https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=BSOPAC%3A%20(POLICE%20%2B%20OFFICER)&QRYTEXT=Anywhere%3A%20Police%20officer%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3637983&CF=BIB When a retired police officer is found shot dead in his home, Eve and the team are called to the scene to investigate. It looks as though the dead man committed suicide but Eve smells foul play. Is everything as straightforward as it appears or is there more to it than meets the eye? Could someone have held a grudge and delivered payback in death. When a retired police officer is found shot dead in his home, Eve and the team are called to the scene to investigate. It looks as though the dead man committed suicide but Eve smells foul play. Is everything as straightforward as it appears or is there more to it than meets the eye? Could someone have held a grudge and delivered payback in death.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Robb, J. D., 1950-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Piatkus, 2024.<br />451 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Eve Dallas thriller<br />Eve Dallas series ; 57.<br /><br />Balfron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Available - 38048021980110<br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Onloan - Due: 25 May 2024 - 38048021980128<br />Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Available - 38048021980961<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3640190&CF=BIB Three years ago police officer Georgina Ioannau was murdered, her killers never brought to justice. Now the prime suspects have been shot dead within hours of their return to the UK. Has someone finally taken the law into their own hands? Seeking out the truth will force Kate Daniels to confront her own past mistakes, and put her career, and her team's lives, on the line. Three years ago police officer Georgina Ioannau was murdered, her killers never brought to justice. Now the prime suspects have been shot dead within hours of their return to the UK. Has someone finally taken the law into their own hands? Seeking out the truth will force Kate Daniels to confront her own past mistakes, and put her career, and her team's lives, on the line.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hannah, Mari<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2024.<br />437 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Kate Daniels novel<br />A Kate Daniels novel ; 9<br /><br />Bannockburn Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 - 38048021981233<br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - 38048021979682<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3737643&CF=BIB 1999. As London prepares for the Millennium, a serial rapist is stalking the River Thames. A junior female police officer in a world dominated by men, Detective Constable Louise Mangan is desperate for the chance to prove herself, and when she brings in the culprit almost single-handedly, she believes the people of Hampton Court can rest easy at last. But the worst is yet to come. Soon word reaches the police of a deadly criminal operation at the heart of this leafy suburb. Now Mangan finds herself undercover, getting closer to answers each day. The truth is right there, hiding in plain sight on the water for all the world to see. But she needs to watch her step - the river runs deep, and no one will be there to catch her should she fall. 1999. As London prepares for the Millennium, a serial rapist is stalking the River Thames. A junior female police officer in a world dominated by men, Detective Constable Louise Mangan is desperate for the chance to prove herself, and when she brings in the culprit almost single-handedly, she believes the people of Hampton Court can rest easy at last. But the worst is yet to come. Soon word reaches the police of a deadly criminal operation at the heart of this leafy suburb. Now Mangan finds herself undercover, getting closer to answers each day. The truth is right there, hiding in plain sight on the water for all the world to see. But she needs to watch her step - the river runs deep, and no one will be there to catch her should she fall.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Johnson, Alan<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Wildfire, 2024.<br />367 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm<br />Louise Mangan<br />Louise Mangan ; 3<br /><br />Balfron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021992768<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Onloan - Due: 25 May 2024 - 38048021992776<br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Onloan - Due: 25 May 2024 - 38048021992784<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3737745&CF=BIB Should a child or a vulnerable person vanish, it's an urgent matter that needs to be treated seriously, but in Macbeth's experience, most other people who go missing tend to turn up again before long. So when Kate Hibbert disappears after having last been seen struggling along the road with a heavy suitcase, he's convinced she has gone travelling and reluctantly goes through the motions of investigating. Interviewing those who were closest to her, Macbeth is perplexed by their apparent lack of concern but sees no reason to suspect foul play. When Hibbert does eventually resurface, however, a storm of lies, intrigue and scandal threatens Macbeth's tranquil village of Lochdubh. Torn between loyalty to his local community and his responsibilities as a police officer, he begins threading his way through a maze of deceit, quickly finding himself on the trail of a ruthless, treacherous murderer. Should a child or a vulnerable person vanish, it's an urgent matter that needs to be treated seriously, but in Macbeth's experience, most other people who go missing tend to turn up again before long. So when Kate Hibbert disappears after having last been seen struggling along the road with a heavy suitcase, he's convinced she has gone travelling and reluctantly goes through the motions of investigating. Interviewing those who were closest to her, Macbeth is perplexed by their apparent lack of concern but sees no reason to suspect foul play. When Hibbert does eventually resurface, however, a storm of lies, intrigue and scandal threatens Macbeth's tranquil village of Lochdubh. Torn between loyalty to his local community and his responsibilities as a police officer, he begins threading his way through a maze of deceit, quickly finding himself on the trail of a ruthless, treacherous murderer.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Beaton, M. C.