Death on Wolf Fell - (Jessica Raker Thriller) by Nick Oldham

Book Synopsis

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 he's released from prison early . . . into her waiting clutches.

Jess knows Mags from their school days, but their lives now couldn't 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 Valley's 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.

Review Quotes

A combination of good detection mixed with action thriller-- "Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine"

Oldham continues to push the envelope-- "Kirkus Reviews on Death Ride"

Riveting . . . A nail-biting level of suspense-- "Publishers Weekly on Death Ride"

Shows that the line between lowlifes and royals isn't so clear after all-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Suspenseful . . . Oldham heightens the tension-- "Kirkus Reviews on Death at Dead Man's Stake"

The 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 it-- "Booklist Starred Review of Death at Dead Man's Stake"

This edge-of-the seat narrative, with constantly ratcheting tension, features a twist-a-minute plot and a thoroughly unexpected shock ending-- "Booklist on Tranfusion"

This is a brutal, gutwrenching read with a roller-coaster ride of a plot, full of suspense and vividly portrayed characters-- "Booklist on Death Ride"

Understated exposition and violent set pieces, all professionally handled throughout-- "Kirkus Reviews on Transfusion"

Vintage Oldham, with stomach-churning violence, blood and guts, and high-wire tension-- "Booklist"