Alison Belsham

A body in a cave. A family full of secrets. And time running out before the killer strikes again… The case is one of the strangest Detective Lexi Bennett has ever seen. In a cave beneath a vineyard, ayoung woman wearing angel wings lies dead, her baby daughter crawling nearby. Among the green vines and the rolling hills, Lexi finds no shortage of motives. The owner of the vineyard claims to be the father of the victim’s child, and his wife was clearly furious with her rival. But when another woman is found dead in angel wings, her baby abandoned beside her, Lexi is certain the killer is following a strange and personal ritual. Under pressure to arrest the obvious suspect and out on a limb, Lexi ignores her boss and follows her gut, deep into the past. When she’s attacked, she knows she’s on the right track. But the killer already has his next victim in his sights… and Lexi will have to risk everything to stop him. For fans of Angela Marsons, Karin Slaughter and Val McDermid, The Innocent Angels will keep you hooked from the first page to the final shocking reveal. See what readers are saying about the Detective Lexi Bennett ‘ 5 WELL-DESERVED STARS! You will want to read this in one sitting because you are on the edge of your seat the entire time … I was mad at life getting in the way!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ Superb … thrilling… so intense in the lead up to its heart-pounding finale, I needed a good lie down when I was done to get my heart rate back to normal as well as uncurling my fingers from gripping my kindle so tight! ’ Once Upon a Time Book Reviews , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ WOW!!!! This book was AMAZING!!!! Detective Lexi Bennett is such an amazing character and I can’t wait to get to read the rest of this series!!… Absolutely obsessed with this book and cannot recommend it enough!! ’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ WOW . I don't know how to put into words how amazing this book was… I was on my seat the whole time… A MUST-READ .’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I read the last 25% with my heart in my mouth! … a rollercoaster of a read… I’m devastated there are no more to read, I could easily devour another 10!! ’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I have no idea how a written review will do justice for this brilliant book… hooked from the very first page… I devoured in one sitting. My pulse racing from the tension created in the pages … brilliant… impossible to put down .’ Little Miss Book Lover 87 , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I could NOT put this book down . 5 stars over and over and over again .’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The girl lies on the dark ground, one arm flung out as if she is still looking for someone to help her. But her wide eyes are staring upwards, and Lexi knows that it is too late… Detective Lexi Bennett is walking through the quiet Canterbury streets when she hears screaming. Rushing towards the sound, she finds the body of a teenage girl lying beneath one of the city’s ancient towers. Lexi looks up at the cold grey stone, and vows that she will find answers. Did the girl jump or fall… or was she pushed? Olivia ’s distraught parents say their daughter was a talented musician with everything to live for. Lexi’s nephew, Sam , who knew Olivia, tearfully insists that she would never have taken her own life. But when a note is found, Lexi reluctantly wraps up the case. Then another teenager is found dead on a deserted path beneath a cliff. Lexi is certain there’s a link, especially when she learns that the boy was a musician too. His note uses the same phrases as Olivia’s, and when a second person’s footprints are found at the scene, Lexi realises she is on the track of a master manipulator… and ruthless killer. With her boss still unconvinced that the deaths are murders, Lexi races to find proof to back up her hunch, and to understand what lies behind these evil attacks on vulnerable children. And then she gets a call that fills her with dread. Her nephew Sam is missing. Can Lexi outsmart a truly brutal monster, or will her own family pay the price?

They lie on the hillside, wearing matching white dresses, tiaras in their blonde hair. Each of them clutches a red rose. They could be sleeping, but frost shines on the lashes of their wide blue eyes, frozen open forever… Detective Lexi Bennett is devastated when she finds the two teenagers lying side by side on the quiet green hillside, their throats cut. Convinced this is no ordinary killer, she vows to draw on all her profiling experience to find justice for these beautiful girls who will never have the chance to grow up. But when the victims are identified as Lucy and Eden Carter, Lexi’s blood turns cold. The sisters were triplets – and the third girl, Paige , is missing. The case suddenly feels frighteningly personal. Lexi was a triplet too, and she and her sisters were abducted as teens. Two of them escaped but Lexi’s dreams are still haunted by memories of the faceless man who took them, and her sister Rose , who she never saw again. Her boss thinks she’s too close to the case, but Lexi is sure the monster who took her is back with a message. She throws herself into the investigation, hunting down every clue, certain that time is running out to save Paige. Then she returns home to find the back door open and Rose’s diary on the kitchen table. As she traces her beloved sister’s handwriting, her heart breaking, Lexi swears she will not rest until this brutal monster is caught. Will the diary help her find him before Paige is killed? Or is she walking into a trap designed just for her?

Has the ancient Egyptian cult of immortality resurfaced in Brighton? When a freshly-mummified body is discovered at the Brighton Museum of Natural History, Detective Francis Sullivan is at a loss to identify the desiccated woman. But as Egyptian burial jars of body parts with cryptic messages attached start appearing, he realises he has a serial killer on his hands. Revenge, obsession and an ancient religion form a potent mix, unleashing a wave of terror throughout the city. Caught in a race against time while battling his own demons, Francis must fight to uncover the true identity of the Embalmer before it's too late...

A gripping new detective series set in Brighton for readers who enjoy Peter James' Roy Grace series.When a young woman is attacked and left fighting to survive in hospital, the police are pulled into a race against time to save her life. But just 24 hours later, she dies and a deadly tattoo is discovered on her body. And when another young woman disappears, Detective Francis Sullivan and his team fear a serial killer walks the streets of Brighton. His team identify a suspect, Alex Mullins, son of Francis's lover, Marni. Can Francis forget their shared past and save the next victim before it is too late?

A policeman on his first murder case A tattoo artist with a deadly secret And a twisted serial killer sharpening his blades to kill again... When Brighton tattoo artist Marni Mullins discovers a flayed body, newly-promoted DI Francis Sullivan needs her help. There's a serial killer at large, slicing tattoos from his victims' bodies while they're still alive. Marni knows the tattooing world like the back of her hand, but has her own reasons to distrust the police. So when she identifies the killer's next target, will she tell Sullivan or go after the Tattoo Thief alone?

Uma mulher, jovem, é vítima de um ataque e encontra-se agora entre a vida e a morte, lutando pela sua sobrevivência na cama de um hospital. Numa corrida contra o tempo, a polícia é chamada a intervir, mas volvidas 24 horas após o crime ela morre, e é descoberta no seu corpo uma tatuagem… cuja tinta, letal, se revela ser a arma do crime. Quando desaparece uma segunda mulher nas ruas de Brighton, o detetive Francis Sullivan teme estar a lidar com um assassínio em série. A sua equipa identifica um suspeito, Alex Mullins, filho da companheira de Francis, Marni. Conseguirá Francis colocar de lado um passado em comum e salvar a próxima vítima antes que seja tarde demais?