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Constable, 2024.<br />ix, 243 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Hamish Macbeth series<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Onloan - Due: 28 Mar 2024 - 38048021982850<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3750031&CF=BIB Three years ago police officer Georgina Ioannau was murdered, her killers never brought to justice. Now the prime suspects have been shot dead within hours of their return to the UK. Has someone finally taken the law into their own hands? Seeking out the truth will force Kate Daniels to confront her own past mistakes, and put her career, and her team's lives, on the line. Three years ago police officer Georgina Ioannau was murdered, her killers never brought to justice. Now the prime suspects have been shot dead within hours of their return to the UK. Has someone finally taken the law into their own hands? Seeking out the truth will force Kate Daniels to confront her own past mistakes, and put her career, and her team's lives, on the line.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hannah, Mari<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CD (11 hr., 4 min.) : digital, MP3 file.<br />Kate Daniels series<br /><br />Bannockburn Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Audiobook - AF R101546 - Available - 38048050490429<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3759418&CF=BIB It's been a long time since the Hardwicke family has been on holiday. But thirteen-year-old Galen has wanted to see the wild dolphins at Scotland's Chanonry Point for as long as she can remember, and her mother Christine - a lone parent since her beloved husband left - is determined she gets her wish. But their serene trip is about to be interrupted. When DC Saul Anguish is called to investigate the shooting of an ex-police officer in Midtown-on-Sea, Essex, he quickly discovers that this is the first in a string of killings by Missy and Fox, a damaged young couple hell-bent on infamy, their love story etched in blood. In pursuit, Saul follows their trail north. The paths of the Hardwickes' and the deadly couple are about to collide. When Saul and his forensic linguist partner, Blue, arrive on the scene, they witness the unthinkable: a mother forced to make an impossible choice. It's been a long time since the Hardwicke family has been on holiday. But thirteen-year-old Galen has wanted to see the wild dolphins at Scotland's Chanonry Point for as long as she can remember, and her mother Christine - a lone parent since her beloved husband left - is determined she gets her wish. But their serene trip is about to be interrupted. When DC Saul Anguish is called to investigate the shooting of an ex-police officer in Midtown-on-Sea, Essex, he quickly discovers that this is the first in a string of killings by Missy and Fox, a damaged young couple hell-bent on infamy, their love story etched in blood. In pursuit, Saul follows their trail north. The paths of the Hardwickes' and the deadly couple are about to collide. When Saul and his forensic linguist partner, Blue, arrive on the scene, they witness the unthinkable: a mother forced to make an impossible choice.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cummins, Fiona<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Pan Books, 2024.<br />309 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Fallin Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Available soon (Set: 03 May 2024) - 38048021999904<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3811618&CF=BIB Undercover police officer Adam Sirkis needs to flee Syria. He knows it's a risk and he's ready for it. First, he sends his wife and daughter to Libya, where they will find boat heading for the Italian coast. Meanwhile, Adam himself winds up in France in the Calais Jungle, the infamous camp for migrants awaiting passage to the UK. Bastien Miller, a police lieutenant freshly transferred to the Calais police force, arrives at about the same time as Adam. His wife is depressed and his teenage daughter isn't exactly happy with the move. When a murder occurs in the Jungle, Adam and Bastien team up to get to the bottom of it. 'Between Two Worlds' is one of these vital books that illuminate an impossible political and humanitarian situation without sugar-coating it in any way. Undercover police officer Adam Sirkis needs to flee Syria. He knows it's a risk and he's ready for it. First, he sends his wife and daughter to Libya, where they will find boat heading for the Italian coast. Meanwhile, Adam himself winds up in France in the Calais Jungle, the infamous camp for migrants awaiting passage to the UK. Bastien Miller, a police lieutenant freshly transferred to the Calais police force, arrives at about the same time as Adam. His wife is depressed and his teenage daughter isn't exactly happy with the move. When a murder occurs in the Jungle, Adam and Bastien team up to get to the bottom of it. 'Between Two Worlds' is one of these vital books that illuminate an impossible political and humanitarian situation without sugar-coating it in any way.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Norek, Olivier<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : MacLehose Press, 2024.<br />320 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - On order<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3813254&CF=BIB Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash at her school reunion killed several of her classmates, she was saved from a grisly fate. She is haunted by what she thinks she saw that night - a vision of a skeletal woman, known by the locals as the Bonehead - a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her. A mystery waiting to be solved. Now a police officer in Gloucestershire, Alex fights to overcome the past by helping other people. But when her path crosses with someone who was there that fateful night, her new life begins to unravel at the seams. What really happened the night of the crash? And what does she have to do for the petrifying Bonehead to finally leave her be? Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash at her school reunion killed several of her classmates, she was saved from a grisly fate. She is haunted by what she thinks she saw that night - a vision of a skeletal woman, known by the locals as the Bonehead - a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her. A mystery waiting to be solved. Now a police officer in Gloucestershire, Alex fights to overcome the past by helping other people. But when her path crosses with someone who was there that fateful night, her new life begins to unravel at the seams. What really happened the night of the crash? And what does she have to do for the petrifying Bonehead to finally leave her be?