Gardener and Reilly Books
A murder with no weapon or motive. A detective on edge. A community that wants answers. One fateful night when off duty, DI Stewart Gardener intervenes in a street brawl and his wife is shot dead . Trying to come to terms with this, he gradually returns to normal duties policing the streets of Leeds . Finding his wife’s murderer is never far from his mind, but with no leads and a hazy recollection of events, it seems hopeless. Soon he is presented with a shocking case . A man is found dead in a grubby apartment, having been killed in the cruellest of ways. It is not long before another man meets the same fate. The deaths are caused by a rapid and violent disintegration of the victims’ flesh. Pathology cannot ascertain the cause . The only connection between the victims is they both worked seasonally as Santas, dressing up as Father Christmas and entertaining kids in grottos and such like. Who would want to kill such innocuous men as these? The detective is flummoxed. The local community is ruffled. The press is having a field day. The top brass wants answers. Can DI Gardener overcome his grief and solve the case? IMPURITY is the first in a series of books featuring Leeds based Detective Inspector Stewart Gardener. They are all murder mysteries but as suspenseful as the best thrillers . FREE with Kindle Unlimited. In order of publication, the full list is: 1. IMPURITY 2. IMPERFECTION 3. IMPLANT 4. IMPRESSION 5. IMPOSITION 6. IMPOSTURE 7. IMPASSIVE 8. IMPIOUS 9. IMPLICATION 10. IMPUNITY 11. IMPALED 12. IMPROPER If you like crime fiction that has you glued to the page and reading late into the night, these are the books for you!
Imperfection is a new crime series featuring D.I. Stewart Gardener and D. S. Sean Reilly, and set in the West Yorkshire city of Leeds. A haunting message scrawled on the dressing room wall of a theatre: the scene of a murder. It had been written using the blood from the victim, previously drained in a separate location. At the autopsy, D.I. Gardener and D.S. Reilly are shown a riddle carved into the chest of the corpse, informing them there would be more. Their efforts to find out why are continually blocked by a wall of contradiction, with little in the way of evidence to support their cause. Steered back to the scene of the crime and a disused prop room, Gardener and his trusted sergeant find another puzzle. The murderer, it seems, is playing games. It soon becomes clear to Gardener and Reilly that to find the killer they need to solve the clues, and to do that, they must tunnel their way into the past, where the streets were paved with gold, and to a man who had terrified people before either of them had even been born...
Bramfield, near Leeds, a sleepy little market town nestled on the borders of West and North Yorkshire.Detectives Stewart Gardener and Sean Reilly discover the naked corpse of Alex Wilson, nailed to the wall of a cellar in his uncle’s hardware store. His lips are sewn together and his body bears only one mark, a fresh scar near his abdomen.Within forty-eight hours, their investigation results in dead ends, more victims, no suspects and very little in the way of solid evidence.Gardener and Reilly have a problem and a question on their hands: are the residents of Bramfield prepared for one of history’s most sadistic killers, The Tooth Fairy?The perfect read for fans of Peter May, Mark Billingham and Peter James.
A series of murders threatens to side-line Yorkshire Police’s search for a missing girl Sally Summerby charges into a Leeds police station, utterly distraught. Her five-year-old daughter has gone missing, presumably abducted . Yet despite mobilising all of their resources, the police can find no sign of the child. DI Stewart Gardener gets wind of the case when investigating the murder of a woman in her rented suburban house. She has been pinned to the floor with a bayonet. Yet under her body is a photo of the child. The mother knows nothing of this woman. And she is clearly shocked when it is established the latter is a sex worker. But as several weeks have passed since the abduction, she becomes more and more desperate . DI Gardener and his trusty sergeant Sean Reilly are also getting frustrated. A local businessman linked to the victim’s property has been poisoned . And to add to the detectives’ woes, a neighbourhood weirdo who fancies himself as a private detective and thinks he can solve the crimes keeps bothering them. Gardener is sure the cases are linked but the clock is ticking , resources are stretched, and the pressure is mounting to find who is responsible, and why. IMPRESSION is the fourth DI Gardener murder mystery. It can be enjoyed as a standalone or alongside the other books. The full list of books is as follows: 1. IMPURITY 2. IMPERFECTION 3. IMPLANT 4. IMPRESSION 5. IMPOSITION 6. IMPOSTURE 7. IMPASSIVE 8. IMPIOUS 9. IMPLICATION 10. IMPUNITY 11. IMPALED 12. IMPROPER All of these books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback. The first six are also available as audiobooks.
