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Pauline Rowson

    Pauline Rowson is the author of twenty-two crime novels, all set against the backdrop of the ever-changing sea. Her narratives often feature rugged and flawed detectives who unravel baffling coastal crimes. Rowson masterfully employs the maritime setting to craft suspenseful atmospheres and delve into the psychological depths of her characters. Her work resonates with readers through its unique blend of thrilling plots, compelling character studies, and evocative depictions of coastal life.

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    Dangerous Cargo
    Undercurrent Police Procedural Crime Novel
    Dead Man's Wharf
    Deadly Waters
    The Suffocating Sea
    • 2024

      Set in 1951, the story follows Inspector Alun Ryga as he investigates the mysterious death of Sir Bernard Crompton, a retired dermatologist found dead on his yacht off the Cornwall coast. Initially ruled as natural causes, the peculiar circumstances—Sir Bernard's dinner suit and five rocks in his pocket—raise suspicions. Ryga's inquiry deepens when another body is discovered in a nearby cove, also dressed in a dinner suit and similarly burdened. The case spirals into a complex web of intrigue and danger.

      DEATH ON BOARD a captivating historical mystery
    • 2021

      A cold wet January, a man's body stabbed through the heart is found tangled up in fishing nets in Brixham Harbour, Devon. Scotland Yard's Inspector Ryga is sent to investigate.

      Death In The Nets
    • 2021

      Marvik is on the hunt for a stolen computer disk that holds the key to a secret which a ruthless killer is determined must never be revealed.

      Dead Sea
    • 2020

      England 1950. Scotland Yard's Inspector Alun Ryga is sent to Newhaven, East Sussex to unravel the mystery of why an ordinary police constable was murdered and his wife has gone missing.

      Death in the Harbour
    • 2020

      As DI Andy Horton follows the trail of a man found dead in a log cabin on the Isle of Wight, he uncovers some startling revelations into his own mother's past and the truth behind her disappearance over thirty years ago.

      A Deadly Wake
    • 2020

      In his first undercover mission for the UK's National Intelligence Marine Squad former Royal Marine Commando, Art Marvik, working with the police, is on the hunt for the truth behind a fifteen year old murder in which an innocent man was convicted

      Silent Running
    • 2019

      Death In The Cove

      • 234 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      England 1950, a country struggling to come to terms with peace in the grip of austerity and rationing. When the body of a man dressed in a pinstriped suit is discovered by war photographer, Eva Paisley, in a secluded bay on Portland Island, Dorset, Inspector Alun Ryga of Scotland Yard is despatched to investigate.

      Death In The Cove
    • 2018

      A mysterious telephone call sends Horton on a complex and twisted investigation into the death of a local politician twelve years ago and uncovers a trail of lies, secrets and revenge with roots deep in the past.

      Dead Passage
    • 2017

      Undercurrent

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Detective Inspector Andy Horton investigates a naval historian's death, which he believes was incorrectly ruled a suicide, and finds that his bosses may be covering up the true circumstances of the man's passing.

      Undercurrent
    • 2017

      Art Marvik is convinced that Helen Shannon is being framed for murder after a body is found in her flat. And when he is asked to investigate the disappearance in 20013 of a salvage vessel, the Mary Jo, it soon becomes clear that that there is a ruthless assassin at large - one who is determined to protect the secret of the Mary Jo's last voyage.

      Lost Voyage