Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life. Little did he know . . . Two severed fingers are discovered by workmen at the Boar’s Head hotel. It looks like they’ve been there some time . . . Detective Mike Nash must find out what grisly goings-on took place at the ivy-clad, upmarket hotel on the Harland Estate. ARE THEY CONNECTED TO A SPATE OF BRUTAL MUGGINGS IN HELMSDALE? Then local women start going missing , and the heat is on for Nash and his team. Who is terrorizing this quiet market town? A BREATHTAKING CRIME THRILLER PERFECT FOR FANS OF IAN RANKIN, JD KIRK, DS BUTLER or PETER ROBINSON. PRAISE FOR BILL KITSON “The author’s writing style grabbed my attention from the first page until the last page.” Anna “ Mike Nash is a great creation. ” Shotsmag , Ron Ellis ‘‘An author who has expertly carved himself a niche in the crime thriller marketplace . . . he knows how to twist the corkscrew .” Scarborough Evening News MIKE NASH A highly talented detective, he was a rising star in the Metropolitan Police. Following a particularly gruesome case involving a sadistic serial killer, Nash turns down the chance of promotion and heads back to his native county of Yorkshire. He hopes that returning to his roots will bring peace of mind. However, although the pace of life seems gentler, the crimes prove no less horrific. His skills are tested to the limit by a series of violent crimes that threaten to ruin his plans for a more relaxed lifestyle. Nor is his secret ambition to settle down made any easier by his one weakness, a seemingly unquenchable thirst for female company. That is, until . . . ? LOCATION The books are set in a fictional rural North Yorkshire with a scattering of market towns, many small villages and countryside that changes from high moorland with dramatic crags, mountain tarns and sparse vegetation, to the gentler, lush agricultural land lower down the valley that is bisected by the river Helm. The town of Helmsdale is where Mike Nash and his team are based, in a sub-division of their headquarters in the larger town of Netherdale. Further to the west is Bishopton, also part of the hub our detectives cover. DI MIKE NASH SERIES Book 1: WHAT LIES BENEATH Book 2: VANISH WITHOUT TRACE Book 3: PLAYING WITH FIRE Book 4: KILLING CHRISTMAS Book 5: SLASH KILLER Book 6: ALONE WITH A KILLER Book 7: BLOOD DIAMOND Book 8: DEAD & GONE Book 9: HIDE & SEEK Book 10: RUNNING SCARED Book 11: THE BLEEDING HEART KILLER Book 12: CHAIN REACTION More books coming soon, join the Joffe Books mailing list to be the first to hear about them!