Police Procedurals

An unexpected gem

Phosphate Rocks: A Death in Ten Objects

A Death in Ten Objects

When the old chemical works in Leith are demolished, a long deceased body is uncovered. Seated at a card table, encrusted in phosphate rock, ten objects are positioned in front of the mummified corpse. DI Rose Irving from Police Scotland is tasked with making sense of this eerie scene, and sets out to find someone familiar with the history of the site. Enter retired shift foreman John Gibson, a veritable mine of information. DI Irving certainly gets more than she bargained for: a history of technology, a lesson in chemistry and an unusual insight into the people who worked in …

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Tunnel of terror

Losing Control

Terror in Teesside

A dead body washes up in Hartlepool Historic Quay. The autopsy reveals he was murdered. Police officers trace the scene of crime to the south bank of the River Tees where night watchman, Alf, keeps watch over a shrine. A woman comes forward to identify the victim, claiming to be his sister. The murder weapon is found in the possession of the colleague who reported him missing. It seems that the case can be closed. But DI Julie Cadell is not so sure.

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