DS Heckenburg

Get back to where it all started in this race-against-the-clock short story, as a young PC Mark Heckenburg tackles the first in a long line of very bad criminals... Including an extract of the new Heck novel, HUNTED. Publishing May 2015. It's 1997 and PC Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg is patrolling the rain-lashed streets of Manchester. In the quiet hours of the early morning, nothing stirs. Until the crackle of Heck's police radio signals that all isn't well out there in the darkness... 'The Spider' — a housebreaker notorious for his violent, vicious assaults — has come out to play. And it looks like Heck's about to become his prey... • Invited to speak at The Harrogate Crime Festival in July 2014, Paul Finch is THE name to watch this year. • Paul's first book for Avon, Stalkers, stormed into the top 10 Kindle Bestseller charts and hit #1 in the Kobo charts immediately after release. To date it has sold 200,000 copies across all formats. • Sacrifice, the second in the series, broke all ebook records at HarperCollins, becoming the most pre-ordered ebook in the company's history. • Paul's books publish six-monthly to 'feed the addiction' amongst readers.

Detective Sergeant Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg is investigating the disappearance of 38 different women. Each one was happy and successful until they vanished without a trace. Desperate to find her missing sister, Lauren Wraxford seeks out Heck's help. Together they enter a seedy underworld of gangsters and organized crime. But when they hear rumors about the so-called 'Nice Guys Club' they hit a brick wall. They're the gang that no one will talk about. Because the Nice Guys can arrange anything you want. Provided you pay the price... Dark, terrifying and unforgettable. Stalkers will keep fans of Stuart MacBride and Katia Lief looking over their shoulder.

Innocent people are dying. Who will be next? Find out in the second Detective Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg from #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch. A vicious serial killer is holding the country to ransom, publicly - and gruesomely - murdering his victims. When a man is burnt alive on a bonfire, it seems like a tragic Guy Fawkes Night accident. But with the discovery of a young couple on Valentine's Day - each with an arrow through the heart - something more sinister becomes clear. A 'calendar killer' is on the loose. Detective Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg is up against it. With a rising body count and the public's eyes on him, Heck must find the killer before he executes more victims. Because this killer has a plan. And nothing will stop him completing it. A heart-stopping and grisly thriller that will enthral fans of Stuart MacBride and Katia Lief.

Get hooked on Heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundaries. A grisly whodunit you won't be able to put down, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and TV series 'Luther'. Heck needs to watch his back. Because someone's watching him... Across the south of England, a series of bizarre but fatal accidents are taking place. So when a local businessman survives a near-drowning but is found burnt alive in his car just weeks later, DS Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg is brought in to investigate. Soon it appears that other recent deaths might be linked: two thieves that were bitten to death by poisonous spiders, and a driver impaled through the chest with scaffolding. Accidents do happen but as the body count rises it's clear that something far more sinister is at play, and it's coming for Heck too...

John Sagan is a forgettable man. You could pass him in the street and not realize he's there. But then, that's why he's so dangerous. A torturer for hire, Sagan has terrorized - and mutilated - countless victims. And now he's on the move. DS Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg must chase the trail, even when it leads him to his hometown of Bradburn - a place he never thought he'd set foot in again. But Sagan isn't the only problem. Bradburn is being terrorized by a lone killer who burns his victims to death. And with the victims chosen at random, no-one knows who will be next. Least of all Heck...