A burglary, a murder, and a killer who wears a mask A woman is found dead in her bed, badly beaten. Precious items are missing from the house , including a Fender Stratocaster guitar belonging to her husband. Was it just a burglary gone wrong? Perhaps it is not a motive DI Stewart Gardener should be looking for, but a pattern . And he needs to get to the bottom of the mystery fast, before someone else is hurt. The culprit is an impostor , wearing masks that DI Gardener and his team must peel off layer by layer. But Gardener is not alone searching for the killer. Someone else is seeking retribution . When their paths cross, will justice or revenge triumph ? IMPOSITION is the fifth standalone title in Ray Clark’s murder mystery series set in Leeds. The full list of books, available FREE with Kindle Unlimited , in paperback and some as audiobooks, is as follows: 1. IMPURITY 2. IMPERFECTION 3. IMPLANT 4. IMPRESSION 5. IMPOSITION 6. IMPOSTURE 7. IMPASSIVE 8. IMPIOUS 9. IMPLICATION 10. IMPUNITY 11. IMPALED 12. IMPROPER If you enjoy exciting crime fiction with lots of twists that keeps you guessing, you’ll love this series.
The dark side of the internet comes to disturb a sleepy Northern town David Hunter and his wife are found dead in a small Yorkshire village. The apparent victims of a hit and run. They led successful and quiet lives, so police are stumped when looking for a motive. DI Stewart Gardener and DS Sean Reilly have their work cut out and soon some suspects emerge: a group of four closely connected individuals who are proving hard to trace. Convinced this was not a random killing, the Leeds detectives venture into unknown terrain, the web of lies, fake identities and cyber crime called the internet. But when one of the suspects in the investigation is identified and found, the police are dismayed someone else got to them first. Dying from a nerve agent, he won’t be much help to the investigation. The race is on to catch up with all the persons of interest. But dealing with skilled hackers who know how to move without leaving a trace, will stack the odds against the detectives. IMPOSTURE is the sixth book by Ray Clark in a bestselling series. It can be enjoyed on its own or alongside the others. The full list is as follows: 1. IMPURITY 2. IMPERFECTION 3. IMPLANT 4. IMPRESSION 5. IMPOSITION 6. IMPOSTURE 7. IMPASSIVE 8. IMPIOUS 9. IMPLICATION 10. IMPUNITY 11. IMPALED 12. IMPROPER These books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and in paperback. The first six are available as audiobooks.
A hypnotically good murder mystery… read this and you’ll be spellbound! DI Stewart Gardener is adding the final touches to his motorbike restoration project when a murder case drops a spanner in the works. A man has stumbled upon his publisher’s dead body hanging from a rope in Leeds’s Kirkstall Abbey. Running his business on a shoestring, Max Knowles had racked up debts , though none appeared serious enough to drive him to commit suicide. DI Gardener’s Major Incident Team quickly establish the man was murdered. Yet finding the killer will prove harder. As the mental health of a key witness unravels, an enigmatic hypnotist might hold the key to solving the case. But unless DI Gardener can join up the dots, a cunning stone-faced murderer will slip through his grasp. IMPASSIVE is the seventh book by Ray Clark in a bestselling series set in Yorkshire. It can be enjoyed on its own or alongside the others. The full list is as follows: 1. IMPURITY 2. IMPERFECTION 3. IMPLANT 4. IMPRESSION 5. IMPOSITION 6. IMPOSTURE 7. IMPASSIVE 8. IMPIOUS 9. IMPLICATION 10. IMPUNITY 11. IMPALED 12. IMPROPER These books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback. The previous books are also available as audiobooks from Amazon. If you like your crime fiction dark, then pick up this noir mystery today!
Sometimes justice comes at a price... A standalone in a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ bestselling series! DI Stewart Gardener and Detective Sergeant Sean Reilly face one of their most disturbing cases yet when a corpse is discovered in a disused property. It’s unrecognizable. Abominable . Frozen body parts belonging to four people have been sewn together as one. In the mouth is a chess piece. Next to the body, a cryptic message about a girl. The detectives must quickly try to make sense of the scene, trace the victims and bring a sick mind to book. But maybe the killer has other ideas … IMPIOUS is the eighth book in a series of standalone crime fiction titles set in Yorkshire by Ray Clark. The full list is as follows: 1. IMPURITY 2. IMPERFECTION 3. IMPLANT 4. IMPRESSION 5. IMPOSITION 6. IMPOSTURE 7. IMPASSIVE 8. IMPIOUS 9. IMPLICATION 10. IMPUNITY 11. IMPALED 12. IMPROPER All these books are available FREE with Kindle Unlimited and in paperback from Amazon. Books 1-4 and books 5-8 are also available in the NORTHERN CRIMES box sets exclusively on Kindle.