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hayder, Mo<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2024.<br />368 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - On order<br />Plean Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - On order<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3825826&CF=BIB Former police officer Tia quit the Met years ago when she failed her exam to become a negotiator, her dream job. But when a peaceful climate protest at a London museum turns deadly, and one of the radicalised group members takes Tia and others hostage, she realises this is her chance to prove she has what it takes. Only not everyone gets out of the siege alive. Three years later, Tia discovers that the surviving hostages are being harassed by an anonymous person, leading one of them to take their own life. Refusing to have another death on her conscience, Tia begins to investigate. But Tia was a hostage that day too - and now she's a target. Former police officer Tia quit the Met years ago when she failed her exam to become a negotiator, her dream job. But when a peaceful climate protest at a London museum turns deadly, and one of the radicalised group members takes Tia and others hostage, she realises this is her chance to prove she has what it takes. Only not everyone gets out of the siege alive. Three years later, Tia discovers that the surviving hostages are being harassed by an anonymous person, leading one of them to take their own life. Refusing to have another death on her conscience, Tia begins to investigate. But Tia was a hostage that day too - and now she's a target.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Robinson, Brooke (Playwright)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Harvill Secker, 2024.<br />368 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Thriller - On order<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3829605&CF=BIB Salome Delaney didn't have a great start in life. But her abusive childhood came to a tragic conclusion with the killing of her tyrant mother, Trina, by a jealous ex-boyfriend. At least, that's what the police say. Sal has never believed kind Wulf, who tried to protect her from her mother's dark side, could have committed murder, but the evidence was irrefutable. Now an adult, with a job as a Collison Investigation Officer, Sal's done her best to put the past behind her. But one morning she's called to an accident scene, and she recognises the body - Barry Ford, the man her mother left Wulf for, all those years ago. It soon becomes clear this wasn't just an accident - it was murder. And Wulf, now out of prison, lives very close by. The question of who really killed her mother has haunted Sal her whole life, but as she launches an investigation, she starts to wonder if she really wants to know what happened. Salome Delaney didn't have a great start in life. But her abusive childhood came to a tragic conclusion with the killing of her tyrant mother, Trina, by a jealous ex-boyfriend. At least, that's what the police say. Sal has never believed kind Wulf, who tried to protect her from her mother's dark side, could have committed murder, but the evidence was irrefutable. Now an adult, with a job as a Collison Investigation Officer, Sal's done her best to put the past behind her. But one morning she's called to an accident scene, and she recognises the body - Barry Ford, the man her mother left Wulf for, all those years ago. It soon becomes clear this wasn't just an accident - it was murder. And Wulf, now out of prison, lives very close by. The question of who really killed her mother has haunted Sal her whole life, but as she launches an investigation, she starts to wonder if she really wants to know what happened.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mark, David John, 1977-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Edinburgh : Severn House, 2024.<br />240 pages ; 23 cm.<br />Sal Delaney mystery<br /><br />Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - On order<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3829800&CF=BIB When Ryan Kennedy is imprisoned after killing a police officer, he knows what he has to do. Keep his mouth shut about who he was working for, keep his head down, and rely on his youth to keep his sentence short. When he gets out, he'll be looked after. Following the death in the line of duty of a fellow detective, DI Sarah Collins has left the capital for a quieter life in the countryside. But when a missing teenager turns up on her patch, she finds herself drawn into a much bigger investigation - one that leads her right back to London, back to the Met, and back to Ryan Kennedy, the kid who killed a cop. When Ryan Kennedy is imprisoned after killing a police officer, he knows what he has to do. Keep his mouth shut about who he was working for, keep his head down, and rely on his youth to keep his sentence short. When he gets out, he'll be looked after. Following the death in the line of duty of a fellow detective, DI Sarah Collins has left the capital for a quieter life in the countryside. But when a missing teenager turns up on her patch, she finds herself drawn into a much bigger investigation - one that leads her right back to London, back to the Met, and back to Ryan Kennedy, the kid who killed a cop.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>London, Kate<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Corvus, 2024.