DI Fagan: Season one: books 1-7
(2025)(A book in the DI Marc Fagan Welsh detective thriller series)
An omnibus of novels by Jason Chapman
Season 1 of the DI Marc Fagan: A Welsh Crime Saga introduces readers to the hauntingly beautiful and complex landscape of South Wales. Against the backdrop of rolling hills and small-town secrets, Detective Inspector Marc Fagan returns to his hometown of Abergavenny after a long career in Liverpool. Despite his hopes for a quiet retirement, Fagan is drawn into a series of chilling murders and cold cases that force him to confront his past. With each case, he digs deeper into the hidden corners of his community, unravelling tangled webs of deceit, betrayal, and long-buried truths. Driven by a relentless pursuit of justice, Fagan will stop at nothing to expose the secrets that have haunted his town for decades.
Book 1: The Dead Will Beckon
Returning to his hometown of Abergavenny after nearly four decades in Liverpool, DI Marc Fagan hopes for a quiet retirement. However, when the body of an old flame is found murdered in the local park, Fagan’s past comes rushing back. The investigation reveals unsettling truths that threaten to unravel the town’s tightly knit community.
Book 2: The Dead and the Buried
A seemingly straightforward case unearths more than Fagan bargained for when an archaeologist is found murdered at a historic castle in Monmouthshire. As Fagan investigates, he discovers a hidden treasure tied to the legends of Wales and a killer who won’t stop.
Book 3: Melody from the Dead
When a body is found buried behind an infamous music studio. Fagan’s investigation takes him through a web of fame, betrayal, and family tragedy, leading him to uncover a haunting connection between a pop star’s past and an unsolved murder.
Book 4: The Dead Remember
Fagan finds himself drawn into a case involving the unsolved death of a prominent politician, Alwyn Collier. As the investigation unfolds, Fagan discovers chilling connections to the miners' strike and a murder that’s been hidden for decades. Forces from both within and outside the police force push Fagan to uncover the truth, no matter the cost.
Book 5: The Dead Die Young
When a teenage girl is murdered on a rundown housing estate, Fagan finds himself immersed in a world of virtual predators and hidden dangers. As he investigates the rising dangers of social media and internet crimes, Fagan faces a terrifying realisation: a serial killer is preying on vulnerable teens across the valley.
Book 6: Dead Reckoning
When a young boy goes missing, and another is found near death, Fagan and his young friends are thrust into a race against time to uncover the truth. Amid the chaos, Constable George Walker searches for the truth and suspects that Danny Llewelyn’s disappearance is no accident. Standing in his way is Bob Benson, a bent copper who will pull out all the stops to protect the guilty and frame an innocent man.
Book 7: The Dead Never Die
Fagan’s past comes back to haunt him when the body of a ten-year-old boy, Danny Llewelyn, is found buried after forty-five years. This case forces Fagan to confront old wounds, battling against both internal and external pressures to uncover the killer. As shocking connections to notorious predator, Benny Nelson, surface, Fagan must risk everything to bring justice for Danny.
Genre: Mystery
Book 1: The Dead Will Beckon
Returning to his hometown of Abergavenny after nearly four decades in Liverpool, DI Marc Fagan hopes for a quiet retirement. However, when the body of an old flame is found murdered in the local park, Fagan’s past comes rushing back. The investigation reveals unsettling truths that threaten to unravel the town’s tightly knit community.
Book 2: The Dead and the Buried
A seemingly straightforward case unearths more than Fagan bargained for when an archaeologist is found murdered at a historic castle in Monmouthshire. As Fagan investigates, he discovers a hidden treasure tied to the legends of Wales and a killer who won’t stop.
Book 3: Melody from the Dead
When a body is found buried behind an infamous music studio. Fagan’s investigation takes him through a web of fame, betrayal, and family tragedy, leading him to uncover a haunting connection between a pop star’s past and an unsolved murder.
Book 4: The Dead Remember
Fagan finds himself drawn into a case involving the unsolved death of a prominent politician, Alwyn Collier. As the investigation unfolds, Fagan discovers chilling connections to the miners' strike and a murder that’s been hidden for decades. Forces from both within and outside the police force push Fagan to uncover the truth, no matter the cost.
Book 5: The Dead Die Young
When a teenage girl is murdered on a rundown housing estate, Fagan finds himself immersed in a world of virtual predators and hidden dangers. As he investigates the rising dangers of social media and internet crimes, Fagan faces a terrifying realisation: a serial killer is preying on vulnerable teens across the valley.
Book 6: Dead Reckoning
When a young boy goes missing, and another is found near death, Fagan and his young friends are thrust into a race against time to uncover the truth. Amid the chaos, Constable George Walker searches for the truth and suspects that Danny Llewelyn’s disappearance is no accident. Standing in his way is Bob Benson, a bent copper who will pull out all the stops to protect the guilty and frame an innocent man.
Book 7: The Dead Never Die
Fagan’s past comes back to haunt him when the body of a ten-year-old boy, Danny Llewelyn, is found buried after forty-five years. This case forces Fagan to confront old wounds, battling against both internal and external pressures to uncover the killer. As shocking connections to notorious predator, Benny Nelson, surface, Fagan must risk everything to bring justice for Danny.
Genre: Mystery
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