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Blood Trail: A Yorkshire Murder Mystery (DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers 10) 31/05/2022

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A gruesome tradition, a blood-spattered crime scene, and a killer hiding in plain sight.

Detective Harry Grimm is a worried man. When a group of vigilante locals start patrolling the Dales in response to a recent spate of crimes, he is forced to warn them off. Things only get more complicated when he is called out to multiple crime scenes – each with plenty of blood but no bodies.

Very soon, though, body parts start turning up. Delivered in a way that echoes a local poem and an old-but-grisly village ceremony. Faced with the bloody evidence in front of him, Grimm soon realises that his worst fears have come true: someone has already taken the law into their own hands.

With an ancient tradition being used to commit modern-day murder, can this battle-scarred detective stop the lanes of the Dales running red with blood?

Blood Trail is the tenth book in the riveting Harry Grimm police procedural series. If you like compelling characters, twisting plots, and beautiful British countryside settings, then you’ll love David J. Gatward’s nail-biting mystery.

Blood Trail is the tenth book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales. Perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J. D. Kirk, Adam Croft, Simon McCleave, Alex Smith, J. M. Dalgliesh, J. E. Mayhew, and J. R. Ellis.

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One Bad Turn: A DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thriller 03/03/2022

by David J. Gatward

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A murderous puzzle.

A compromised crime scene.

One DCI whose determination to nail the killer could cost him his life …

Detective Harry Grimm can’t catch a break. When his much-needed vacation is interrupted by a call reporting a decomposed corpse, he races home to examine the gruesome remains. Learning the young woman was tortured, he’s stunned when the peaceful countryside site explodes, destroying evidence and causing more death.

Uncovering clues from the victim’s car, Grimm struggles to keep up with a cunning killer when he discovers yet another body. But when the seasoned DCI examines the grisly murder and compares forensics, he’s alarmed when the patterns match those of a brutal drug dealer he put behind bars years back.

Can this hardened cop nab a wily crook before his own blood stains the picturesque dales?

One Bad Turn is the ninth book in the gripping Harry Grimm police procedural series. If you like high-stakes drama, wounded heroes, and unexpected twists, then you’ll love David J. Gatward’s thrilling cat-and-mouse chase.

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One Bad Turn is the ninth book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales, and perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J.R. Ellis, Margaret Mayhew, Jeanne M. Dams, J. M. Dalgliesh, Roger Silverwood, J. D. Kirk, Adam Croft, and Simon McCleave

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Grimm Up North: A Yorkshire Murder Mystery (DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers 1) 08/07/2020

by David J. Gatward

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A young woman vanishes without a trace. Can an ex-soldier-turned-copper keep a mystery from becoming a tragedy?

Bristol, England. DCI Harry Grimm carries his horrific IED scars both inside and out. But when the ex-paratrooper’s obsession with tracking down his murderous father nearly throws an investigation, the dyed-in-the-wool city dweller is horrified to be reassigned to North Yorkshire’s rural backwater. Determined to escape his exile of parking tickets and lost lambs, he does his best to alienate the locals… until a teen disappears.

Well-acquainted with the ugly desires of human traffickers, Grimm fears the victim may have already met a gruesome end. So when he and his team make an awful discovery, his instinct for trouble tells him he’s stumbled across a special type of scum who could be hiding in plain sight.

Will the hard-nosed investigator nail his prey before the town mourns one of its own?

Grimm Up North is the gripping first book in the Harry Grimm crime fiction series. If you like driven but appealing heroes, British countryside settings, and a dollop of humor, then you’ll love David J. Gatward's fish-out-of-water suspense.

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Grimm Up North is the first book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales. Perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J. D. Kirk, Adam Croft, Simon McCleave, Alex Smith, J. M. Dalgliesh, J. E. Mayhew, and J. R. Ellis.

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Cold Sanctuary: A Yorkshire Murder Mystery (DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers 8) 22/12/2021

by David J. Gatward

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You can't always shelter from the storm...