<br />400 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Balfron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - On order<br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - On order<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3865306&CF=BIB After losing her sister to a drug overdose, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe is desperate to tackle the world of drugs that consumes the shadowy backstreets of Brighton. Operation Eradicate is her response, deploying undercover tactics to collapse drug circles while also providing treatment services to victims of drug abuse. But not everyone sees this as a positive development. The man behind Respite pharmaceuticals, billionaire Sir Ben Campbell, views Operation Eradicate as a threat to his business. His colossal empire relies on burgeoning numbers of addicts who survive on their substitute drugs. With connections in the highest levels of government, media and organised crime, Sir Ben unleashes a brutal counterattack on Jo. The question is, how will she survive this fierce onslaught? After losing her sister to a drug overdose, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe is desperate to tackle the world of drugs that consumes the shadowy backstreets of Brighton. Operation Eradicate is her response, deploying undercover tactics to collapse drug circles while also providing treatment services to victims of drug abuse. But not everyone sees this as a positive development. The man behind Respite pharmaceuticals, billionaire Sir Ben Campbell, views Operation Eradicate as a threat to his business. His colossal empire relies on burgeoning numbers of addicts who survive on their substitute drugs. With connections in the highest levels of government, media and organised crime, Sir Ben unleashes a brutal counterattack on Jo. The question is, how will she survive this fierce onslaught?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bartlett, Graham (Police officer)<br />First edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Allison & Busby Limited, 2024.<br />349 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Jo Howe<br />Jo Howe ; book 3<br /><br />Balfron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Available soon (Set: 03 May 2024) - 38048021999847<br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Available soon (Set: 03 May 2024) - 38048021999854<br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Available soon (Set: 03 May 2024) - 38048021999862<br />Fallin Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Available soon (Set: 03 May 2024) - 38048021999870<br />St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Available soon (Set: 03 May 2024) - 38048021999888<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3910045&CF=BIB Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash at her school reunion killed several of her classmates, she was saved from a grisly fate. She is haunted by what she thinks she saw that night - a vision of a skeletal woman, known by the locals as the Bonehead - a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her. A mystery waiting to be solved. Now a police officer in Gloucestershire, Alex fights to overcome the past by helping other people. But when her path crosses with someone who was there that fateful night, her new life begins to unravel at the seams. What really happened the night of the crash? And what does she have to do for the petrifying Bonehead to finally leave her be? Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash at her school reunion killed several of her classmates, she was saved from a grisly fate. She is haunted by what she thinks she saw that night - a vision of a skeletal woman, known by the locals as the Bonehead - a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her. A mystery waiting to be solved. Now a police officer in Gloucestershire, Alex fights to overcome the past by helping other people. But when her path crosses with someone who was there that fateful night, her new life begins to unravel at the seams. What really happened the night of the crash? And what does she have to do for the petrifying Bonehead to finally leave her be?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Hayder, Mo<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2024.<br />1 CDs (10 hr., 30 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Audiobook - AF - On order<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3650527&CF=BIB When a much-loved Kilmarnock police constable is found beaten to death in his home, all signs point to a burglary gone wrong. But, when a second officer is slain while walking the beat, it becomes clear that something much more sinister is afoot. Somebody is murdering cops. Harassed by an infuriating new partner and a teenage true crime podcaster, DI Heather Filson must track down a brutal killer while tensions between the police and the public explode into violence. With rioting breaking out across Glasgow, and running battles filling the streets, Heather's latest investigation is no longer just a murder hunt. It's a race to stop Scotland's largest city from tearing itself apart. When a much-loved Kilmarnock police constable is found beaten to death in his home, all signs point to a burglary gone wrong. But, when a second officer is slain while walking the beat, it becomes clear that something much more sinister is afoot. Somebody is murdering cops. Harassed by an infuriating new partner and a teenage true crime podcaster, DI Heather Filson must track down a brutal killer while tensions between the police and the public explode into violence. With rioting breaking out across Glasgow, and running battles filling the streets, Heather's latest investigation is no longer just a murder hunt. It's a race to stop Scotland's largest city from tearing itself apart.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Kirk, J.D.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Fort William : Zertex Crime, 2024.<br />340 pages ; 20 cm.<br />DI Heather Filson crime thrillers ; 2.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3 reserves</span><br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - In-transit from Central Library to Callander Library (Set: 02 May 2024) - 38048021982587<br />Cowie Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Available - 38048021983767<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3653881&CF=BIB Becca Palmer has just been fired from her job as assistant to Simon Jones - the Policing Minister at the House of Commons. But Becca claims Simon was more than her boss, that she is in love with him. So when a heartbroken Becca leaves Parliament for the final time, she decides to take matters into her own hands and head to Westminster Bridge to take her own life. Which is where hostage negotiator Alex Lewis meets her, to talk her down off the ledge. It's clear Becca knows something about the Policing Minister that she shouldn't. Something that could get him in serious trouble if it were to come out. But can Alex save Becca and get to the bottom of a conspiracy that goes deep inside the highest levels of government - before it's too late? Becca Palmer has just been fired from her job as assistant to Simon Jones - the Policing Minister at the House of Commons. But Becca claims Simon was more than her boss, that she is in love with him. So when a heartbroken Becca leaves Parliament for the final time, she decides to take matters into her own hands and head to Westminster Bridge to take her own life. Which is where hostage negotiator Alex Lewis meets her, to talk her down off the ledge. It's clear Becca knows something about the Policing Minister that she shouldn't. Something that could get him in serious trouble if it were to come out. But can Alex save Becca and get to the bottom of a conspiracy that goes deep inside the highest levels of government - before it's too late?