Cleaner-turned-detective Stella Darnell connects a murder in Tewkesbury Abbey to a decades-old mystery in wartime London.
Lesley Thomson Books
Lesley Thomson crafts narratives that delve into the lives and inner worlds of women, often exploring their experiences amidst societal shifts and personal crises. Her writing is characterized by profound empathy and a keen insight into the human psyche. She grounds her stories in tangible settings, examining the complex relationships and dilemmas her characters confront. Thomson is celebrated for her authentic voice and emotional depth, making her work deeply resonant with readers.
In a grand old mansion in the middle of the Sussex countryside, six people have seen more than they should... The new standalone thriller from Lesley Thomson.
The House With No Rooms
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Stella Darnell, the Detective's Daughter, investigates a decades-old mystery in Kew Gardens.
Death of a Mermaid
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Freddy left her childhood home 22 years ago and swore never to return. But now her parents are dead, and she's back in her hometown to help her brothers manage the family fishmonger. Then one of her old school friends goes missing.
The Playground Murders
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
When a woman is found dead, and the killer is linked to the murder of a little girl in 1980, Stella is the woman for the case. But dredging up the past can be dangerous...
The Detective's Secret
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Stella Darnell, the Detective's Daughter, investigates a twenty-year-old unsolved murder.
A new case for sees Stella, the detective's daughter, and Jack moving to the country in order to solve a cold case.
A year after her father's death, the detective's daughter inherits a strange new case. Terry Darnell was a detective with Hammersmith police. Now his daughter Stella has found a folder of photographs hidden in his cellar. Why did he take so many picture of deserted London streets? One photo dates from 1966, to a day when a little girl, just ten years old, witnessed something that would haunt her forever. As Stella grows obsessed with uncovering the truth, the events of that day begin to haunt her too... THE DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTER SERIES: The Detective's Daughter. Ghost Girl. The Detective's Secret.
A Kind of Vanishing
- 406 pages
- 15 hours of reading
In the summer of 1968, the day senator Robert Kennedy is shot, two nine year-old girls are playing hide an seek in the ruins of a deserted village. Alice has discovered a secret about Eleanor Ramsay's mother, and is taunting the other girl. When it is Eleanor's turn to hide, Alice disappears.
The Detective's Daughter
- 496 pages
- 18 hours of reading
A tense, evocative thriller set on the freezing banks of the Thames. A woman reconnects with her dead father by solving the murder case that obsessed him in life.
