Bill James

Drug dealer Ralph Ember stumbles on a ghastly surprise when he and sidekick Beau Derek arrive at the house of yachtsman Barney Coss, his bulk…

Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur and his amoral superior Assistant Chief Constable Desmond lles face a political and personal dilemma when they suspect fellow Officer Nivette…

Naomi Anstruther's undercover operation among the drug gangs - planned carefully by Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur - has ended in a bloody shoot-out. Naomi…

With the rumoured transfer of Chief of Police Mark Lane, London's competitive drug lords are on edge. In the past, Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles…

The twenty-seventh title in the popular Harpur and Iles series. A street shooting leaves a mother and child dead on the school run. But was…

Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles misses a crucial conference and is not able to give vital advice to a colleague, Assistant Chief Constable Esther Davidson.…

A houseful of paintings is stolen and the body of a finely dressed stranger is discovered at the home of art-loving drug dealer Mansel Shale.…

For years Colin Harpur's dubious boss, Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles, ran an 'arrangement' with Mansel Shale and Panicking Ralph Ember, owner of the Monty…

Drug barons Ralph Ember and Mansel Shale have co-existed peaceably for years, tolerated by Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles as a way of keeping violence…

For years Panicking Ralph Ember and Mansel Shale have run profitable drugs empires in peaceful cooperation with each other - and Assistant Chief Constable Desmond…

A cash-in-transit raid goes pear-shaped when armed police show up. After all the smart planning and careful preparation someone must have talked - so think…

Eleri ap Vaughan, Keith Vine's best dealer, has turned to other drugs wholesalers for her supplies. Now she has to die. For the threat of…

Pursued from the shadows, Simon Pilgrim fled in terror from the floating restaurant Eton Boating Song. In the bar of the Eton, he'd had the…

Ralph Ember, owner of a shady drinking club, is playing a dangerous game. Someone knows of his plans to set up his own drugs syndicate.…

When a large chunk of a bank heist vanishes, the thugs who pulled off the job - and survived - are a little upset. One…

Suspects in the fatal bludgeoning of lowlife Ian Aston include his criminal pals - and Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur's superior officer Desmond Iles, whose…

'One of British crime writing's hidden jewels' Time Out At 19 years old Denise Prior knew little about criminals and even less about the law.…

Fear grips the drugs underworld after two principals in the trade are murdered, and even Assistant Chief Constable Desmond Iles is under a cloud of…

'One of British crime writing's hidden jewels' Time Out Megan Harpur had taken the train back from London to tell her husband she was leaving…

When Oliphant Kenward Knapp's drug-dealing empire comes up for grabs, there's a rush to control his domain. Caught in the middle is Detective Chief Superintendent…

Thirteen-year-old Mandy Walsh has been gunned down in the street, caught in the crossfire between rival drug gangs. For Chief Constable Lane there is only…

The fifth title in the popular Harpur and Iles series. Sarah Iles' latest young lover, Ian Aston, and the seedy gangland club he frequents both…

The sixth title in the popular Harpur and Iles series. 'Planner' Preston, a lifetime of successful robberies behind him, is organising a heist against a…

The fourth title in the popular Harpur and Iles series. When Bernard 'Tenderness' Mellick maims Ivor Wright with a blowtorch, Wright retaliates from his hospital…

The second title in the popular Harpur and Iles series. Five teenage girls have been raped and murdered, and the criminal is still at large.…

The third title in the popular Harpur and Iles series. Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur is disconsolate: his mistress, the widow of a fellow officer,…

The first title in the popular Harpur and Iles series. Harpur's domain is a small seaport city south of London. It's not unusual for the…