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Sutherland, John (Police officer)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2024.<br />352 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Thriller - On order<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3243324&CF=BIB Lee Mitchell is a young barrister from a working-class Caribbean background: in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom, everything is stacked against her. On her doorstep in South London, the 15-year-old son of the pastor at the local Black church is shot, and the local community is shattered. All evidence is pointing to infamously corrupt, racist police officer Sergeant Jack Lambert as the irredeemable suspect. His own boss - rebel-turned-copper Danny Wallace - is certain he is guilty. Against her will, Lee is strong-armed into defending him. With cries of 'Black Lives Matter!' echoing in the streets, Lee is at the centre of the turmoil as lies, anger, and mistrust spiral out of control. With the line between her personal and professional life becoming increasingly blurred, Lee keeps asking herself the same question: How can she defend the indefensible? Lee Mitchell is a young barrister from a working-class Caribbean background: in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom, everything is stacked against her. On her doorstep in South London, the 15-year-old son of the pastor at the local Black church is shot, and the local community is shattered. All evidence is pointing to infamously corrupt, racist police officer Sergeant Jack Lambert as the irredeemable suspect. His own boss - rebel-turned-copper Danny Wallace - is certain he is guilty. Against her will, Lee is strong-armed into defending him. With cries of 'Black Lives Matter!' echoing in the streets, Lee is at the centre of the turmoil as lies, anger, and mistrust spiral out of control. With the line between her personal and professional life becoming increasingly blurred, Lee keeps asking herself the same question: How can she defend the indefensible?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Williams, Nicola, 1961-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Hamish Hamilton, 2023.<br />309 pages ; 25 cm<br /><br />Cowie Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021907782<br />St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021907790<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3645817&CF=BIB When a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives. When a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Katrín Júlíusdóttir, 1974-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orenda Books, 2023.<br />238 pages ; 21 cm<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Thriller - Onloan - Due: 20 May 2024 - 38048021978965<br />Cornton Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Thriller - Available - 38048021979716<br />Cowie Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Thriller - Available - 38048021978957<br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Thriller - Available - 38048021978973<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3646023&CF=BIB What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to fight crime as a police officer, or save lives as a paramedic? Maybe you could look after animals and be a vet, or rescue people from fires as a firefighter! There are so many things to choose from, and this fun series will help you decide exactly what you want to be! What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want to fight crime as a police officer, or save lives as a paramedic? Maybe you could look after animals and be a vet, or rescue people from fires as a firefighter! There are so many things to choose from, and this fun series will help you decide exactly what you want to be!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brundle, Joanna<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>King's Lynn, Norfolk : BookLife Publishing Ltd., [2023]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />24 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm<br /><br />Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 636.089 - Available - 38048041010906<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3264709&CF=BIB Bath's top detective, Peter Diamond, doesn't believe in jinxes. So when he's asked to investigate a top TV show plagued by a series of misfortunes, Diamond is unmoved. He's no fan of the show - which glorifies criminals and mocks the police - and the incidents were spread across six years. It's clear this is the press making a sensation out of nothing. So Diamond puts the junior member of his squad on the case. But when young officer Paul Gilbert goes on location with the TV unit and witnesses another near-death incident, Diamond is forced to take an interest. To make matters worse, the press get wind of his involvement and Diamond his under pressure from all quarters. But his troubles have scarcely started. Devastating traps and surprises make this the most baffling case of his entire career. Bath's top detective, Peter Diamond, doesn't believe in jinxes. So when he's asked to investigate a top TV show plagued by a series of misfortunes, Diamond is unmoved. He's no fan of the show - which glorifies criminals and mocks the police - and the incidents were spread across six years. It's clear this is the press making a sensation out of nothing. So Diamond puts the junior member of his squad on the case. But when young officer Paul Gilbert goes on location with the TV unit and witnesses another near-death incident, Diamond is forced to take an interest. To make matters worse, the press get wind of his involvement and Diamond his under pressure from all quarters. But his troubles have scarcely started. Devastating traps and surprises make this the most baffling case of his entire career.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lovesey, Peter<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : Soundings Audio Books, 2023.<br />1 CD (9 hr., 25 min.) : digital, MP3 file.