Amanda Lacey: Books 6-8
(2020)(A book in the Jack Rutherford and Amanda Lacey series)
An omnibus of novels by Linda Coles
"Move over Agatha Christie, there's a new Dame in town" Amazon reviewer
British Detectives DC Jack Rutherford and DS Amanda Lacey are back with three more. Engross yourself as they solve extraordinary crimes happening to ordinary people in Croydon, South London. You don't need to start at book one to enjoy the series, each one works well as a standalone.
Here’s what’s in this collection:
Hey You, Pretty Face
An abandoned infant. Three girls stolen in the night. Can one overworked detective find the connection to save them all?
London, 1999. Short-staffed during a holiday week, Detective Jack Rutherford can’t afford to spend time on the couch. With a skeleton staff, he’s forced to handle a deserted infant and a trio of missing girls almost single-handedly. Despite the work overload, Jack has a sneaking suspicion that the baby and the abductions are somehow connected…
Can he get them all home?
Scream Blue Murder
Two cold cases are about to turn red hot…
Detective Jack Rutherford’s instincts have only sharpened with age. So when a violent road fatality reminds him of a near-identical crime from 15 years earlier, he digs up the past to investigate both. But with one case already closed, he fears the wrong man still festers behind bars.
For Detective Amanda Lacey, family always comes first. But when a digger unearths a skeleton in her father-in-law’s garden, she has to balance her heart with her desire for justice. And with darkness lurking just beneath the surface, DS Lacey must push her feelings to one side to discover the chilling truth.
As the sins of the past haunt both detectives, will solving the crimes have consequences that echo for the rest of their lives?
Butcher Baker Banker
Two deaths. Three extraordinary problems. Questionable ways to fix them.
A trio of individuals weave in and out of each other’s lives without realising they have a connection. But they do.
Baker Kit Morris will do anything to keep his family business alive. Desperate for cash, he hatches a risky plan that lands him in trouble. As he struggles to stay out of prison, Kit forges an unlikely friendship with a tough man.
Local thug Ron Butcher rose to the top of London’s gangland by “fixing things”. But even his extensive crooked connections are useless when death knocks at his own family’s door.
And where does the CEO of a high-street bank fit into all of this?
As DS Amanda Lacey and DC Jack Rutherford investigate recent deaths, Jack receives a last-minute history lesson and is left wondering where it all went wrong.
More intriguing stories featuring ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances that will keep you turning the pages and wanting more.
The complete Jack Rutherford and Amanda Lacey series:
Hot to Kill
The Hunted
Dark Service
One Last Hit
Hey You, Pretty Face
Scream Blue Murder
Butcher Baker Banker
Also by Linda Coles
Tin Men
Walk Like You
Genre: Mystery
British Detectives DC Jack Rutherford and DS Amanda Lacey are back with three more. Engross yourself as they solve extraordinary crimes happening to ordinary people in Croydon, South London. You don't need to start at book one to enjoy the series, each one works well as a standalone.
Here’s what’s in this collection:
Hey You, Pretty Face
An abandoned infant. Three girls stolen in the night. Can one overworked detective find the connection to save them all?
London, 1999. Short-staffed during a holiday week, Detective Jack Rutherford can’t afford to spend time on the couch. With a skeleton staff, he’s forced to handle a deserted infant and a trio of missing girls almost single-handedly. Despite the work overload, Jack has a sneaking suspicion that the baby and the abductions are somehow connected…
Can he get them all home?
Scream Blue Murder
Two cold cases are about to turn red hot…
Detective Jack Rutherford’s instincts have only sharpened with age. So when a violent road fatality reminds him of a near-identical crime from 15 years earlier, he digs up the past to investigate both. But with one case already closed, he fears the wrong man still festers behind bars.
For Detective Amanda Lacey, family always comes first. But when a digger unearths a skeleton in her father-in-law’s garden, she has to balance her heart with her desire for justice. And with darkness lurking just beneath the surface, DS Lacey must push her feelings to one side to discover the chilling truth.
As the sins of the past haunt both detectives, will solving the crimes have consequences that echo for the rest of their lives?
Butcher Baker Banker
Two deaths. Three extraordinary problems. Questionable ways to fix them.
A trio of individuals weave in and out of each other’s lives without realising they have a connection. But they do.
Baker Kit Morris will do anything to keep his family business alive. Desperate for cash, he hatches a risky plan that lands him in trouble. As he struggles to stay out of prison, Kit forges an unlikely friendship with a tough man.
Local thug Ron Butcher rose to the top of London’s gangland by “fixing things”. But even his extensive crooked connections are useless when death knocks at his own family’s door.
And where does the CEO of a high-street bank fit into all of this?
As DS Amanda Lacey and DC Jack Rutherford investigate recent deaths, Jack receives a last-minute history lesson and is left wondering where it all went wrong.
More intriguing stories featuring ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances that will keep you turning the pages and wanting more.
The complete Jack Rutherford and Amanda Lacey series:
Hot to Kill
The Hunted
Dark Service
One Last Hit
Hey You, Pretty Face
Scream Blue Murder
Butcher Baker Banker
Also by Linda Coles
Tin Men
Walk Like You
Genre: Mystery
Used availability for Linda Coles's Amanda Lacey: Books 6-8