. James, ruth rendell, elizabeth george et al for her riveting police procedurals featuring Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, Scotland Yard partners as well as devoted life-mates. A brilliantly conceived and executed, no mark Upon Her embroils Kincaid and James in the case of the puzzling drowning of a rower, a Met detective, deeply atmospheric mystery, on the Thames.
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Necessary as Blood Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Book 13
Necessary as blood is the latest entry in deborah crombie’s New York Times Notable, Edgar®, Agatha, and Macavity Awards-nominated mystery series featuring Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James.
The Sound of Broken Glass: A Novel Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Book 15
With an abundance of twists and turns and intertwining subplots, The Sound of Broken Glass by New York Times bestselling author Deborah Crombie is an elaborate and engaging page-turner.
To Dwell in Darkness: A Novel Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Book 16
The bombing isn't the only mystery troubling Kincaid. But what he discovers will leave him questioning his belief in the job that has shaped his life and his values—and remind him just how vulnerable his precious family is. With the help of his former sergeant, Melody Talbot, Doug Cullen, and Gemma, Kincaid begins to untangle the truth.
In the tradition of Elizabeth George, Louise Penny, and P. By fortunate coincidence, Melody Talbot, Gemma's trusted colleague, witnesses the explosion. James, betrayal, new york times bestselling author deborah Crombie delivers a powerful tale of intrigue, and lies that will plunge married London detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James into the unspeakable darkness that lies at the heart of murder.
Recently transferred to the london borough of Camden from Scotland Yard headquarters, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his new murder investigation team are called to a deadly bombing at historic St.
Where Memories Lie Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Book 12
A writer in the same elite class as elizabeth george, crombie mesmerizes with a story at once gripping and poignant that explores the dark places in the human heart, Martha Grimes, and Anne Perry, and the shadowy corners Where Memories Lie.
Water Like a Stone Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Book 11
Secrets that may threaten everything and everyone he holds most dear. And tensions are brought to the breaking point on christmas Eve with Juliet's discovery of a mummified infant's body interred in the wall of an old dairy barn—a tragedy hauntingly echoed by the recent drowning of Peter Llewellyn, a schoolmate of Lally's.
As the police make their inquiries into the infant's death, Kincaid discovers that life in the lovely market town of his childhood is far from idyllic and that the dreaming reaches of the Shropshire Union Canal hold dark and deadly secrets. Meanwhile, former social worker annie lebow is living a life of self-imposed isolation and preparing for a lonely Christmas, made more troubling by her meeting earlier in the day with the Wains, on her narrowboat, a traditional boating family whose case precipitated Annie's leaving her job.
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Garden of Lamentations: A Novel Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Novels
She and gemma worked together on a previous investigation, and Gemma has a personal connection to the case: Reagan was the nanny of a child who attends the same dance studio as Toby, Gemma and Kincaid’s son. Gemma soon discovers that reagan’s death is the second tragedy in this exclusive London park; a few months before, a young boy died in a tragic accident.
If his suspicions are correct and the crimes are linked, are his family and friends in mortal danger as well? Kincaid’s hunch turns to certainty when a Metropolitan Police officer close to him is brutally attacked. There’s a traitor in the ranks, and now Kincaid wonders if he can trust anyone. As gemma begins to see a solution to her case, she realizes she holds a child’s fate in her hands.
To passersby, the pretty girl in the white dress looks as if she’s sleeping. But when still another of the garden residents meets a violent end, it becomes clear that there are more sinister forces at play. Boatman and gemma must stop the killer before another innocent life is taken. While his wife is consumed with her new case, Kincaid finds himself plagued by disturbing questions about several previous—and seemingly unrelated—cases involving members of the force.
Now May You Weep: A Novel Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Book 9
Newly appointed detective Inspector Gemma James has never thought to question her friend Hazel Cavendish about her past. And the fires of a fierce and passionate affair may not have burned out completely -- on Brodie's part at least, since he's prepared to destroy Hazel's marriage to win back his "Juliet.
But when a sudden, putting hazel's life in peril, duncan kincaid, gemma knows she will need help unraveling this very bloody knot -- and calls for the one man she trusts more than any other, brutal murder unleashes a slew of sinister secrets and long-seething hatreds, to join her far from home .
In a Dark House Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Book 10
. Yet neither gemma nor duncan realize how closely the cases are connected -- or how important their resolutions will be for an abducted young child who is frightened, alone. Within it lies the charred corpse of a female body burned beyond all recognition. And the strange woman who is her only companion in this scary, unfamiliar place.
Gemma james and duncan Kincaid -- lovers and former partners -- have their own pressing concerns. An abandoned southwark warehouse burns next door to a women's shelter for victims of spousal abuse.
And Justice There Is None Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Book 8
Her lover, alex dunn, appears absolutely devastated by her death, a porcelain dealer in London’s bustling Portobello Market, but Gemma’s the main focus of investigation is soon Karl Arrowood, who had the most powerful motive for killing his unfaithful wife. In their latest outing, kincaid and his former partner--and soon-to-be roommate--follow a twisting trail of rage and retribution whose buried roots are about to exact a deadly toll on the living.
And justice there is nonegemma james is adjusting to professional and personal changes that include her eagerly sought promotion to the rank of inspector--and a future now intricately entwined with Duncan Kincaid. To solve this case, gemma and duncan must walk a merciless razor’s edge through a place where true justice will be a long time coming.
Their hunt for a killer will traverse the teeming stalls of the city’s antiques markets to a decades-in-the-making vendetta of history and hatred that has been honed to a flawless, deadly point. But her new responsibilities are put to the test when she is placed in charge of a particularly brutal homicide: The lovely young wife of a wealthy antiques dealer has been found murdered on fashionable Notting Hill.
Dawn arrowood was six weeks pregnant.
A Finer End Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James Book 7
From the Paperback edition. From the award-winning author of the acclaimed Kissed a Sad Goodbye. A finer endwhen duncan kincaid’s cousin jack calls from glastonbury to ask for his help on a rather unusual matter, Duncan welcomes the chance to spend a relaxing weekend outside of London with Gemma--but relaxation isn’t on the agenda.
. Scotland yard detective superintendent duncan kincaid and his partner Sergeant Gemma James return in another spellbinding novel of mysteries--one contemporary, one ancient--an investigation that will challenge them personally and professionally as no case ever has. Jack has no more than a passing interest in its history--until he comes across an extraordinary chronicle almost a thousand years old.
The record reveals something terrible and bloody shattered the abbey’s peace long ago--knowledge that will spark violence that reaches into the present.
