Detective Gaby Darin

Alys is fine. Don't try to find us.Five years ago, Izzy Grant's boyfriend Charlie took their newborn daughter Alys out for a walk.They never came back.After years of waiting, Izzy has given up hoping that they're still alive – until a note is pushed through her door telling her they're fine, not to look for them. Suddenly the case is top priority again, and Izzy is swarmed with faces from the past: the DS who was first on the scene to help, and an old friend who vanished not long after Alys and Charlie.Izzy doesn't know who she can trust, who is sending her notes, where Charlie and Alys might be. Her only ally is DC Gabriella Darin, recently transferred from Swansea and fleeing a painful past of her own.Gaby knows something doesn't fit with the case, and she knows Izzy won't rest until she finds out what really happened to her daughter. Could someone she knew and trusted really have taken Alys from her?Wherever Alys and Charlie are, Gaby is determined to find them, no matter what it takes. Somewhere in Izzy's past is a clue, if Gaby can only find it…A gripping and unputdownable thriller for fans of Patricia Gibney, LJ Ross and Angela Marsons.

A DEAD WOMAN. AN IMPOSSIBLE CRIME. Christine De Bertrand wakes up to her worst nightmare: rather than the man she went to bed with, lying beside her is her housemate, Nikki, dead. With no memory of the night before, Christine can't explain what happened, and the police are baffled. For DC Gaby Darin, newly arrived from Swansea after her last case ended in tragedy, it's a mystery she's determined to solve. When another woman goes missing, Gaby faces a race against time to uncover the link between the two victims and find the man who vanished from Christine's bedroom. But as Gaby gets close, the killer gets closer — and soon one of Gaby's own team is in unimaginable danger..Compelling and unputdownable, this gripping thriller will have you hooked until the end. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, LJ Ross and D. S. Butler. This book was previously published as Stabbed in Wales. This edition contains significant editorial revisions.

She looked like she'd drifted off to sleep, curled up in her white dress, blonde hair floating in the breeze. They called it the Angel Murder. Eighteen-year-old Angelica Brock is found dead at a local beauty spot, dressed in a pure white nightgown, her white-blonde hair arranged around her. For years her death is a mystery, her killer the one who got away for a whole generation of police. For DS Gaby Darin, it's not just any cold case — the victim is intimately linked to someone close to her, and emotions are high. But just as the team finds a breakthrough clue on Angelica's nightdress, another case crashes into the station. Could they be linked? After all this time, can Gaby finally discover what really happened to Angelica?

A Missing girl. A Race against time. Ten-year-old Elodie Fry vanishes overnight, along with a rucksack filled with her meagre belongings. Acting DI Gaby Darin and her team are fighting the clock to reunite Elodie with her distraught mother – but was Elodie kidnapped or did she run? Later that day, a local undertaker uncovers a nasty surprise: the remains of an unidentified second adult among a late pensioner's ashes. Torn between the two investigations, Gaby decides the gruesome discovery at the crematorium must wait – the team are desperate to find Elodie before they lose her trail. But as she follows the evidence, Gaby realises the two cases have a sinister connection… and there's a killer on the loose. Can Gaby find the missing girl alive… or is she already too late? Full of twists and turns, this gripping thriller will keep you hooked to the end. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, LJ Ross and D.S. Butler.

DI Gaby Darin is back to solve another chilling case in the latest heart stopping thriller from the author of Silent Cry. HER PARTNER. HER SON. SHE'S NEXT. Hannah Thomas returns home one morning to every mother's worst nightmare: a missing child and a dead fiancé. When DI Gaby Darin questions her, Hannah insists she can't think of anyone who'd want to hurt her family — and yet it all feels disturbingly personal. Mere hours into the investigation, a second body is found. As Gaby and her team dig into the victims' lives, they hit dead ends at every turn, particularly when it comes to Hannah's past. What is the grieving woman hiding? But, when Gaby stumbles upon Hannah's tragic secret, it doesn't bring her any closer to the truth. Can she connect the dots before the killer strikes again? Unnervingly twisty, this thrilling police procedural will keep you gripped to the very last page.

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare… Seventeen-year-old Bryony Lloyd’s father drops her off at a friend’s house to study - but when he returns to pick her up there’s no sign of her, and the woman who lives in the house swears she lives alone. Bryony has vanished into thin air, and her ‘friend’ doesn’t seem to exist. DI Gaby Darin immediately sees similarities with another missing-persons case: seventeen-year-old Christy Taylor, who vanished without warning several months earlier. There’s nothing in the girls’ personal lives to suggest trouble at home - could someone has taken them both? After a third case is linked, Gaby knows time is running out if she’s going to find Bryony and Christy alive. After going missing over a year ago, this girl’s just been found dead. When a tragic accident means Gaby loses a vital member of her team, she distracts herself from her grief by throwing herself into finding the missing girls. Even if it means putting her whole career on the line… A gripping and thrilling mystery for fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean and Cara Hunter. Cold Grave will have you hooked!