRL ON THE QUAY: Book Two

'A boat found abandoned off the north-east coast of England. A girl snatched from the banks of the River Tyne. Another discovered face down in a sea of mud. Something links them. Something rookie detective Ryan Jarrod must uncover before the sands of time run out - for him, and for those he holds most dear.'   

 


THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER: Book Three

'What would you do if you knew how you would die, but not when?
The body of a young woman is discovered washed up on the rocky shores of St Mary’s Island. The remains are identified as those of Chelsea Birch; a girl with a troubled past and a line of work so unusual the suspects are many.' 

 


HIGH LEVEL: Book Four

'When the body of a serial entrepreneur is discovered at the foot of a lift shaft in Newcastle’s infamous Byker Wall estate, a troubled DC Ryan Jarrod, in line for a promotion he doesn’t want in a job he no longer loves, is called in to investigate as two worlds collide: a world of the rich and self-righteous, and a world of the poor and destitute.' 

 


OPERATION SAGE: Book Five

'A drive-by hit in a sleepy village, an under-the-radar kidnapping, and a failed suicide intervention all add up to just another day in the office for newly-promoted Detective Sergeant Ryan Jarrod. Until, that is, he discovers all three incidents are linked to an organised crime gang with a single target - Jarrod himself.'

 


LOW LIGHT: Book Six

'A shadow lurks over DS Ryan Jarrod. It is the shadow of death.
Under twenty-four hour surveillance for his own protection following a credible threat to his life, the last thing Jarrod needs is a vigilante killer on his patch - but that's exactly what he gets.'

 


THE TOWER: Book Seven

'When DS Jarrod is led into a trap at the foot of Newcastle-upon-Tyne's tallest building, a colleague pays with his life.
The knowledge it was a set-up, with Jarrod the intended victim, rocks the young detective to the core. With his arch-nemesis Benny Yu back in town,  Jarrod is pushed to breaking point.'

 


BONES OF CALLALEY: Book Eight

'Some things are best left buried. Some things are too close to home. Some things are both.

Secrets lurk behind the closed doors of a quiet residential neighbourhood. The discovery of human remains in a garden blows those doors wide open, exposing the terrible secrets hidden by the community to one-and-all.'

 

   THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT: Book Nine  

     'Horror movies aren't real - are they?'

     Hallowe'en. A body found in the ancient graveyard of Tynemouth Priory. And it isn't the             first. Two more bodies - ritualistically posed and staked through the heart - point to                     sinister events not of this realm. It's left to Ryan Jarrod to risk his life unearthing the                      truth.

 

         SAND DANCER: Book Ten

            Semilla Rachman, an internationally-renowned performer, goes missing in front of a packed                      theatre audience on a return visit to her home town. Has she staged the whole thing - or are                        forces more sinister at play?