Lambert & Hook Mysteries (Books 9–15)

By J.M. Gregson

Deal Ends: Wed 15th April

GET SEVEN PAGE-TURNING BRITISH MURDER MYSTERIES SET IN THE STUNNING COTSWOLD HILLS.PRAISE FOR J. M. GREGSON:‘Begins with quiet observation before pouncing to murderous effect.’ Sunday Express‘A chilling story that never flags from start to finish.’ Bolton Evening NewsPerfect for fans of Stella Cameron, Rebecca Tope, L.J. Ross, Joy Ellis, M.C. Beaton or Faith Martin.MEET THE DETECTIVESEntering middle age, Superintendent John Lambert has a lifetime of experience under his belt. He may be less spirited than he was in his youth. And more reluctant to leave the peaceful bliss of the garden or the golf course. But his policeman’s instincts are sharp and unshakeable.Detective Sergeant Bert Hook is five years Lambert’s junior, but his ponderous gait and demeanour make him seem the older of the two. His village bobby exterior conceals a shrewd and active brain.THE SETTINGMuch of the Cotswolds is made up of villages busy with their own concerns. They’re connected by hawthorn-edged lanes and separated by the River Severn, which traces a serpentine route between farmlands, cricket fields, and ancient cathedral cities. There are tracts where the river scarcely moves, passing between rich, green valleys. And all manner of things get trapped here by the low-hanging boughs of willows.READERS LOVE LAMBERT AND HOOK:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I could just read his books over and over.’ Leyla⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Everything that an English mystery should be!’ lcb⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Despite stiff competition Gregson is one of the best.’ John LIN THIS SEVEN-BOOK BOX SET:BOOK 9: ACCIDENT BY DESIGNAt Walter Fletcher’s funeral, they call it an ‘Accidental Death’. But as the old man’s granddaughter studies the solemn graveside faces, she wonders who’s inwardly rejoicing. And the girl’s suspicions of foul play soon prove well founded.BOOK 10: BODY POLITICChristmas in the Cotswolds was arctic. But as the ice melts in a unseasonably mild Janaury, the grotesquely bloated body of Raymond Keane bobs to the surface of the dark pond beneath the trees. As the local MP, Keane had no shortage of disgruntled constituents, but the five likely candidates all have perfect alibis . . .BOOK 11: GIRL GONE MISSINGWhen the body of missing schoolgirl Alison Watts is found by Chepstow Castle, Lambert and Hook uncover a web of lies beneath her innocent image — and a town full of suspects with something to hide.BOOK 12: MALICE AFORETHOUGHTA man's body is found propped up against the stone wall of a village churchyard. It's Ted Giles, well-loved chemistry teacher with a hidden life as a male escort. With ex-wives, lovers, and clients all under suspicion, can they narrow down the list of would-be killers to find the real murderer?BOOK 13: AN UNSUITABLE DEATHThe body of a beautiful woman is found, posed in prayer, on the altar steps of Hereford Cathedral. Is it the work of a serial killer? Lambert and Hook begin to suspect this is the work of a daring copycat killer and now they have two murderers to bring to justice.BOOK 14: AN ACADEMIC DEATHHistory lecturer Matthew Upson is found in the Malvern Hills with a bullet lodged in his head. He doesn’t seem like a typical troublemaker, but Lambert and Hook soon have a long list of suspects. And they know one of them is lying.BOOK 15: DEATH ON THE ELEVENTH HOLEAt the eleventh hole, Sergeant Hook’s golf game is interrupted by the body of a young woman lying in a shallow ditch. The Detectives must question everyone from her murky past to find her killer and no one is willing to talk.