Judith Cutler

When a child goes missing at the local tennis club on the day when several skeletons are unearthed on an Ashford building site, Fran Harman finds her caseload heavier than ever at a time when the force is cripplingly short-staffed and she has a less than supportive new Chief Constable to contend with. Enjoying a game of tennis with his fellow Golde

Suddenly the peace is shattered when a filthy Chinese youth flings himself into the church and demands sanctuary. Should the Church accede to the request for protection that no longer has legal standing? Or should it hand Tang over to the authorities? Josie supports Tim s decision to protect Tang, but not all the congregation agree, taking their grievances to the Church hierarchy. But Josie's friend and long-term lodger, the Food Standards Agency...

Personal tragedy cut short Kate Power?s accelerated-promotion career in the Met. She?s lucky, though - Birmingham CID give her a job, and chance to make a new start in the house her great-aunt has given her. Soon Kate discovers that she?s trying to fix up the house from hell, with garden to match. Domestic equals professional pressure: though most of her new colleagues are helpful and supportive, some just think she?s fresh female meat to harass....