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John Nicholl

One missing girl. Five bodies. Time is running out.

When nineteen-year-old university student Emma goes missing, Detective Inspector Gareth Gravel is called in. But what is a simple missing person case soon turns into something much darker as Gravel’s inquiries lead him to the graves of five young women - each of whom looks just like Emma.

With a serial killer on the loose and his latest victim already in his control, can the police find Emma in time? Or will Emma have to save herself?

The Carmarthen Murders is the first book in the dark, edge-of-your-seat Carmarthen Crime thriller series set in the stunning West Wales countryside.

*Previously published as Portraits of the Dead*

Jake Urry

Boldwood Books

Carmarthen Crime

The Carmarthen Murders: The start of a dark, edge-of-your-seat crime mystery series from John Nicholl

Is it revenge or is it justice?

DI Gravel is supposed to be on mandatory leave, but when a severed head washes up on the estuary beach his holiday is cut short. Back on the job, he’s shocked when the case leads him to the victim from an old case

Seventeen years ago, the system failed Rebecca. They let the abuser of a six-year-old girl walk free. But she’s all grown up now and taking the law into her own hands.

Is this one killer DI Gravel doesn’t want to catch?

This is the second book in the dark, edge-of-your-seat Carmarthen Crime thriller series set in the stunning West Wales countryside.

*Previously published as Before I Met Him*

The Tywi Estuary Killings: A gripping, gritty crime mystery from John Nicholl

It’s different when it’s your daughter.

DI Gravel’s daughter Emily has landed her dream job working for high profile solicitor Charles Turner. But the job turns deadly when she attracts the attention of a serial killer.

Gravel is already on the case, the bodies are piling up and the killer’s sick fantasies are enough to give the detective nightmares. However, the killer’s obsession with Emily raises the stakes.

Can Gravel and Emily survive the case?

This is the third book in the dark, edge-of-your-seat Carmarthen Crime thriller series set in the stunning West Wales countryside.

*Previously published as A Cold Cold Heart*

The Castle Beach Murders: A gripping, page-turning crime mystery thriller from John Nicholl

He’s inside her home. 

Successful novelist Mia is being stalked. Photos of her and her four-year-old daughter arrive in untraceable emails that demand Mia perform various tasks or else . . . Terrified, Mia tries to escape, but the killer follows her all the way to Italy. In desperation, she returns home, but nowhere is safe.

Meanwhile, DI Gravel is investigating the murder of three women. The detective’s last case pushed him to new extremes. Now with his health failing and his career at an end, what lengths will Gravel go to in order to catch a vicious killer?

Once you’ve crossed the line, can you ever turn back?

This is the fourth book in the dark, edge-of-your-seat Carmarthen Crime thriller series set in the stunning West Wales countryside.

*Previously published as Every Move You Make*