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An der flachen Küste von Essex, tief im Herzen von Southend-on-Sea, wird in einer Kleingartenanlage die Leiche eines Mannes entdeckt, halbnackt und schwer verstümmelt. Die Ermittlung fällt schnell an DS Tomek Bowen von der Essex Police, der dreißig Jahre zuvor seinen toten Bruder eines Abends nach der Schule an einem ähnlichen Ort und in ähnlicher Verfassung gefunden hatte. Der Mord an seinem Bruder war zufällig gewesen, eine brutale und böse Tat, für die sein Mörder zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt wurde.

DS Tomek Bowens Leben war schon immer kompliziert, aber seine Welt wird auf den Kopf gestellt, als er erfährt, dass er eine dreizehnjährige Tochter hat. Vom Dienst suspendiert und mit der Vorstellung der Vaterschaft kämpfend, wird er unerwartet zurück zur Arbeit gerufen: Ein Schulmädchen wurde entführt, nachdem es in das Auto eines Fremden gestiegen ist. Nun wieder eingesetzt, muss Tomek durch eine explosive Ermittlung navigieren und gleichzeitig versuchen, eine Beziehung zu dem Kind aufzubauen, mit dem er nie gerechnet hatte. Doch während die Suche sich intensiviert, quält ihn eine Frage.

Als eines kalten Dezembermorgens in Essex der Nebel sich lichtet, offenbart sich ein Albtraum. Die Leiche der 17-jährigen Lily Monteith wird auf einem Feld gefunden, ihr Mord erschreckend einzigartig-nur für sie entworfen. DS Tomek Bowen, der zwischen einer anspruchsvollen Ermittlung und seinem Leben als alleinerziehender Vater jongliert, deckt eine beunruhigende Verbindung zwischen Lilys Tod und einer Reihe ungelöster Morde aus vergangenen Jahren auf. Die Tötungen hörten abrupt auf-aber jetzt scheint der Raubtier zurück zu sein.

The DS Tomek Bowen Series are fast-paced crime fiction stories featuring DS Tomek Bowen. The third set of three full-length audiobooks in this gripping series are brought together for the first time in this great value boxset.

When the body of a homeless man is discovered on Southend seafront, wedged between the beach huts of Thorpe Bay, the people of Essex don’t raise an eyebrow. But when the post-mortem reveals the identity to be that of local MP, Herbert Tucker, the town begins to sit up.

Henry Matheson owns the drug trade in East London. To his competitors, he’s feared. To his customers, he’s God. To the police, he’s untouchable. But when the smoldering remains of Henry’s closest competitor are discovered dangling from a lamppost in the middle of his estate, one man decides to take him on: Jake Tanner. But he can’t do it alone. And with The Cabal’s clandestine network of corrupt officers threatening him and his family at every turn, Jake doesn’t know who to trust.

Dead men can’t speak. When Danny Cipriano’s body is discovered buried in a concrete tomb at the London Olympic Stadium, one thing becomes clear: the former leader of The Crimsons knew too much. And somebody wanted him silenced. For good. Only problem is, DC Jake Tanner thinks he knows who...

As the flames rise, so do the secrets. When the charred remains of a body are found in the quaint Surrey Hills, the trauma of DI Stephanie Broadbent’s past is reignited. The victim has been burned alive. No clues. No witnesses. Soon every lead turns to ash. When another body appears, Stephanie uncovers a connection that threatens to set the world — and more bodies — alight. If she is to catch the killer, she must step into the flames and face her fears.

When a powerful tidal surge churns up a set of bones deep in the marshes of South Essex, DS Tomek Bowen’s hopes for a quiet winter are quickly washed away. Forensic examination reveals the remains belonged to a young child who died more than thirty years before. Who was the victim? Why was he killed? And why does his death bear such striking resemblance to Tomek’s brother’s? This Christmas, Tomek could get one or two more presents than he bargained for. Death’s Past is the enthralling tenth book in the DS Tomek Bowen Essex Murder Mystery series by Jack Probyn.

