DI Jack Dylan Crime Thrillers Series

‘A cracking story.’ Natasha Harding, The Sun The first in the D.I. Jack Dylan series, set in Yorkshire and written by the husband and wife team who are the storyline consultants to TV’s Happy Valley and Scott & Bailey. When a young girl disappears yards from her own front door, Detective Inspector Jack Dylan has to shelve his plans for a quiet Christmas with his partner, Jen. The Yorkshire community of Harrowfield is unsettled and its worst fears confirmed when the naked body of Daisy Hind is found on a bleak, windswept moor. As the murder investigation gets underway, a second child is abducted. This time a small body is found hanging from a bridge. With the press increasingly on his back, Dylan has to catch a serial killer before another child is abducted.

'A compelling story with a procedural authenticity that few authors can match.' M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show The third in the D.I. Jack Dylan series, set in Yorkshire and written by the husband and wife team who are the storyline consultants to TV’s Happy Valley and Scott & Bailey Work has taken over Dylan’s life once again and Jen, now heavily pregnant, feels sidelined. When a newly promoted detective sergeant arrives in Harrowfield, she proves more of a distraction than an asset. With stabbings, fatal road accidents and brutal attacks on girls to deal with, Dylan is busier than ever. While Dylan is confronted by a madman, Jen goes into labour alone and collapses unconscious. Dylan is spinning too many plates at once and needs to make life-changing decisions.

'A compelling story with a procedural authenticity that few authors can match.' M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show The second in the D.I. Jack Dylan series, set in Yorkshire and written by the husband and wife team who are the storyline consultants to TV’s Happy Valley and Scott & Bailey Detective Inspector Jack Dylan has two unconnected murders to solve. And one of his detectives has gone missing. Long hours are part of Dylan’s job, but his relationship is suffering and he wants to save it. With the pressure mounting, Dylan needs to find out why a young woman was burned alive in a public park while half a million pounds of her money has been stolen. Usually the search for the murderer begins with the immediate family but this time Dylan fears that his own missing sergeant may be involved.

The fourth in the D.I. Jack Dylan series, set in Yorkshire and written by the husband and wife team who are the storyline consultants to TV's Happy Valley and Scott & Bailey. When hairdresser Kayleigh Harwood is reported missing by her mother in the worst blizzards Harrowfield has experienced in years, D.I. Jack Dylan and his team are called in. Kayleigh's car is found abandoned with her mobile phone inside but there is no sign of her. At the edge of the local quarry on the desolate Yorkshire moors, items of clothing are found. They are identified as belonging to the hairdresser, and an intense police search of the area begins. The investigation turns to a loner living close to where Kayleigh's car was discovered, and it soon becomes apparent to the investigators that the loner is hiding a bizarre secret. To Dylan's disbelief Divisional Commander Hugo-Watkins assumes that skeletal remains found in a lay-by are connected to the young woman's disappearance, and without seeking Dylan's advice, calls out the entire Major Incident Team. Refusing to be distracted, Dylan and his team continue to work round the clock in the hope of finding Kayleigh alive. Meanwhile Dylan's wife, Jen, is distracted and distant. Unbeknown to him her ex fiancé is in their midst, and stalking her. R.C. Bridgestock were voted #8 all-time greatest crime writers by WHSmith customers. They are consultants to ITV's award-winning drama series Scott & Bailey and the BBC's Happy Valley. PRAISE FOR R.C. BRIDGESTOCK: "R.C. Bridgestock always deliver a cracking story with an expert's insight." Howard Linskey, author of The Chosen Ones. "A compelling story with a procedural authenticity that few authors can match." M.W. Craven, author of The Puppet Show.

After a burglary at the mortuary, the body of 30-year-old Kirsty Gallagher goes missing - but the body that searchers find belongs to someone else The Harrowfield mortuary has been robbed, and Kirsty Gallagher’s body disappears. Nearby, uniformed police are searching the canal along with a small diving squad, following the discovery of some clothes by the bank side. The body of a naked man is hoisted from the murky depths. His ankles are tied by a piece of rope connected to concrete. Kirsty’s decomposing corpse is eventually found and an arrest is made which leads to a network of men whom DI Dylan can only describe as reprobates.

A killer with a macabre passion for human teeth stalks the residents of Harrowfield. Three linked murders means Assistant Chief Constable Wendy Smythe is brought in to take ultimate charge of the serial murder investigation, and she is adamant on managing the task akin to a drama. Dylan has to dig deep to remain professional. Chilling, ultimate and full of menace. There is dark suspicion that nobody is safe until the perpetrator is apprehended. Will the ring of steel wrapped around Harrowfield bring the psychopath to justice? Coupled with the fact Dylan and Jen’s daughter Maisy is hospitalised with an undiagnosed serious illness; Jack is under pressure on all fronts. On a happier note Jen’s dad Ralph, introduces the pair to his new lady friend but all is not as rosy as it seems three hundred miles away on the Isle of Wight, when her son brings the police to their door. Dylan shares intelligence with The National Crime Agency which brings back a deep seated anguish of fallen colleague DS Larry Banks. Can he help them capture the boss of an international drugs cartel, and if so will it bring Dylan closure?

The death of a local evil is only a sign of a more terrifying threat... Crime is a way of life for the Devlin brothers. Groomed at an early age and trained as criminals by local gangsters, they get their thrills out of instilling terror amongst their victims. The brothers’ macabre pact? Never to be arrested or caged. Brutality hits the town of Harrowfield when the scourge of the community is found dead, his companion slaughtered. The locals react with praise for the killers. The same day firefighters respond to a fire but lose the fight to save Merton Manor. Amongst the debris two bodies are discovered; executed. As DI Jack Dylan struggles to cope with the pressure, armed officers await his judgement call. Can he remain professional, or will he release his anger? A chilling crime thriller from a truly authentic modern voice in the genre, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Angela Marsons and Ian Rankin.

'Boss, we've got a body...' Hardly what Detective Inspector Jack Dylan needs to hear on his day off, especially in the middle of house-hunting with his wife, Jen. Detective Sergeant Vicky Hardacre greets him at the scene, and what awaits them behind the blood-red door of Colonial House is undoubtedly a murder. Dylan is quick to identify several prime suspects but before the killer can be caught, another body is discovered, half-rotted and abandoned amongst the discarded food within a waste-bin shelter. Are the two murders connected? What is the link? Dylan must answer these questions and crack the case without bringing his work home. But as the pressure mounts, can Dylan uncover the truth before his own long-buried secrets come crawling out of the woodwork? From the husband and wife team who are the storyline consultants to TV’s Happy Valley and Scott & Bailey, comes the next installment of the D I Jack Dylan series, perfect for fans of Peter James and Alex Gray.