The domestic bliss of Detective Inspector Rowan Jackman, of Fenland Constabulary, doesn’t last long. As the mists roll over the fens and enigmatic lights twinkle in the distance, only the locals know their way along the hidden paths through the mysterious watery terrain of one of England's most beautiful and sometimes dangerous places.

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Her fiance, the infamous serial killer Jeremy Reader, has told her that he has a disciple who is going to kill using Reader's horrific methods. Rebecca Watson at Valerie Hoskins Associates negotiated the deal on behalf of Lorella Belli at the Lorella Belli Literary Agency representing Joffe Books, the English language publisher. Ellis said: “I am absolutely delighted that Sprout Pictures and Richard Armitage’s White Boar Films are going to take my Jackman and Evans series to our television screens.Orla Cracken, known as Orac, is no ordinary techie; she was once a field agent traveling abroad undercover, working for the government. Life is a series of circles, and as my characters follow real paths, some tragedies do befall them, as happens to us all as we go through our lives.

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view spoiler) [Hi Susan, have ticked this as a spoiler, but I still don't want to give anything away in case someone has not read that part of Jackman's storyline. When it first changed, we decided not to alter it in the books simply to guide the reader into differentiating from women and men when sometimes their names or nicknames could be either male or female. When DI Rowan Jackman and DS Evans are told that the IT boss has disappeared, they soon suspect foul play. Very hard to explain this without spoilers, but although John certainly killed someone, it wasn't either of the women psychologists.

From number one best-selling author Joy Ellis, a totally absorbing mystery full of stunning twists and turns. Grace Repton, a beautiful older woman, walks into the police station to tell Detective Matt Ballard she has information that could stop a murder. Crimebusting duo DI Jackman and DS Evans are back, solving another crime that will make your skin crawl. Detective Matt Ballard may have retired but there's still plenty going on in the fens to keep him busy. What the public doesn't know is that there has been a warning sent to the police, saying that Greenborough will be a very dangerous place this year.