On the dark web, nobody can hear you scream Inside a London art gallery, a young couple are brutally murdered in a chilling tableau: their bodies dismembered, the word “liar” visibly inscribed on the woman’s chest. DC Jake Tanner, still suffering from the mental and physical toll of his...

Southend-on-Sea, Essex: Detective Sergeant Tomek Bowen — driven, dogged, and haunted by the death of his brother — is called to one of the most shocking crime scenes he has ever seen. A man has been ritualistically murdered and dumped in an allotment near the local airport. Early investigations indicate this was a man with a past. A past that earned him many enemies. But when another victim is found murdered under similar circumstances, it becomes clear that Bowen is on the trail of a serial offender.

Jake Tanner, a trainee detective constable with Croydon CID, is eager to impress his bosses. So when a body is found face-down in the city’s farmlands, head crushed, split in two, Jake jumps at the opportunity. The victim is soon identified as Zeke Harrison. A successful businessman and philanthropist. A man who had it all. But, as the investigation into his death develops, it becomes clear that Zeke had more secrets than success.

Summertime in the heart of London. It's hot, it's humid, and to make matters worse, two brothers orchestrate the deadliest terrorist attack the city has ever seen. As three airport-bound trains come to a complete standstill, and thousands of passengers are taken hostage, the terrorists elect DC Jake Tanner to be a pawn in their twisted game. If he arrives late or breaks the rules on this dangerous scavenger hunt, there will be terrifying consequences.

Thirty years ago, the people of Guildford were haunted by a figure who crept into children’s bedrooms and watched them sleep. When he left, he left behind a single party balloon. And then he vanished. The visits stopped. Now it’s happening again. Has The Bogeyman returned or is a copycat terrorising a new generation of victims? With pressure mounting and panic rising, DI Stephanie Broadbent must untangle the past to stop a predator stalking the present. But what she finds may bring her closer to home than she ever expected…

Books included in this collection: BOOK 4—DEATH’S KISS, BOOK 5—DEATH’S TASTE, and BOOK 6—DEATH’S ANGEL.

The Voodoo Killer is the pulse-pounding first book in the DI Stephanie Broadbent crime thriller series by Jack Probyn. If you love fast-paced British police procedurals filled with memorable characters, mind-bending twists that will keep you guessing to the last moment, and oodles of black humor, you'll love this series.

First, he takes you. Then he cuts you. Again and again, until your last breath slips away. DS Tomek Bowen is back from a short suspension that nearly derailed his career, and he wants to hit the ground running. But an unexpected phone call from prison shakes his focus — and threatens to pull him into a web of lies and betrayal. It isn't until a witness comes forward, reporting a missing persons case, that Tomek is reminded of his priorities. Somebody has been abducted, and now their slow, torturous death is being documented live on the Dark Web. One life-ending cut at a time…

Annabelle Lake thought she recognised the Ford Fiesta waiting outside her school, and the driver in it. She was wrong. Her body is discovered some time later, dangling from a swing in a local playground on Canvey Island. The post-mortem shows she’s been fed, clothed and kept warm. That whoever was responsible had looked after her. But when another girl goes missing and is found in a similar fashion, that’s where the similarities end.

When the fog clears one December morning in Essex, the body of a teenage girl is discovered lying face down in a field. The victim, Lily Monteith, was murdered in a peculiar and unique way — so unique that it could have only happened to her. As a result, the case quickly lands on DS Tomek Bowen’s desk who, while trying to juggle his newfound life as a single parent to a thirteen-year-old daughter, must unearth the deadly sequence of events and bring the truth to light.

The DS Tomek Bowen Series are fast-paced crime fiction stories featuring DS Tomek Bowen. The first three full-length books in this gripping series are brought together for the first time in this great value boxset.