Deborah Crombie

Often compared to both Ruth Rendell and P.D. James, Deborah Crombie is internationally acclaimed for her deftly written mysteries that combine suspense, with lyrical prose....

Olympic rowing hopeful and senior Metropolitan Police officer DCI Rebecca Meredith trains alone on the river in Henley one dark afternoon—and doesn't return. Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his partner Detective Inspector Gemma James are called to investigate.

A crime of passion strikes close to home when Gemma and her best friend, Hazel Cavendish, travel to Scotland. An unexpected meeting with Hazel's old flame yields shocking—and mortal—consequences....

Superintendent Duncan Kincaid is called to investigate the shocking death of a woman found burned beyond recognition in a warehouse. When his lover and partner, Gemma James, is asked to trace a friend's missing roommate, she and Duncan discover that their cases have some disturbing links....