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    Dark Secret
    Her Husband's Secret
    Dead Secret
    Audiobook series4 titles

    D.S. Ava Merry and D.I. Jim Neal Series

    Written by Janice Frost

    Narrated by Madeleine Brolly

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    About this series

    Two students coming home from a drunken night out see something strange in the river. It is a young woman's body. Hours later, a second young woman's body is discovered on another stretch of the same river. DS Ava Merry and DI Jim Neal are assigned to both investigations. And they're joined by a new detective, Tom Knight. Soon a connection is found between the two dead women. A list of “victims” is discovered in one of their flats. Who will be next and what really happened to the women on this sinister list? In a thrilling conclusion, Jim Neal fights for his life as the two detectives struggle to solve a complex case involving people with secrets that may prove fatal.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherQUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateMay 3, 2018
    Dark Secret
    Her Husband's Secret
    Dead Secret

    Titles in the series (4)

    • 1

      Dead Secret
      Dead Secret

      Dead Secret

      Janice Frost
      4/5 - 6 ratings
      4/5 - 6 ratings

      Who killed Amy Hill? Amy Hill, a nineteen-year-old student, is strangled and her body dumped on open ground in the city. New police partners, D.I. Jim Neal and D.S. Ava Merry are called in to investigate this brutal crime. The last person to see Amy alive was Simon, the son of a family friend, but before he can be properly questioned he disappears. Detectives Neal and Merry are led on a trail of shocking family secrets and crimes. Can this duo track down the murderer before anyone else dies? Stopping this tragic cycle of violence will put D.S. Merry's life at risk in a thrilling and heart-stopping finale.

      Who killed Amy Hill? Amy Hill, a nineteen-year-old student, is strangled and her body dumped on open ground in the city. New police partners, D.I. Jim Neal and D.S. Ava Merry are called in to investigate this brutal crime. The last person to see Amy alive was Simon, the son of a family friend, but before he can be properly questioned he disappears. Detectives Neal and Merry are led on a trail of shocking family secrets and crimes. Can this duo track down the murderer before anyone else dies? Stopping this tragic cycle of violence will put D.S. Merry's life at risk in a thrilling and heart-stopping finale.

    • 2

      Dark Secret
      Dark Secret

      Dark Secret

      Janice Frost
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      Who killed Gray Mitchell? Gray Mitchell's body is found buried under fresh snowfall in the early hours of the morning outside Stromford Cathedral. D.I. Jim Neal and D.S. Ava Merry are called in to investigate. It seems that a number of people had motives to kill him, including Mitchell's partner. Then another shocking act of violence occurs, also connected to the cathedral. Detectives Neal and Merry's investigation reveals an intricate web of secrets connecting the crimes. But there is something the detectives have missed, the dark secret which can break open the case. In a breathtaking climax, Jim Neal fights for the life of someone very close to him.

      Who killed Gray Mitchell? Gray Mitchell's body is found buried under fresh snowfall in the early hours of the morning outside Stromford Cathedral. D.I. Jim Neal and D.S. Ava Merry are called in to investigate. It seems that a number of people had motives to kill him, including Mitchell's partner. Then another shocking act of violence occurs, also connected to the cathedral. Detectives Neal and Merry's investigation reveals an intricate web of secrets connecting the crimes. But there is something the detectives have missed, the dark secret which can break open the case. In a breathtaking climax, Jim Neal fights for the life of someone very close to him.

    • 3

      Her Husband's Secret
      Her Husband's Secret

      Her Husband's Secret

      Janice Frost
      0 ratings
      0 ratings

      IMAGINE YOUR HUSBAND WAS MURDERED. IMAGINE EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT THE PAST WAS A LIE. Two children sneak out on a freezing winter night, hoping to see a ghost. But instead they witness something far more terrifying. A man dumping a body… DS Ava Merry and DI Jim Neal are called in to investigate this perplexing murder. Eventually the dead man's wife is identified. But Laura Cameron's husband turns out to have kept many secrets from her. And when she goes to visit her old friends who live near where the murder happened, Laura enters a dark web of lies as she tries to dig into the past to discover the truth about what happened to her husband. Who killed her husband how does it tie into the past? Everything will be turned upside down in this twisting crime thriller. THE EAGERLY AWAITED MYSTERY BY BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JANICE FROST If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Ruth Rendell, or Mark Billingham you will be gripped by this exciting new crime fiction writer. THE DETECTIVES DS Ava Merry is a young policewoman, recently promoted to detective sergeant. She is fitness fanatic with a taste for dangerous relationships. DI Jim Neal is single dad who juggles his devotion to his job with caring for his son. DS MERRY amp; DI NEAL SERIES 1: DEAD SECRET 2: DARK SECRET 3: HER HUSBAND'S SECRET

      IMAGINE YOUR HUSBAND WAS MURDERED. IMAGINE EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT THE PAST WAS A LIE. Two children sneak out on a freezing winter night, hoping to see a ghost. But instead they witness something far more terrifying. A man dumping a body… DS Ava Merry and DI Jim Neal are called in to investigate this perplexing murder. Eventually the dead man's wife is identified. But Laura Cameron's husband turns out to have kept many secrets from her. And when she goes to visit her old friends who live near where the murder happened, Laura enters a dark web of lies as she tries to dig into the past to discover the truth about what happened to her husband. Who killed her husband how does it tie into the past? Everything will be turned upside down in this twisting crime thriller. THE EAGERLY AWAITED MYSTERY BY BEST-SELLING AUTHOR JANICE FROST If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Ruth Rendell, or Mark Billingham you will be gripped by this exciting new crime fiction writer. THE DETECTIVES DS Ava Merry is a young policewoman, recently promoted to detective sergeant. She is fitness fanatic with a taste for dangerous relationships. DI Jim Neal is single dad who juggles his devotion to his job with caring for his son. DS MERRY amp; DI NEAL SERIES 1: DEAD SECRET 2: DARK SECRET 3: HER HUSBAND'S SECRET

    • 4

      Their Fatal Secrets
      Their Fatal Secrets

      Their Fatal Secrets

      Janice Frost
      4/5 - 6 ratings
      4/5 - 6 ratings

      Two students coming home from a drunken night out see something strange in the river. It is a young woman's body. Hours later, a second young woman's body is discovered on another stretch of the same river. DS Ava Merry and DI Jim Neal are assigned to both investigations. And they're joined by a new detective, Tom Knight. Soon a connection is found between the two dead women. A list of “victims” is discovered in one of their flats. Who will be next and what really happened to the women on this sinister list? In a thrilling conclusion, Jim Neal fights for his life as the two detectives struggle to solve a complex case involving people with secrets that may prove fatal.

      Two students coming home from a drunken night out see something strange in the river. It is a young woman's body. Hours later, a second young woman's body is discovered on another stretch of the same river. DS Ava Merry and DI Jim Neal are assigned to both investigations. And they're joined by a new detective, Tom Knight. Soon a connection is found between the two dead women. A list of “victims” is discovered in one of their flats. Who will be next and what really happened to the women on this sinister list? In a thrilling conclusion, Jim Neal fights for his life as the two detectives struggle to solve a complex case involving people with secrets that may prove fatal.

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