<br />Peter Diamond mystery<br /><br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Audiobook - AF R99679 - Available - 38048050116214<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3264774&CF=BIB Remie Yorke has one shift left at the Mackinnon Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands before she leaves for good. Then Storm Ezra hits. As temperatures plummet and phone lines go down, an injured man stumbles inside. PC Don Gaines was in a terrible accident on the mountain road. The only other survivor: the prisoner his team was transporting. When a second stranger arrives, Remie reluctantly lets him in from the blizzard. He, too, is hurt. He claims to be a police officer. His name is also Don Gaines. Someone is lying and, with no means of escape, Remie must work out who. If the cold doesn't kill her, one of these men will get there first. Remie Yorke has one shift left at the Mackinnon Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands before she leaves for good. Then Storm Ezra hits. As temperatures plummet and phone lines go down, an injured man stumbles inside. PC Don Gaines was in a terrible accident on the mountain road. The only other survivor: the prisoner his team was transporting. When a second stranger arrives, Remie reluctantly lets him in from the blizzard. He, too, is hurt. He claims to be a police officer. His name is also Don Gaines. Someone is lying and, with no means of escape, Remie must work out who. If the cold doesn't kill her, one of these men will get there first.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Griffin, M. A. (Martin A.)<br />Unabridged edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Oxford : ISIS Audio Books, 2023.<br />1 CD (7 hr., 50 min.) : digital, MP3 file<br /><br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Audiobook - AF R99669 - Available - 38048050116115<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3272897&CF=BIB DS Cassie Fitzgerald has a secret - but it's one she's deleted from her memory. In the 1990s when she was at school, she and her friends killed a fellow pupil. 30 years later, Cassie is happily married and loves her job as a police officer. One day her husband persuades her to go to a school reunion and another ex-pupil, Garfield Rice, is found dead, supposedly from a drug overdose. As Garfield was an eminent MP and the investigation is high profile, it's headed by Cassie's new boss, DI Harbinder Kaur. The trouble is, Cassie can't shake the feeling that one of her old friends has killed again. Is Cassie right, or was Garfield murdered by one of his political cronies? It's in Cassie's interest to skew the investigation so that it looks like the latter and she seems to be succeeding. Until someone else is killed. DS Cassie Fitzgerald has a secret - but it's one she's deleted from her memory. In the 1990s when she was at school, she and her friends killed a fellow pupil. 30 years later, Cassie is happily married and loves her job as a police officer. One day her husband persuades her to go to a school reunion and another ex-pupil, Garfield Rice, is found dead, supposedly from a drug overdose. As Garfield was an eminent MP and the investigation is high profile, it's headed by Cassie's new boss, DI Harbinder Kaur. The trouble is, Cassie can't shake the feeling that one of her old friends has killed again. Is Cassie right, or was Garfield murdered by one of his political cronies? It's in Cassie's interest to skew the investigation so that it looks like the latter and she seems to be succeeding. Until someone else is killed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Griffiths, Elly<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Quercus, 2023.<br />340 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Doune Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021912915<br />Raploch Xpress - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021918623<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3300269&CF=BIB The murder of a promising footballer, son of Brighton's highest-ranking police officer, means Detective Superintendent Jo Howe has a complicated and sensitive case on her hands. The situation becomes yet more desperate following devastating blackmail threats. Howe can trust no one as she tracks the brutal killer in a city balanced on a knife edge of vigilante action and a police force riven with corruption. The murder of a promising footballer, son of Brighton's highest-ranking police officer, means Detective Superintendent Jo Howe has a complicated and sensitive case on her hands. The situation becomes yet more desperate following devastating blackmail threats. Howe can trust no one as she tracks the brutal killer in a city balanced on a knife edge of vigilante action and a police force riven with corruption.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bartlett, Graham (Police officer)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Allison & Busby Limited, 2023.<br />477 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Jo Howe ; book 1.<br /><br />Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021903062<br />Cowie Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021903070<br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021903088<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3300270&CF=BIB When a night-time firebomb attack at a Brighton travellers' site kills women and children, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe has strong reason to believe the new, dubiously elected, far-right council leader is behind the murders. Against the direct orders of her chief constable, Jo digs deep into the killings secretly briefing the senior investigating officer of her suspicions. As she delves further, Jo uncovers an underworld of human trafficking and euthanasia all leading to a devastating plot which threatens thousands of lives and from which the murderous politician looks sure to walk scot-free. Having narrowly survived a plot to kill her, where another was not so lucky, she realises that only by facing near-certain death once more can she thwart this terrorist outrage. When a night-time firebomb attack at a Brighton travellers' site kills women and children, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe has strong reason to believe the new, dubiously elected, far-right council leader is behind the murders. Against the direct orders of her chief constable, Jo digs deep into the killings secretly briefing the senior investigating officer of her suspicions. As she delves further, Jo uncovers an underworld of human trafficking and euthanasia all leading to a devastating plot which threatens thousands of lives and from which the murderous politician looks sure to walk scot-free. Having narrowly survived a plot to kill her, where another was not so lucky, she realises that only by facing near-certain death once more can she thwart this terrorist outrage.