A dead undercover cop may have been hiding more than his true identity in this edgy mystery by the author of Murderland . . . When a young boy discovers a body lying in a doorway, DI Burton and DS Fielding are called to the scene. Initially believing the dead man was homeless, the police are shocked to discover the true identity of the victim: a Detective Constable from London who was working undercover.But when the DNA from the victim is linked to a cold case, Burton and Fielding find themselves looking into another unsolved murder. And as the case unfolds, the detectives are faced with untangling a web of lies . . .Bloodline is the second in the acclaimed Manchester Murders series, but can also be read as a standalone novel.

DS Fielding and her team have quite a case to solve after discovering a series of deaths in Manchester resemble the work of a popular novelist.Newly retired Hannah Sanderson loves reading crime novels, so when her favorite author, Jonas Burke, comes to town for a book signing, she wants to meet him. However, when she starts reading his latest novel, she finds that one of the crimes featured in it is too close to home.When DS Sally Fielding discovers that her police officer father died of a heart attack caused by tasering, she is shocked. But when Hannah goes on to explain that his death is described in intricate detail in a novel she has recently read, Sally's suspicions are raised, and she begins an investigation.With a small team in place, Sally and her colleagues cross-reference all the descriptions of Burke's fictitious crimes with cases in the police database. Will DS Fielding be able to solve the mystery before anyone else gets hurt? And is the truth...

'Secrets, lies, betrayal and murder converge to create the start of a gripping, new British police procedural' A. J. Thomas When four friends meet up for a girls' night out, only three of them make it home alive. Maria Turnbull's friends think her death was the result of a heart condition, but the pathologist thinks otherwise. When other people close to the astrologer they visited that night are murdered, detectives Burton and Fielding begin to suspect her. But is it misdirection on the part of the killer and, if so, why is she being implicated?