BY THE SAME AUTHOR
THE INSPECTOR ANDY HORTON SERIES
DEADLY WATERS
The head teacher of a struggling school is found brutally murdered in Langstone Harbour and DI Andy Horton is given a week to find the killer before being shunted off the case. Is it a senseless murder by an unhinged killer or does someone close to the head have a motive for murder? With the clock ticking, Horton is soon forced to take a decision that will put his life on the line.
"An entertaining read in an engaging series for British procedural fans." Booklist
THE SUFFOCATING SEA
DI Horton is called to investigate a suspicious fire on board a boat. As he views the charred remains he knows the investigation will be like no other. Soon he is forced to confront the past, not just the victim's but the mystery surrounding his mother's disappearance over thirty years ago. As the pieces of a long ago puzzle begin to unravel, Horton is called upon to face a dangerous adversary who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out.
"Rowson adds an appealing hero to the British procedural ranks." Kirkus Reviews
DEAD MAN'S WHARF
An elderly resident, in a nursing home suffering from dementia, claims she's been attacked by an intruder. Horton is ready to dismiss it as senile rambling until he discovers that her room-mate has died, the dead woman's belongings are missing and her son, convicted for armed robbery, has been found dead in his cell. Horton is caught up in a complex investigation that has far-reaching international implications and a web of intrigue, deception and corruption that stretches back into the past.
"Rowson turns out an exemplary procedural with the requisite plot twists, double-crosses and all loose ends tied up neatly in a sailor's knot." Kirkus Starred Review
BLOOD ON THE SAND
Horton's holiday peace is shattered when, on an abandoned golf course on the Isle of Wight, he finds himself facing a distraught young woman with a gun in her hand, leaning over a corpse in one of the discarded bunkers. When she professes to be the dead man's sister and psychic, Horton's old adversary, DCI Birch, is convinced she is a mentally disturbed killer, but Horton disagrees.
"Like Ed McBain, Rowson works many subtle variations on the procedural formula. A definite winner in the crowded field of British procedurals." Booklist
FOOTSTEPS ON THE SHORE
Friday the thirteenth begins badly for DI Andy Horton when he wakes to find his Harley has been vandalized and his boss, DCI Lorraine Bliss, has returned early from her secondment to HQ. Then, convicted murderer, Luke Felton, released on licence, is reported missing and a decomposed corpse is washed up in Portsmouth Harbour. Horton is under pressure to get results, but things are about to get much worse for the beleaguered detective…
"Andy Horton is an especially good series hero, a likeable fellow with plenty of street smarts and the requisite personal baggage. Procedural fans who haven't already read Rowson should be encouraged to do so in the strongest possible terms." Booklist
A KILLING COAST
When a body is found floating in the sea off Portsmouth Harbour, Horton initially judges it to be an accidental death. Soon though, to his dismay, he discovers he's got it very wrong. With no clear motive for the murder, Horton is sucked into a baffling investigation that he is determined to resolve despite the odds. Not only does he need to find a brutal killer, but Horton now has to prove to himself, and others, that he is still up to the job.
"Multi-layered, twisted, and complex... a surprising conclusion and a satisfying read." Booklist
DEATH LIES BENEATH
When ex con, Daryl Woodley is found dead on the marshes bordering Langstone Harbour the Intelligence Directorate believe his murder is linked to big time crook Marty Stapleton currently serving time in prison. DI Horton attends Woodley's funeral in the hope it will give them a lead in an investigation that has drawn a blank at every turn. It does but not in the way he or anyone expected. A body found on a rotting boat being salvaged in Portsmouth Harbour throws Horton into a complex and frustrating investigation.
"A treat for fans of the puzzle-box mystery." Kirkus Reviews
UNDERCURRENT
When naval historian Dr Douglas Spalding is found dead in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard, Superintendent Uckfield of the Major Crime Team is adamant it is suicide. Then another body is found in similar circumstances and Horton is convinced they're looking at murder. Whichever way he turns, he finds the deaths have all the hallmarks of a cover up, but who is behind it and why? Soon Horton begins to find disturbing similarities with his own private investigations into the disappearance of his mother thirty years ago.
"Rowson successfully pilots the complex storyline, filled with wild speculations and a slew of suspects, to a fitting conclusion." Publishers Weekly
DEATH SURGE
A telephone call from a frantic Sergeant Cantelli to say that his nephew, Johnnie Oslow, is missing cuts short Detective Inspector Horton's sailing trip to France. Summoned back to the Isle of Wight, Horton learns that Johnnie has not shown up for racing during Cowes Week. Then the charred remains of a body discovered in one of the disused tunnels at the Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth brings the arrival of Detective Chief Superintendent Sawyer of the Intelligence Directorate and Agent Harriet Eames of Europol. What began as the hunt for a missing man becomes the search for a ruthless killer . . .
"As usual, Rowson offers up a thorny, multifaceted plot; a profusion of unusual twists; a likable yet complex hero; and plenty of fast-paced, knuckle-biting action." Booklist
ALSO BY THE SAME AUTHOR
IN COLD DAYLIGHT
An award winning thriller about one man's quest to discover the truth behind the deaths of fire fighters.
Voted third in an online poll as the most popular novel for World Book Day 2008
Fire fighter Jack Bartholomew dies whilst trying to put out a fire in a derelict building. Was it an accident or arson? Marine Artist Adam Greene doesn't know, only that he has lost his closest friend. He attends the funeral ready to mourn when another funeral intrudes upon his thoughts, and one he has tried very hard to forget for the last fifteen years. But before he has time to digest this, or discover the identity of the stranger stalking him, Jack's house is ransacked. Unaware of the risks he is running Adam soon finds himself caught up in a mysterious and dangerous web of deceit. By exposing a secret that has lain dormant for years Adam is forced to face his own dark secrets, and as the facts reveal themselves the prospects for his survival look bleak. But Adam knows there is no turning back; he has to get to the truth no matter what the cost, even if it means his life.
"A fast-paced, enjoyable book with many twists and turns." Reviewing the Evidence
IN FOR THE KILL
A compelling thriller about what happens to one man when his identity is stolen.
Alex Albury has it all: a successful business, a luxurious house, a family. Then one September morning the police burst into his home and arrest him. Now, three and a half years later, newly released from Camp Hill Prison on the Isle of Wight, Alex is intent on finding the man who stole his identity and framed him for fraud and embezzlement. All he knows is his name: James Andover. But who is he? Where is he? Alex embarks on his quest to track down Andover, but with the trail cold he is frustrated at every turn. Worse, he finds himself under suspicion by the police. The pressure is on and Alex has to unearth the answers and quick. But time is running out. For Alex the future looks bleak and soon he is left with the option - to kill or be killed.
"Rowson's novels are the classic page-turners. She weaves terrific plots around memorable characters." Hampshire Life Magazine
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