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bartlett, Graham (Police officer)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Allison & Busby Limited, 2023.<br />349 pages ; 24 cm<br />DS Jo Howe<br />DS Jo Howe ; 2<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Average rating: </span><span style="vertical-align: middle;"><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/gifs/small-blankstar.gif" alt="☆" /></span> (1 review)<br /><br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021903203<br />Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021903211<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021903229<br />Killin Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021905117<br />Mobile Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021903237<br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021903245<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3303732&CF=BIB Liam Thomas was an officer in the Met for over a decade, many of those years spent deep undercover at the heart of Britain's most dangerous criminal enterprises. But the murky world of covert operations teaches him that justice is far from black and white - and a family secret reveals that corruption is closer to home than he had ever expected. A thrilling memoir of a life lived amongst a world of corruption, justice and questionable loyalties, this book tells the real story of the police's line of duty. Liam Thomas was an officer in the Met for over a decade, many of those years spent deep undercover at the heart of Britain's most dangerous criminal enterprises. But the murky world of covert operations teaches him that justice is far from black and white - and a family secret reveals that corruption is closer to home than he had ever expected. A thrilling memoir of a life lived amongst a world of corruption, justice and questionable loyalties, this book tells the real story of the police's line of duty.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thomas, Liam<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Ebury Press, 2023.<br />408 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 THO - Available - 38048021919118<br />Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 920 THO - Available - 38048021919126<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3218605&CF=BIB Remie Yorke has one shift left at the Mackinnon Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands before she leaves for good. Then Storm Ezra hits. As temperatures plummet and phone lines go down, an injured man stumbles inside. PC Don Gaines was in a terrible accident on the mountain road. The only other survivor: the prisoner his team was transporting. When a second stranger arrives, Remie reluctantly lets him in from the blizzard. He, too, is hurt. He claims to be a police officer. His name is also Don Gaines. Someone is lying and, with no means of escape, Remie must work out who. If the cold doesn't kill her, one of these men will get there first. Remie Yorke has one shift left at the Mackinnon Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands before she leaves for good. Then Storm Ezra hits. As temperatures plummet and phone lines go down, an injured man stumbles inside. PC Don Gaines was in a terrible accident on the mountain road. The only other survivor: the prisoner his team was transporting. When a second stranger arrives, Remie reluctantly lets him in from the blizzard. He, too, is hurt. He claims to be a police officer. His name is also Don Gaines. Someone is lying and, with no means of escape, Remie must work out who. If the cold doesn't kill her, one of these men will get there first.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Griffin, M. A. (Martin A.)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Sphere, 2023.<br />300 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021891697<br />Killin Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Onloan - Due: 20 May 2024 - 38048021891705<br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021891721<br />St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021891713<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3219522&CF=BIB In Unamurra, a drought-scarred, one-pub town deep in the outback, two men are savagely murdered a month apart - their bodies elaborately arranged like angels. With no witnesses, no obvious motives and no apparent connections between the killings, how can lone police officer Detective Dana Russo - flown in from hundreds of kilometres away - possibly solve such a baffling, brutal case? Met with silence and suspicion from locals who live by their own set of rules, Dana must take over a stalled investigation with only a week to make progress. But with a murderer hiding in plain sight, and the parched days rapidly passing, Dana is determined to uncover the shocking secrets of this forgotten town - a place where anyone could be a killer. In Unamurra, a drought-scarred, one-pub town deep in the outback, two men are savagely murdered a month apart - their bodies elaborately arranged like angels. With no witnesses, no obvious motives and no apparent connections between the killings, how can lone police officer Detective Dana Russo - flown in from hundreds of kilometres away - possibly solve such a baffling, brutal case? Met with silence and suspicion from locals who live by their own set of rules, Dana must take over a stalled investigation with only a week to make progress. But with a murderer hiding in plain sight, and the parched days rapidly passing, Dana is determined to uncover the shocking secrets of this forgotten town - a place where anyone could be a killer.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>White, S. R. (Crime writer)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline, 2023.