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Cover of The Boatyard, Whaley & Gaskill Book 1 by Joel Hames
BOOK 1
IN A THRILLING

NEW CUMBRIA CRIME SERIES

WHALEY & GASKILL

​NEW series featuring Carl Whaley, Denise Gaskill, and a host of colleagues from the bestselling

‘Cumbria Crime’ books.

DS Denise Gaskill is happiest tracking down corrupt cops, not being forced to visit the psychiatrist. ​​

​She’s getting little sympathy from her boss, DI Carl Whaley, who has problems of his own. And DC Harriett Barnes has a difficult new colleague to handle. Even without investigating police corruption, there’s more than enough to keep Cumbria’s Professional Standards Division busy.​

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‘A gripping continuation of the story begun by DI Zoe Finch’ -

Rachel McLean

Who is the dead man? Why was the emergency call that might have saved him ignored? And is there a connection with the death of a local police officer?

But when a man is found murdered in a Windermere boatyard, it becomes clear that the investigating team have secrets of their own, and with Carl’s team taking over, the case threatens to spiral out of control. ​

A BOATYARD DEATH

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​As the investigation takes twist after dangerous twist, working out who they can trust and who’s manipulating them has never been more important.  

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With the pressure mounting, can Carl and the team find a way through the lies before anyone else winds up dead?​

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