With good friends, a new romance, and now even his own dog, DCI Harry Grimm’s new life in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales seems too good to be true.

So, when the mangled body of a local farmer is found in a hay baler, and one of his own team is beaten half to death, he realises that perhaps it is.

In a place that prides itself on the warmth of its welcome, Harry and his team are about to discover just how cold things can get. Because some people are more welcome than others. And the hills can hide the darkest of sins.

Cold Sanctuary is the eighth book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales, and perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J.R. Ellis, Margaret Mayhew, Jeanne M. Dams, J. M. Dalgliesh, Roger Silverwood, J. D. Kirk, Adam Croft, and Simon McCleave

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Best Served Cold: A Yorkshire Murder Mystery (DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers 2) 16/10/2020

by David J. Gatward

( 5,677 )

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What started in the playground will finish in blood.

North Yorkshire, England. Detective Chief Inspector Harry Grimm is reluctantly easing into life in the dales. As he gradually acclimatises to the slower pace of the countryside while awaiting a return to the city, he’s called out to inspect a farmer’s crushed body. And despite the doctor on-site declaring it a tragic mishap, the seasoned police officer rolls up his sleeves when evidence points to foul play.

Frustrated with the lack of witnesses and suspects, Grimm whips his easy-going team into action when a second corpse is found. With a single gruesome clue connecting the two victims, and the not-so-quiet village forced into self-imposed lockdown, the city-bred cop hunts for a link lethal enough to lead to murder…

Can he stop the picturesque countryside from becoming a blood-filled cemetery?

Best Served Cold is the riveting second book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime fiction series. If you like square pegs jammed into round holes, deeply textured plots, and lively local colour, then you’ll love David J. Gatward's page-turning puzzle.

Buy Grimm Up North to plough up the gruesome truth today!

Best Served Cold is the second book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales. Perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J. D. Kirk, Adam Croft, Simon McCleave, Alex Smith, J. M. Dalgliesh, J. E. Mayhew, and J. R. Ellis.

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Death's Requiem: A Yorkshire Murder Mystery (DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers 6) 30/06/2021

by David J. Gatward

( 5,018 )

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Music can be murder.

When the body of internationally-renowned vocalist Gareth Jones is found hanging in the tower of a church, the walls daubed in occult symbols, the world of classical music, and the local dales community in which he grew up, is shaken to its core.

With the worst winter in years sweeping through Wensleydale, the spectre of a friend’s death haunting one of his team, and a killer driven by forces darker than he could ever imagine, Grimm and his team are up against the creator of not just a masterpiece, but a symphony of pain.

And it’s up to Harry to make sure that when the curtain comes down, there’s no chance of an encore…

Death's Requiem is the sixth book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales, and perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J.R. Ellis, Margaret Mayhew, Jeanne M. Dams, J. M. Dalgliesh, Roger Silverwood, J. D. Kirk, Adam Croft, Alex Smith, and Simon McCleave

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Fair Game: A DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thriller 31/08/2022

by David J. Gatward

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When the body of an elderly farmworker is found in a remote woodland, his leg severed by a Victorian mantrap, DCI Harry Grimm’s investigation soon reveals that the victim is a well-known poacher. Disturbing similarities are then found with a series of murders across the county.

With landowners, animal rights activists, farmers, and local game keepers soon under suspicion, Harry realises that this is only the beginning. But when his own personal life is then held under the microscope, he knows that cracking this case may also break him.

Is this the work of a serial killer, or is there something even darker at work, where organised crime, bribery and murder are the order of the day? And can a detective with everything to lose risk it all to bring the worst kind of criminals to justice?

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Restless Dead: A DCI Grimm Mystery (DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers 5) 30/04/2021

by David J. Gatward

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Be careful what you wish for.

When no nonsense retired Army Colonel James Fletcher starts seeing his recently deceased wife around the house again, his friends and family are more than a little worried.

