Code Zero Series

"A wonderfully touching and powerful story."   Good and bad. Right and wrong. Decent and indecent. The line that separates them is thinner than you think.   PC Steve Fuller has served as an officer for over twenty years. There's nothing he hasn't seen, nothing he can't deal with. He might be closing in on forty but he's still in good shape, his head on straight, his instincts sharp. Or so he thinks. Until Anna Johnson.   Hours before washing her dried blood from his body, Steve holds the young woman's hand in the wreckage of the car, comforting her as best as one stranger to another can in the most critical moment of her life. He's the last person she'll see. She's another tragic victim of the road. Another fatality. At the end of another shift.   Except she won't go away.   Pale blue eyes and porcelain skin framed by ebony hair haunt his sleep at night and his conscience during the day. Compelled to find out more about what, or who, caused Anna to lose control of the car that night, Steve goes looking for answers. But they're not easy to find. And the more he tries to do right, the more everyone tells him he's wrong, until – piece by piece – he can't be entirely sure of the difference any more.   As the autopilot driving his life falters – colleagues questioning his decisions, physical sensations he can't control, thoughts that leave him uneasy – the truth about Anna Johnson begins to unravel. And it's nothing like he expects.   Critical Incident is a gripping and heart-breaking contemporary page-turner, and the first book in the Code Zero police drama series   This book was previously published under the title No Further Action   "Emotionally charged." "You really want to read this book." "Terrific storyline." "A real page-turner and a must read for anyone who likes deep, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreakingly sad, explorations of the human condition."

"So nail-biting and, at the same time, touching."   Trusting others is one thing. But can you trust yourself?   Police Constable Neil Smith is terrified. He did something last night but he doesn't know what. He's on the floor of his bedroom with a raging hangover and bruised knuckles and no idea how he got there. The last thing he recalls is being fourteen miles away in another city, in another house, in another room. The other room was a student flat, its owner a young woman he met at a nightclub. She was fun, feisty, no strings, no conversation. A beautiful blonde who couldn't keep her hands off him. Just the kind of woman he likes…   Until she wasn't.   Prior to last night, Neil was young, free, single, and committed to only three things. His job, his French Bulldog Millie and, after a long tough shift, indulging in his favourite pastime – women. It hadn't always been that way. He was in love once, but she didn't feel the same. Before that, he was quiet, moody, ridiculed for the things he couldn't do and the faulty brain wiring that meant he had to work harder than everybody else to get to the same place. The taunts aimed his way would make him boil with rage and shame so that all he'd want to do is lash out.   Except all that was a long time ago now. Yet the past preys on his mind as he tries to remember the present. And when the messages start – warnings, threats, new taunts – he's forced to look inward to confront the terrifying prospect of who he's become. And what he might really be capable of.   Without Consent is a suspenseful and thought-provoking novel, and the second book in the emotionally gripping Code Zero series   "Kept me totally enthralled and guessing until the end." "Amazing book."

What happened before… The Isaacs had everything. Parents to twin teenagers, a boy and a girl, a large house in a secluded spot, money in the bank, good looks, nice cars, holidays abroad. The perfect family. The perfect life. Sacha wished they were her family. She wanted to be a part of them. And for a short time she was.   What's happening now… A single parent, Sacha thought she had struck the right balance between her career as a police officer and caring for her young son. Thought she was enough for him. But now that her father, her childminder to Jake, is moving over five hundred miles away, she's not so sure. Perhaps it's time to tell the truth. Except it's been years since she last spoke to the Isaacs. And that's a long time to keep a secret like the one she has.   What happens next… There are three things that will tear a family apart. Lies, fear, and death. But for Sacha, more damaging than any of these is regret. Because regret will make her wish, with every single cell in her body, that she could turn back the clock. And stop history repeating itself.   Next of Kin is a moving story of family dilemma, conflict, and a return to the past, and is the third book in the emotionally fuelled Code Zero police drama series   "Kept me absolutely absorbed. It has everything: high drama, terrifying moments, tender moments." "Few authors have the ability to tell a story with the intensity that Dyer does." "Kept me reading into the early hours" "Had me engaged from the start"  

"Realistic characters and believable plots that move quickly." "Few authors have the ability to tell a story with the intensity Dyer does."   The Code Zero police series is now available as a 3-book collection, beginning with the gripping and emotionally charged Critical Incident:   Good and bad. Right and wrong. Decent and indecent. The line that separates them is thinner than you think.   PC Steve Fuller has served as an officer for over twenty years. There's nothing he hasn't seen, nothing he can't deal with. He might be closing in on forty but he's still in good shape, his head on straight, his instincts sharp. Or so he thinks. Until Anna Johnson.   Hours before washing her dried blood from his body, Steve holds the young woman's hand in the wreckage of the car, comforting her as best as one stranger to another can in the most critical moment of her life. He's the last person she'll see. She's another tragic victim of the road. Another fatality. At the end of another shift.   Except she won't go away.   Pale blue eyes and porcelain skin framed by ebony hair haunt his sleep at night and his conscience during the day. Compelled to find out more about what, or who, caused Anna to lose control of the car that night, Steve goes looking for answers. But they're not easy to find. And the more he tries to do right, the more everyone tells him he's wrong, until – piece by piece – he can't be entirely sure of the difference any more.   As the autopilot driving his life falters – colleagues questioning his decisions, physical sensations he can't control, thoughts that leave him uneasy – the truth about Anna Johnson begins to unravel. And it's nothing like he expects.   "You really want to read this book." "Terrific storyline." "A real page-turner and a must read for anyone who likes deep, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreakingly sad, explorations of the human condition."