A cruel murder, a missing person case, and a string of heists puzzle police On a misty morning, a jogger spots a burning vehicle in the middle of a Yorkshire field. When they arrive, the fire brigade realise it contains a dead body . Whoever torched the van did so to leave no trace at the scene, and DI Stewart Gardener struggles to identify the remains. Let alone establish the cause of death. Could the victim be connected to a string of post-office robberies troubling the area, or are they related to a missing person case that’s quickly going cold? The incident room heats up with theories but the more various suspects are identified, the harder it becomes to work out who’s implicated in which crime . Can you solve the mystery before the detectives? If you like Damien Boyd, Rhys Dylan, Jack Cartwright or Tony Bassett, you’ll love this series. IMPLICATION is the ninth standalone book in a bestselling series of mysteries by Ray Clark featuring DI Stewart Gardener. The full list of books, all available FREE with Kindle Unlimited and in paperback, is as follows: 1. IMPURITY 2. IMPERFECTION 3. IMPLANT 4. IMPRESSION 5. IMPOSITION 6. IMPOSTURE 7. IMPASSIVE 8. IMPIOUS 9. IMPLICATION 10. IMPUNITY 11. IMPALED 12. IMPROPER All of these books can be enjoyed on their own or as part of the series. Books 1-4 and books 5-8 are available as box sets exclusive to Kindle.
A truly brilliant standalone in this mystery series, with an absolutely mind-blowing twist. A young woman passes out on the streets of a quiet village… unfortunate, but surely not a serious incident. That’s until Yorkshire police discover the terrible truth . The victim has had her kidneys removed . Inevitably, she doesn’t survive the ordeal. Who could even think of doing such a thing, let alone carry it out? That’s what Detective Stewart Gardener and his team will have to determine. Yet even if the cops find the perpetrator, they’ll be faced with someone who has a trick up their sleeve to escape being held accountable for their actions. Will a cruel killer once again escape justic e? IMPUNITY is the tenth book in a bestselling series of noir mysteries by Ray Clark featuring DI Stewart Gardener. The full list of books, all available FREE with Kindle Unlimited and in paperback, is as follows: 1. IMPURITY 2. IMPERFECTION 3. IMPLANT 4. IMPRESSION 5. IMPOSITION 6. IMPOSTURE 7. IMPASSIVE 8. IMPIOUS 9. IMPLICATION 10. IMPUNITY 11. IMPALED 12. IMPROPER All of these books can be enjoyed on their own or as part of the series. If you like fiction by Rhys Dylan, Jack Cartwright, or Damien Boyd, you'll love them! Books 1-4 and books 5-8 are also available as box sets exclusive to Kindle.
A heinous crime spoils a veteran detective’s appetite DI Stewart Gardener’s first romantic dinner with a love interest since the passing of his wife is interrupted by a call from the station. Someone has been killed, and it sounds nasty . The victim, found dead and tied to a chair in the bedroom of his house, has something like nails driven into his chest and his hands cut off. With his trusted lieutenant, Sean Reilly, and the rest of the serious crimes team, Gardener tries to make sense of the violent death . Was the killer sending the detectives a message? But with the only clue being a strange figure spotted leaving the scene dressed in a long coat and hat, and carrying a doctor’s bag, the detectives have little to go on. As theories are bandied around, Gardener begins to sense the answer is right in front of him . Can he unlock the secrets of the case before the killer strikes again? IMPALED is the eleventh book in a bestselling series of noir mysteries by Ray Clark about DI Stewart Gardener. The full list of books, all available FREE with Kindle Unlimited and in paperback, is as follows: 1. IMPURITY 2. IMPERFECTION 3. IMPLANT 4. IMPRESSION 5. IMPOSITION 6. IMPOSTURE 7. IMPASSIVE 8. IMPIOUS 9. IMPLICATION 10. IMPUNITY 11. IMPALED 12. IMPROPER All of these books can be enjoyed on their own or as part of the series. If you like fiction by Rhys Dylan, Jack Cartwright, or Damien Boyd, you'll love them! Books 1-4 and books 5-8 are also available in the Northern Crimes box sets.