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Ash Henderson Series

This series follows a detective navigating the gritty realities of his Scottish city. Each case plunges into complex investigations, uncovering the darker aspects of society and human nature. Readers are drawn into suspenseful procedurals filled with unexpected twists and authentic portrayals of police work. It's a compelling look at justice and the toll it takes.

The Coffinmaker's Garden
A Song for the Dying
Birthdays for the Dead

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Birthdays for the Dead

    • 496 pages
    • 18 hours of reading

    Detective Constable Ash Henderson has a dark secret... Five years ago his daughter, Rebecca, went missing on the eve of her thirteenth birthday. A year later the first card arrived: homemade, with a Polaroid picture stuck to the front - Rebecca, strapped to a chair, gagged and terrified. Every year another card: each one worse than the last. The tabloids call him 'The Birthday Boy'. He's been snatching girls for twelve years, always in the run-up to their thirteenth birthday, sending the families his homemade cards showing their daughters being slowly tortured to death. But Ash hasn't told anyone about Rebecca's birthday cards - they all think she's just run away from home - because if anyone finds out, he'll be taken off the investigation. And he's sacrificed too much to give up before his daughter's killer gets what he deserves...

    Birthdays for the Dead1
    3.8

  2. A Song for the Dying

    When the serial killer known as "The Inside Man" returns after an eight-year hiatus, Ash Henderson, the Detective Inspector on the case who was framed for the murders, finally gets a shot at freedom—and revenge. 10,000 first printing.

    A Song for the Dying2
    4.0

  3. The Coffinmaker's Garden

    A village on the edge…As a massive storm batters the Scottish coast, Gordon Smith’s home is falling into the North Sea. But the crumbling headland has revealed what he’s got buried in his garden: human remains.A house full of secrets…With the storm still raging, it’s too dangerous to retrieve the bodies and waves are devouring the evidence. Which means no one knows how many people Smith’s already killed and how many more he’ll kill if he can’t be found and stopped.An investigator with nothing to lose…The media are baying for blood, the top brass are after a scapegoat, and ex-Detective Inspector Ash Henderson is done playing nice. He’s got a killer to catch, and God help anyone who gets in his way.

    The Coffinmaker's Garden3
    4.0