But when James turns up dead, and the accident that killed him is found to be anything but, DCI Harry Grimm and his team must uncover the grisly truth before anyone else falls prey.

In a house torn in two by ghosts and betrayal, Harry may soon find that death isn’t always the end. Sometimes, it’s only the beginning...

Restless Dead is the fifth book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales, and perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J.R. Ellis, Margaret Mayhew, Jeanne M. Dams, J. M. Dalgliesh, Roger Silverwood, J. D. Kirk, Adam Croft, and Simon McCleave

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Shooting Season: DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers 4 28/02/2021

by David J. Gatward

( 5,148 )

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If fame goes to your head, don’t lose it.

When thriller writer Charlie Baker disappears after launching his latest novel, it looks to DCI Harry Grimm like the fame went to his head—and the booze, too.

Until Charlie turns up dead, a post-mortem reveals something more sinister than suicide, and Harry is faced with too many suspects and not enough answers.

With shocking secrets to expose, unthinkable pasts to uncover, and his own darkness to final put to rest, revealing the killer’s identity could well turn out to be the most challenging case of Harry’s career.

Assuming that he still has one once’s he’s dealt with his own murderous father...

Shooting Season is the fourth book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales, and perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J.R. Ellis, Margaret Mayhew, Jeanne M. Dams, J. M. Dalgliesh, Roger Silverwood, J. D. Kirk, Adam Croft, and Simon McCleave

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Corpse Road: A Yorkshire Murder Mystery (DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers 3) 21/12/2020

by David J. Gatward

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To catch the hunter, become the prey.

When the body of a female backpacker is found on the Yorkshire moors, the killer seems obvious, the motive clear.

If only.

Because Grimm and his team are up against not just a murderer, but a predator, and when the key suspect disappears, it’s only a matter of time before another body is found.

To catch one of the most dangerous killers he has ever faced, and to have any chance of staying alive himself, Grimm will need to not only draw on his skills as a detective, but as a soldier, and to trust his team with his life as he goes to war once more.

But at least he won’t have to eat cheese and cake.

Hopefully.

Corpse Road is the third book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales, and perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J. D. Kirk, , Adam Croft, Simon McCleave, Alex Smith, J. M. Dalgliesh, J. E. Mayhew, and J. R. Ellis.

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Blood Sport: A DCI Grimm Mystery (The DCI Harry Grimm Mysteries Book 7) 30/09/2021

by David J. Gatward

( 4,639 )

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Some games have teeth.

When the bloody remains of a missing gamekeeper’s dog are discovered on the moors, it soon becomes clear to DCI Harry Grimm and his team that this was no wild animal attack.

Thrust into the violent, money-driven world of illegal dog fighting, and with the worst humanity has to offer seemingly always one step ahead, Harry’s need for justice, and his own fragile self-control, will be tested to the limit.

Some people will do anything for money.

And one detective will do anything to stop them.

Blood Sport is the seventh book in the DCI Harry Grimm crime thriller series, set in the Yorkshire Dales, and perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J. D. Kirk, , Adam Croft, Simon McCleave, Alex Smith, J. M. Dalgliesh, J. E. Mayhew, and J. R. Ellis.

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Padre: Jaws of Hell 17/06/2020

by David J. Gatward

( 134 )

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Tarantino meets Andy McNab meets the mother of all Korean gore fests!

Ex-SAS trooper and army padre Alex Carter has killed men and slayed demons. Now all he has to do is save humanity from total annihilation.

Thrust into a world of Nazis, demonic forces, and the occult, Alex will lead his team into the very heart of darkness to carry out the most audacious rescue mission in history.

If they survive, it will be a miracle. If they don’t? Not even the dead will walk the Earth.

Jaws of Hell is the third book in the Padre series. Perfect for fans of Jonathan Maberry, Stephen Leather, Larry Correia, Karl Drinkwater, Guy N. Smith, and F. Paul Wilson.

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