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Murders in Northumbria is Frank Demain's fifth book of Detective Sanderson mysteries, this time comprising eight short stories all based in England's most north-easterly region. The stories span vintage films, missing persons and stray dogs, a hit-and-run killing and people trafficking, with the usual smattering of love and lust, jealousy and hatred.

. Murders in Northumbria is his fourth book of Detective Sanderson mysteries, this time comprising six short stories all based in England's most north-easterly region. The stories span football to people smuggling, farming to lottery winning, with a fair smattering of lust, jealousy and hatred.

Peter Sinclair is a reasonably intelligent, fairly sociable, retired business executive, a family man attempting to carry on leading a full life, travelling and seeking safe adventures as befits his years. Family holidays should be pleasant, fun-filled times. Unfortunately, although he does not seek it, trouble seems to be attracted to Peter - not the what-a-pity sort of trouble you might expect of someone of his age and experience but seri...

When Sarah Stephenson is found murdered and sexually abused in the Tyne-valley market town of Hexham, suspicion falls initially on her husband, George, and then on her lover, Tony Raine. The brutal murder and sodomy of a man with sexual connections to George's lover, Jenny Maxwell, bears some similar hallmarks and links to the first death. When Tony Raine is murdered, all the evidence points to his minder, Ivan Petrovski, an illegal immigrant,...

Recently-widowed Richard Hamilton makes love to Mandy Phillips not realising that she is virtually the same age as his son - not yet sixteen. This horrifies him and he commits suicide. His death transforms Mandy from rebellious teenager into a focussed and hard-working young student. On the day of her graduation she consummates a longstanding friendship with fellow student, David Watkins. David and her parents are killed in a horrific acciden...

Having escaped from what seemed like certain death in The Orkneys, Peter Sinclair's wings are now being severely clipped by his wife. Despite that, what set out to be simple and safe family holidays and straightforward leisure activities seem to have a way of turning into roller-coaster rides for Peter and those around him. In 'It's an Ill Wind' he is accused of raping and murdering a young woman in Fuerteventura, he faces several difficult en...

It is almost thirty years since Brexit and the whole world has changed dramatically. But despite all of this, life, love and murder carry on.Peter Barker, member of a successful business family, finds himself accused of the rape and murder of Olivia Hamblin, an actress he was due to meet after being introduced through an on-line dating app. Peter's father sets his friend and former police detective, Sam Meredith, the task of ensuring that Pete...

When Ian Fergusson receives a call from a former colleague, Peter Brompton, telling him of the theft of expensive pigment from his company, he agrees to meet him. His initial investigations indicate that another company is the actual victim of what appears to be a well-organised scam. An anonymous threat to his life rocks Ian back and, fearing for his life and the safety of his wife and children, he sends them away to stay with friends. He tak...