DI Melanie Watton

MEET DI MELANIE WATTON IN THIS PAGE-TURNING NEW MYSTERY, WHICH WILL KEEP YOU HOOKED. When the body of a young woman, Jenni Grantham, is found abandoned, DI Melanie Watton and her team are, called to investigate. It soon becomes apparent that the murder, the method and the appearance of the victim, is something they have seen before. With the help of Medical Examiner George Waller, DI Watton uncovers the case history of Michael Richards, a local murderer who killed five women before turning himself in. Further investigations reveal that Jenni was recently reported missing by her parents. And when, Jenni's personal effects are explored, shocking discoveries are made about the victim's fascination with the original killings. However, when the ME makes a surprise discovery, DI Watton realizes that Jenni was perhaps not the only local with a fixation on these infamous killings. With a copycat killer on the loose, the team know it is only a matter of time before another body is, discovered. But when, a second victim is found, the team find themselves questioning everything they thought they knew...

How do you solve a case when there isn't a crime scene? When DI Melanie Watton and her team are called in to investigate a video recording that surfaces in a local school, they realise that they have a complex case on their hands. When the recording is studied by the Medical Examiner, it becomes apparent the team are now faced with a gruesome recording of a murder. Over the course of several minutes, the killer administers drugs before suffocating a man on camera. With no known crime scene, the team have nothing more than the video evidence in front of them and face a challenge to identify both the victim and the killer. But when a suspect is discovered Melanie and her team are up against a killer who is more evil than anyone could have imagined... The Watcher can be read as the sequel to Charlotte Barnes' mystery thriller, The Copycat or as an unmissable stand-alone. If you are a fan of detective stories by authors such as Helen H. Durrant and Angela Marsons, then you'll love this unmissable police series. Charlotte Barnes is also the author of the critically-acclaimed psychological thriller, Intention.

This is going to hurt... This killer is playing a deadly game and DI Melanie Watton, must win if she wants to survive. When DI Melanie Watton is, called in to investigate the brutal murder of a taxidermist, she and her team find themselves tracking a killer and a thief. With very few leads to go on, the trail goes cold, until one of the missing taxidermy projects finally appears planted at another crime scene. The killer continues to leave clues and messages behind and the team soon realize they are in danger. And when, one of the projects from the original scene turns up at Melanie's door, she knows she's the target. As Melanie gets closer to uncovering the truth, the killer is getting closer to her with each step...

There are unmissable THREE mysteries in this great value boxset: Copycat, The Watcher, The Cutter Copycat: When the body of a young woman, Jenni Grantham, is found abandoned, DI Melanie Watton and her team are called to investigate. It soon becomes apparent that the murder, the method and the appearance of the victim, is something they have seen before. But when a second victim is found, the team find themselves questioning everything they thought they knew... The Watcher: How do you solve a case when there isn't a crime scene? When DI Melanie Watton and her team are called in to investigate a video recording that surfaces in a local school, they realise that they have a complex case on their hands. But when a suspect is discovered Melanie and her team are up against a killer who is more evil than anyone could have imagined... The Cutter: This killer is playing a deadly game and DI Melanie Watton must win if she wants to survive. When DI Melanie Watton is called in to investigate the brutal murder of a taxidermist, she and her team find themselves tracking a killer and a thief. As Melanie gets closer to uncovering the truth, the killer is getting closer to her with each step...