<br />306 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Balfron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021897777<br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021897785<br />Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021898155<br />Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Onloan - Due: 17 May 2024 - 38048021897769<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3237466&CF=BIB Should a child or a vulnerable person vanish, it's an urgent matter that needs to be treated seriously, but in Macbeth's experience, most other people who go missing tend to turn up again before long. So when Kate Hibbert disappears after having last been seen struggling along the road with a heavy suitcase, he's convinced she has gone travelling and reluctantly goes through the motions of investigating. Interviewing those who were closest to her, Macbeth is perplexed by their apparent lack of concern but sees no reason to suspect foul play. When Hibbert does eventually resurface, however, a storm of lies, intrigue and scandal threatens Macbeth's tranquil village of Lochdubh. Torn between loyalty to his local community and his responsibilities as a police officer, he begins threading his way through a maze of deceit, quickly finding himself on the trail of a ruthless, treacherous murderer. Should a child or a vulnerable person vanish, it's an urgent matter that needs to be treated seriously, but in Macbeth's experience, most other people who go missing tend to turn up again before long. So when Kate Hibbert disappears after having last been seen struggling along the road with a heavy suitcase, he's convinced she has gone travelling and reluctantly goes through the motions of investigating. Interviewing those who were closest to her, Macbeth is perplexed by their apparent lack of concern but sees no reason to suspect foul play. When Hibbert does eventually resurface, however, a storm of lies, intrigue and scandal threatens Macbeth's tranquil village of Lochdubh. Torn between loyalty to his local community and his responsibilities as a police officer, he begins threading his way through a maze of deceit, quickly finding himself on the trail of a ruthless, treacherous murderer.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Beaton, M. C.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Constable, 2023.<br />ix, 228 pages ; 23 cm.<br />Hamish Macbeth series<br />The Hamish Macbeth series ; 35<br /><br />Bannockburn Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021893255<br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021893263<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021893271<br />Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021893289<br />Fallin Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021893297<br />Mobile Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021893305<br />Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021893321<br />St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Onloan - Due: 25 May 2024 - 38048021893313<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3381270&CF=BIB Kitto made many enemies in his time working as an undercover officer for the Met police, none more ruthless and calculating than kingpin Craig Travis. Travis always knew he would make Kitto pay for the role he played in getting him convicted - and that day has finally arrived. Now, a dark and twisted killer is headed for the isles of Scilly, with only one goal in mind: revenge. Kitto made many enemies in his time working as an undercover officer for the Met police, none more ruthless and calculating than kingpin Craig Travis. Travis always knew he would make Kitto pay for the role he played in getting him convicted - and that day has finally arrived. Now, a dark and twisted killer is headed for the isles of Scilly, with only one goal in mind: revenge.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rhodes, Kate<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Simon & Schuster, 2023.<br />428 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.<br />Locked-island mysteries<br />Isles of Scilly mysteries ; 6.<br /><br />Doune Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Crime - Onloan - Due: 27 May 2024 - 38048021926329<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3400648&CF=BIB Vivvy Bouchet, respected scientist and reluctant psychic, saved a boy's life after a premonition when she was a child. That boy is now a Texas police officer. He convinces Vivvy to help him solve a high-profile cold case, working alongside detective Jesse Sharp, a sceptic of anything but fact. Three-year-old Lizzie Solomon disappeared in broad daylight from her home. A body was never found, but the child's mother, Nicolette, is in prison for the disappearance, loudly proclaiming her innocence. When a popular podcaster hears of Vivvy's involvement in the case, his conspiracy theories about the missing child, and Vivvy's background, have an army of fans hanging on every dangerous word. But when it becomes clear there may be a kidnapper - or killer - still on the loose, Vivvy knows there's more to lose than her reputation. Because the difference between the truth and a lie can mean life or death. Vivvy Bouchet, respected scientist and reluctant psychic, saved a boy's life after a premonition when she was a child. That boy is now a Texas police officer. He convinces Vivvy to help him solve a high-profile cold case, working alongside detective Jesse Sharp, a sceptic of anything but fact. Three-year-old Lizzie Solomon disappeared in broad daylight from her home. A body was never found, but the child's mother, Nicolette, is in prison for the disappearance, loudly proclaiming her innocence. When a popular podcaster hears of Vivvy's involvement in the case, his conspiracy theories about the missing child, and Vivvy's background, have an army of fans hanging on every dangerous word. But when it becomes clear there may be a kidnapper - or killer - still on the loose, Vivvy knows there's more to lose than her reputation. Because the difference between the truth and a lie can mean life or death.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Heaberlin, Julia<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Penguin Michael Joseph, 2023.<br />356 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Thriller - Onloan - Due: 20 May 2024 - 38048021927954<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3401026&CF=BIB Billie and Mia meet a vet, a mounted police officer, an ornithologist, a bee keeper, a wildlife film-maker, a zoologist and many more. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do and the animals they work with. Billie and Mia meet a vet, a mounted police officer, an ornithologist, a bee keeper, a wildlife film-maker, a zoologist and many more. Together, they find out lots of interesting things about these jobs these people do and the animals they work with.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Barnham, Kay<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Wayland, [2023]<br />32 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm.<br />Jump into jobs<br /><br />Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - J331.7BAR - Available - 38048040990926<br />