Death Surge
An Inspector Andy Horton Mystery
Published on 1. September 2019
224 pages
978-1-9160915-0-4 (ISBN)
Description
A telephone call from a frantic Sergeant Cantelli to say that his nephew, Johnnie Oslow, is missing cuts short Detective Inspector Horton's sailing trip to France. Summoned back to the Isle of Wight, Horton learns that Johnnie has not shown up for racing during Cowes Week, as previously arranged. The investigation is ranked low priority by Horton's boss, DCI Lorraine Bliss, who like others believes Johnnie has probably gone off with a woman. But events take a very different turn when the charred remains of a body are discovered in one of the disused tunnels at the Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth. Is it the body of Cantelli's missing nephew? With the arrival of Detective Chief Superintendent Sawyer of the Intelligence Directorate and Agent Harriet Eames of Europol, what began as the hunt for a missing man becomes the search for a ruthless killer
Reviews / Votes
A crisply written, cleverly plotted procedural with a nice twist, Rowson's latest also continues the intriguing saga of Andy's search for the mother who disappeared in mysterious circumstances when he was a child." Booklist; Rowson plunges readers into the midst of the series' intricate backstory in her 10th Det. Insp. Andy Horton mystery. Within three pages, a newcomer may feel as if he or she is already catching up. The fast-paced narrative with its multiple theories, will draw readers along.Publishers Weekly; A high quality puzzle. A devious plot. Death Surge is a taut and exciting investigation into a disappearance which turns into a murder hunt. Al very enjoyable." David Marshall; This is an excellent police procedural. The quality of her very descriptive writing is superb. I was gripped until the last page of this very well structured and plotted story. Recommended.'EurocrimeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hayling Island
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Rowmark Ltd
File size
0,35 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-9160915-0-4 (9781916091504)
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03/2015
Fathom
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Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty crime novels - fourteen featuring the rugged and flawed Portsmouth detective, Inspector Andy Horton; three in the mystery thriller series featuring Art Marvik, the troubled former Royal Marine Commando now an undercover investigator for the UK's National Intelligence Marine Squad (NIMS), two standalone thrillers, the award winning, In Cold Daylight and In For the Kill and the 1950 set crime series featuring Scotland Yard detective, Inspector Alun Ryga. Her crime novels have been highly acclaimed in the UK, USA and Commonwealth and have been translated into several languages. Multi-layered, fast-paced, and compelling, they are full of twists and turns and are played out against the dramatic and powerfully evocative British marine landscape of the south coast of England.
