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Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy faces a tense hostage situation when elderly Joseph Holden is taken captive in his mansion by an armed intruder who demands to speak only with her. With limited negotiation experience, Joanna grapples with the intruder's knowledge of her and the underlying motives tied to a long-buried crime. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Staffordshire, this gripping mystery weaves together personal stakes and a shocking revelation, appealing to fans of renowned mystery authors.

Nurse Florence Shaw is baffled when a quiet patient dies in an apparent suicide pact with her husband. Can she uncover the truth behind this mysterious woman? Richard and Christine Clay have been married for decades. Their relationship has stood the test of time despite Christine appearing passive while her husband is unmistakably dominant - at times bullying and controlling. Nurse Florence Shaw has seen Christine at the surgery a number of times with minor complaints over the past year, none of which has led to a serious diagnosis. But when Florence hears that the couple appear to have entered into a suicide pact, she is shocked, though not surprised that Richard has survived. Was Christine's death really a suicide, or was there more to this quiet woman than meets the eye?

Forensic psychiatric Claire Roget's patient, Poppy Kelloway, made up 'facts' that damaged other families, destroyed relationships and even resulted in an untimely death. The nature of the attack is still shocking, as is the discovery of an appointment card for her next meeting with Claire. Is Claire herself in danger?

Nurse Florence Shaw is worried about her patient, elderly widow Nora Selleck, who seems increasingly confused. When Florence visits Nora's house she's surprised when she encounters Ben Evans, a mysterious young stranger who's befriended Nora. Florence doesn't trust him, but no one else shares her concern. Until Nora suddenly disappears . . .

Jennifer Lomax is twenty-one, but she's already taken some hard knocks in life. So when widower Steven Taverner asks her to marry him, she's desperate to believe she's found true love . . . but she knows something's not right about her relationship with Steven. Is her desperation to escape one life about to lead her to a much darker place?

A young woman is pushing a child in a stroller dangerously close to the edge of a rock face. She has blood on her clothes. Is she a victim or a would-be killer? DI Joanna Piercy takes on the case, but the young woman is mute. As the questions mount, forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget is called in to help. Can she persuade the woman to talk?

It's been six years since fourteen-year-old Marvel Trustrom went missing. DS Zed Willard believes that Jonah Kobi, a serial killer, is responsible for Marvel's disappearance - but with no evidence or witnesses, forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget is Willard's last hope. Can Claire find out what really happened to Marvel before it's too late?

DI Joanna Piercy is irritated when she's assigned the apparently minor case of finding an elderly man who's vanished from his residental home. Surely Zachary Foster can't have gone far? As she investigates, Joanna realises that the case is far more sinister than it appears. Could her life, and that of her unborn child, be at risk?

A desperate phone call from an old acquaintance plunges forensic psychiatrist Claire Roget into an explosive situation with echoes in her own past. Forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget finds it impossible to refuse when she receives a desperate phone call from an old acquaintance, obstetrician Charles Tissot. One of his patients, Heather Kimble, alleges that Tissot seduced her at a party and that he is the father of her unborn child. His career on the line, Charles begs Claire to expose Heather's fragile mental state and discredit her wild claims. With a history of making similar false allegations, her two previous babies having suffered unexplained cot deaths, Heather's accusations would appear to be nothing more than the result of a damaged mind. But as Claire delves further, it becomes clear that Charles hasn't been telling her the whole truth. Could Heather's story possibly have some merit? And is her unborn child in danger

"Just back from her honeymoon, the last thing Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy wants to deal with on her return to work is nuisance calls from an old lady ringing the police incessantly to report seemingly trivial incidents. The woman in question is Timony Weeks, a sixties' child star in the once-popular soap Butterfield Farm, who lives in an isolated farmhouse. Is she putting on an act and wasting police time, or is someone really trying to frighten her? Joanna is dubious, but as events become even more creepy and disturbing, her instinct tells her something is not right. What is Timony hiding? As she digs into her past, Joanna discovers a shocking secret. It seems that someone may have sinister intentions towards Timony after all ..."--Publisher's description