Introduction
Step into the gritty world of Manchester’s Major Crimes Unit with this addictive 10-book crime thriller collection from bestselling author M.J. Lee. Follow Detective Inspector Thomas Ridpath, a determined and deeply human investigator battling both criminals and his own past.
This gripping series expertly blends clever plotting, dark secrets, and heart-pounding suspense. From cold cases and high-profile murders to shocking conspiracies within the police force, each book keeps you turning the pages late into the night.
Titles in this Set:
Where the Truth Lies:
When the Night Ends
Where the Dead Fall
Where the Silence Calls
What the Shadows Hide
Where the Innocent Die
When the Guilty Cry
When the Past Kills
When the Evil Waits
What the Dead Want
Description
Where the Truth Lies:
DI Thomas Ridpath was on the up in the Manchester CID: a promising detective who captured a notorious serial killer. But ten years later he's recovering from a serious illness and on the brink of being forced out of the police.
When the Night Ends:
When Ben Holdsworth dies alone in a police cell, riots erupt in Manchester.
Where the Dead Fall:
DI Thomas Ridpath is in the process of getting his life back together when everything goes wrong.
Where the Silence Calls:
In Manchester, a block of flats is burning. The only victim is a middle-aged man, sat watching TV. Are the fire and the man's death an accident or is something more frightening at work?
What the Shadows Hide:
Two desiccated bodies are found in each other's arms in the bricked up room of a derelict Victorian warehouse.
Where the Innocent Die:
A woman dies under suspicious circumstances in an Immigrant Removal Centre. The statement provided by the officer on duty seems clear enough, that it was suicide.
When the Guilty Cry:
Three embalmed hands are discovered in a disused Victorian house. Is it a gangland ritual? The work of a cult?
When the Past Kills:
When the notorious serial killer the Beast of Manchester was captured, the streets should have been safe.
When the Evil Waits:
A young boy's body is found in a meadow beside the River Mersey. No DNA. No witnesses. No clues. It brings back painful memories of the Moors Murderers.
What the Dead Want:
In August 2020, fourteen-year-old Andrew Golding went out for a walk following a row with his m