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Detective Sophie Allen: Books 1-3
(2018)(A book in the DCI Sophie Allen series)
An omnibus of novels by Michael Hambling
DO YOU LOVE GRIPPING CRIME FICTION? THEN MEET DETECTIVE SOPHIE ALLEN.
YOU GET THREE ENTHRALLING MYSTERIES IN THIS BOX SET
BOOK 1: DARK CRIMES
A young woman's body is discovered on a deserted footpath in a Dorset seaside town late on a cold November night. She has been stabbed through the heart.
It seems like a simple crime for DCI Sophie Allen and her team to solve. But not when the victim's mother is found strangled the next morning. The case grows more complex as Sophie Allen discovers that the victims had secret histories, involving violence and intimidation. There's an obvious suspect but Detective Allen isn't convinced. Could someone else be lurking in the shadows, someone savagely violent, looking for a warped revenge?
BOOK 2: DEADLY CRIMES
A young man's mutilated body is found on top of the Agglestone, a well-known local landmark on Studland Heath.
It seems that he was involved in a human trafficking and prostitution gang. But why is DCI Sophie Allen keeping something back from her team? Is it linked to the extraordinary discovery of her own father's body at the bottom of a disused mineshaft, more than forty years after he disappeared?
BOOK 3: SECRET CRIMES
Two women go away for the weekend, but only one comes back alive.Was it just the music they were into? And who was the man the victim met at the festival?
DCI Sophie Allen is back in charge after the emotional upheavals she suffered in 'Deadly Crimes,' but is she really in control? And Detective Constable Rae Gregson joins the team and immediately faces challenges that put her life in peril.
IF YOU LIKE ANGELA MARSONS, RACHEL ABBOTT, COLIN DEXTER, RUTH RENDELL, OR MARK BILLINGHAM you will be gripped by this exciting new crime fiction writer.
THE DETECTIVE
DCI Sopie Allen is head of the recently formed Violent Crime Unit in Dorset. A beautiful English county which includes a stunning section of the coastline, but whose beauty belies darkness beneath the surface. She is 42 as the series starts, and lives with her husband and younger daughter in Wareham. Her elder daughter is studying in London. Sophie has a law degree and a master's in criminal psychology. Her brilliant mind conceals some dark secrets from her past.
What readers are saying about Michael Hambling's books
"I highly recommend this series to any fans of the police procedural, they may be read as standalone books, but I suggest treating yourself and starting with book one, you will not be disappointed." Kenneth
"An utterly compelling book from Michael Hambling." Ron
"The characters were a diverse, mixed bag of well-developed, realistic personalities." Nicki
"Surprise after surprise for the reader await." Joyce
"The storyline kept me hooked from start to finish and the police procedure, in my opinion, was immaculate which in crime novels isn't always the case!" Dreenbee
DETECTIVE SOPHIE ALLEN SERIES
Book 1: DARK CRIMES
Book 2: DEADLY CRIMES
Book 3: SECRET CRIMES
Book 4: BURIED CRIMES
Book 5: TWISTED CRIMES
Book 6: EVIL CRIMES
Book 7: SHADOW CRIMES
Genre: Mystery
YOU GET THREE ENTHRALLING MYSTERIES IN THIS BOX SET
BOOK 1: DARK CRIMES
A young woman's body is discovered on a deserted footpath in a Dorset seaside town late on a cold November night. She has been stabbed through the heart.
It seems like a simple crime for DCI Sophie Allen and her team to solve. But not when the victim's mother is found strangled the next morning. The case grows more complex as Sophie Allen discovers that the victims had secret histories, involving violence and intimidation. There's an obvious suspect but Detective Allen isn't convinced. Could someone else be lurking in the shadows, someone savagely violent, looking for a warped revenge?
BOOK 2: DEADLY CRIMES
A young man's mutilated body is found on top of the Agglestone, a well-known local landmark on Studland Heath.
It seems that he was involved in a human trafficking and prostitution gang. But why is DCI Sophie Allen keeping something back from her team? Is it linked to the extraordinary discovery of her own father's body at the bottom of a disused mineshaft, more than forty years after he disappeared?
BOOK 3: SECRET CRIMES
Two women go away for the weekend, but only one comes back alive.Was it just the music they were into? And who was the man the victim met at the festival?
DCI Sophie Allen is back in charge after the emotional upheavals she suffered in 'Deadly Crimes,' but is she really in control? And Detective Constable Rae Gregson joins the team and immediately faces challenges that put her life in peril.
IF YOU LIKE ANGELA MARSONS, RACHEL ABBOTT, COLIN DEXTER, RUTH RENDELL, OR MARK BILLINGHAM you will be gripped by this exciting new crime fiction writer.
THE DETECTIVE
DCI Sopie Allen is head of the recently formed Violent Crime Unit in Dorset. A beautiful English county which includes a stunning section of the coastline, but whose beauty belies darkness beneath the surface. She is 42 as the series starts, and lives with her husband and younger daughter in Wareham. Her elder daughter is studying in London. Sophie has a law degree and a master's in criminal psychology. Her brilliant mind conceals some dark secrets from her past.
What readers are saying about Michael Hambling's books
"I highly recommend this series to any fans of the police procedural, they may be read as standalone books, but I suggest treating yourself and starting with book one, you will not be disappointed." Kenneth
"An utterly compelling book from Michael Hambling." Ron
"The characters were a diverse, mixed bag of well-developed, realistic personalities." Nicki
"Surprise after surprise for the reader await." Joyce
"The storyline kept me hooked from start to finish and the police procedure, in my opinion, was immaculate which in crime novels isn't always the case!" Dreenbee
DETECTIVE SOPHIE ALLEN SERIES
Book 1: DARK CRIMES
Book 2: DEADLY CRIMES
Book 3: SECRET CRIMES
Book 4: BURIED CRIMES
Book 5: TWISTED CRIMES
Book 6: EVIL CRIMES
Book 7: SHADOW CRIMES
Genre: Mystery
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