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Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is back! In books 4, 5 and 6 of the bestselling series by Kerry Wilkinson, Jessica finds that, not only are the crimes in Manchester getting more complicated, but her personal life is hotting up too...
Think of the Children: Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is first on the scene as a stolen car crashes on a misty, wet Manchester morning. The driver is dead, but the biggest shock is the discovery of the body of a child wrapped in plastic in the boot of the car. A thin trail leads Jessica to a list of children’s names abandoned in an allotment shed. With the winter chill setting in and parents looking for answers, Jessica must find out who has been watching local children, and how this connects to a case that has been unsolved for 14 years.
Playing with Fire: Seven years ago Martin Chadwick set fire to a Manchester pub, not knowing a teenager was sleeping inside. Chadwick’s release from prison is imminent, with journalists gearing up for a good old-fashioned media lynching. If that's not enough to keep her occupied, a private investigator is doing a fine job sticking his oar in, it looks like there's a schoolgirl suicide ring in operation, her car is working a little too well, and the endless rain continues to pound her northern home. Jessica's personal and professional life is in the balance—giving her barely enough time to focus on the person in her midst seemingly intent on burning everything to the ground.
Thicker than Water: A teenager’s body is discovered in an apparently random house in Manchester. The puzzle deepens when a journalist points out that someone placed an obituary for him just days before his disappearance. A string of clues point to a club whose owner has an unhealthy interest in Jessica, but then something happens which makes her question the very core of her beliefs. She is left to turn to the one person she knows she can rely on... but is that trust misplaced?
Think of the Children: Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is first on the scene as a stolen car crashes on a misty, wet Manchester morning. The driver is dead, but the biggest shock is the discovery of the body of a child wrapped in plastic in the boot of the car. A thin trail leads Jessica to a list of children’s names abandoned in an allotment shed. With the winter chill setting in and parents looking for answers, Jessica must find out who has been watching local children, and how this connects to a case that has been unsolved for 14 years.
Playing with Fire: Seven years ago Martin Chadwick set fire to a Manchester pub, not knowing a teenager was sleeping inside. Chadwick’s release from prison is imminent, with journalists gearing up for a good old-fashioned media lynching. If that's not enough to keep her occupied, a private investigator is doing a fine job sticking his oar in, it looks like there's a schoolgirl suicide ring in operation, her car is working a little too well, and the endless rain continues to pound her northern home. Jessica's personal and professional life is in the balance—giving her barely enough time to focus on the person in her midst seemingly intent on burning everything to the ground.
Thicker than Water: A teenager’s body is discovered in an apparently random house in Manchester. The puzzle deepens when a journalist points out that someone placed an obituary for him just days before his disappearance. A string of clues point to a club whose owner has an unhealthy interest in Jessica, but then something happens which makes her question the very core of her beliefs. She is left to turn to the one person she knows she can rely on... but is that trust misplaced?
814 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2012
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About the author
Kerry Wilkinson
72 books1,087 followersRecent and upcoming UK releases:
24 October 2023: The Night Of The Sleepover
15 December 2023: After The Sleepover
2024: The Girl On The Side Of The Road
2024: The Missing Body
Kerry Wilkinson has sold more than two million books - and had No.1 crime bestsellers in the UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Singapore. He has also written two top-20 thrillers in the United States. His book, Ten Birthdays, won the RNA award for Young Adult Novel of the Year in 2018 and Close To You won the International Thriller Award for best ebook in 2020.
As well as his Jessica Daniel series, Kerry has written a trilogy featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter, the Whitecliff series, the Silver Blackthorn trilogy - a fantasy-adventure serial for young adults - plus numerous standalone novels. He has been published around the world in more than a dozen languages.
Originally from the county of Somerset, Kerry spent way too long living in the north of England, picking up words like 'barm' and 'ginnel'.
When he's short of ideas, he rides his bike, hikes up something, or bakes cakes. When he's not, he writes it all down.
Find out more at: http://kerrywilkinson.com or http://facebook.com/KerryWilkinsonBooks
Find out more at: his website or Facebook
24 October 2023: The Night Of The Sleepover
15 December 2023: After The Sleepover
2024: The Girl On The Side Of The Road
2024: The Missing Body
Kerry Wilkinson has sold more than two million books - and had No.1 crime bestsellers in the UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Singapore. He has also written two top-20 thrillers in the United States. His book, Ten Birthdays, won the RNA award for Young Adult Novel of the Year in 2018 and Close To You won the International Thriller Award for best ebook in 2020.
As well as his Jessica Daniel series, Kerry has written a trilogy featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter, the Whitecliff series, the Silver Blackthorn trilogy - a fantasy-adventure serial for young adults - plus numerous standalone novels. He has been published around the world in more than a dozen languages.
Originally from the county of Somerset, Kerry spent way too long living in the north of England, picking up words like 'barm' and 'ginnel'.
When he's short of ideas, he rides his bike, hikes up something, or bakes cakes. When he's not, he writes it all down.
Find out more at: http://kerrywilkinson.com or http://facebook.com/KerryWilkinsonBooks
Find out more at: his website or Facebook
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
March 27, 2020
Couldn't put it down!
Jessica Daniel is yet another fantastic character in a series of crime novels. I've added this author to my list of good reads, I'm hooked!
Jessica Daniel is yet another fantastic character in a series of crime novels. I've added this author to my list of good reads, I'm hooked!
October 15, 2024
Enjoyed
The characters are likable and the mysteries are good. I will continue the series. I look forward to seeing what Jessica does next.
The characters are likable and the mysteries are good. I will continue the series. I look forward to seeing what Jessica does next.
March 29, 2015
I've never read any Kerry Wilkinson books before, but I picked up this omnibus in the Kindle sale for 99p and decided to give it a go. I'm glad I did, it's a very enjoyable series made better by the fact it's set in Manchester so I recognised a lot of the places. The only downside is the main character is very headstrong and ends up in daft situations,.
Will definitely put her others on my wish list.
Will definitely put her others on my wish list.
April 15, 2014
Ive not read anything by this author before, but i really enjoyed it and it was a really good read,
November 5, 2014
I purchased Locked In on it's own and really enjoyed it so couldn't pass on the opportunity of owning this three in one which contained great stories and wonderful characters.
August 23, 2022
Gave up through lack of interest.
December 28, 2015
very good
December 10, 2016
Love this series!
March 24, 2018
Just finished Thicker than water: Ornery.... very, very ornery. The storyline stumbles and meanders pointlessly and it is a relief when the hackneyed end arrives. Disappointed.
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