Death on Wolf Fell [Paperback]

A tense and utterly addictive police procedural set on the Lancashire moors featuring Sergeant Jessica Raker.

Former Metropolitan Police firearms officer Sergeant Jessica Raker is on a mission to bring down a brutal organized crime group operating in the idyllic Ribble Valley.

The OCG's leader, Mags Horsefield, is determined to make one of the members pay for getting caught by the police, using her contacts to make sure hes released from prison early . . . into her waiting clutches.

Jess knows Mags from their school days, but their lives now couldnt be more different. A fire at a local mill puts Jess on the tail of Mags OCG; is this her opportunity to catch the Ribble Valleys most wanted criminal? The battle lines have been drawn, but when Jess is called to an incident at Wolf Fell Hall, a series of terrifying events follow . . .

This heart-in-the-mouth read full of dark twists and featuring a fearless female sergeant is ideal for fans of Tana French and Tess Gerittsen.

GBVintage Oldham, with stomach-churning violence, blood and guts, and high-wire tensionA combination of good detection mixed with action thrillerShows that the line between lowlifes and royals isnt so clear after allThe build-up of tension is ominous and terrifying . . . Oldham has produced a superb first book in his new series. Readers who like their police procedurals gritty, violent, twisty, and tense will love itSuspenseful . . . Oldham heightens the tensionThis is a brutal, gutwrenching read with a roller-coaster ride of a plot, full of suspense and vividly portrayed charactersRiveting . . . A nail-biting level of suspenseOldham continues to push the envelopeThis edge-of-the seat narrative, with constantly ratcheting tension, features a twist-a-minute plot and a thoroughly unexpected shock endingUnderstated exposition and violent set pieces, all professionally handled throughout