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PI John Craine Series

This gritty detective series follows a private investigator haunted by his past trauma. Each case forces him to confront unresolved questions and personal demons. These thrilling narratives delve into webs of corruption, deceit, and dark secrets, revealing how history relentlessly repeats itself. Readers can expect deeply personal and emotionally charged investigations where the line between professional duty and personal stakes blurs dangerously.

Gefangen im Nichts
Until the Darkness Comes
A dance of ghosts

Recommended Reading Order

  1. A dance of ghosts

    • 405 pages
    • 15 hours of reading

    PI John Craine is struggling to cope with the weight of his past. Sixteen years ago his wife, Stacy, was brutally murdered. Craine found her body in their bed. And since then, to escape the pain and the unanswered questions, he has buried himself in work by day, and whisky by night.But one phone call changes everything. The mother of missing young woman Anna Gerrish calls on his services, and Craine soon finds himself at the centre of a sinister web of corruption and lies that leads back into the murky waters of the past - and to the night that Craine has spent over a decade trying to forget. As he delves deeper and deeper into the case everything gets increasingly, terrifyingly, personal. And it's down to Craine to stop history from repeating itself ...

    A dance of ghosts1
    3.8

  2. Until the Darkness Comes

    PI John Craine has come to Hale Island to get away from it all - the memories and the guilt, and a past that just won't let go. Or - in his already tormented state - did Craine imagine it in the first place?Determined to get at the truth, Craine starts asking questions. Someone has a dark secret to keep, and Craine is getting in the way...

    Until the Darkness Comes2
    3.6

  3. Gefangen im Nichts

    Der 3. Fall für Privatdetektiv John Craine Jamaal wurde brutal misshandelt und mit 22 Messerstichen getötet: Als John Craine den Auftrag annimmt, den Mörder des jungen Somaliers zu suchen, ahnt er nicht, wie mächtig sein Gegner ist. Die Polizei legt Craine einen Stein nach dem anderen in den Weg. Und auch seine Recherchen zu dem mysteriösen Tod seines Mentors Leon Mercer und dessen Frau versucht man zu behindern. Vor allem einem ist der Privatdetektiv ein Dorn im Auge: Detective Chief Inspector Mick Bishop, machtbesessen, skrupellos, mit besten Kontakten ins kriminelle Milieu. Ein Netz aus Korruption und Lügen zieht sich immer enger um Craine zusammen …

    Gefangen im Nichts3
    3.6