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Originally published as Dead Secret.Arnold finds himself on dangerous ground in shady Wolfcleugh Woods.This boggy land has swallowed many a victim. Including the Wolf Man. Archaeologists pull his body from the ground - perfectly preserved, centuries after death.What other secrets lie buried here?Archaeologists are keen to find out, but they might never get the chance. Plans are afoot for a new bypass. One that would decimate the ancient woods.Arnold is called in to keep the peace between developers, eco-warriors and historians.Then comes the grisly find that changes everything. In a lonely glade, Arnold stumbles on a young woman's body.There's nothing natural about her cause of death. She's been bludgeoned from behind.Somewhere among the trees, a ruthless killer lies in wait.Can Arnold catch up to them before they strike again?Fans of Elly Griffiths, Peter James, P.D. James, Joy Ellis, Damien Boyd, Helen H. Durrant, J.D. Kirk, Bill Kitson and Peter Robinson will devour this intriguing mystery.

Originally published as The Ways of Death.Out on the jagged Northumbrian coast, violent storms uncover an ancient sea cave.The place has been sealed up for millennia. No way in or out. Now Arnold must explore its murky depths. When he does, he stumbles on something impossible.A heap of human remains and rotten clothing. Along with one tiny silver ID badge.Whoever killed the owner - twenty years ago - found the ultimate place to hide their crime. But how did they do it?The man's death is a fiendish puzzle that Arnold can't fathom. Especially when a second body turns up in the very same location.A case of history repeating itself? An uncanny coincidence? Or what?The deeper Arnold gets, the more he fears the past and the present are horrifyingly intertwined.And someone out there will stop at nothing to keep their secret.

This ancient grave won't stay empty for long.Arnold Landon heads to Rome, ready to begin retraining for his own job.His first port of call? An ancient tomb out in the sun-scorched Roman hills.Arnold treads the dark and twisty path down to the burial chamber, expecting to find nothing but old bones.Instead, he stumbles on fresh blood and a much more recently dead body.The man's throat's been slit, but Arnold recognizes him immediately. Cosimo. A tour guide who was once part of a gang of Roman grave robbers.Has his murky past finally caught up with him? Arnold's loath to stick around to find out.But when the blood feud follows him back to Northumberland, it seems he may not have a choice.Can Arnold unravel the mystery before the ruthless killer strikes again?

A trove of Chinese treasure throws up a dilemma for Arnold and his team. Should they keep it? Or sell it off to the highest bidder?Enter Steven Sullivan: a suave young magnate with ties to the Far East.His boss has more than a casual interest in the ancient Chinese artifacts. And he's keen to take Arnold and his prickly coworkers out to dinner to seal the deal.But Arnold has barely picked up his chopsticks when . . .A gunshot explodes from the kitchen, killing the only other diner in the near-empty restaurant.Steven leaps up in hot pursuit, to be grazed by a second bullet in a shady alley.The killer escapes into the night, leaving Steven to walk away with his life.A stroke of luck? Or a smokescreen for something more sinister?Arnold won't rest until he uncovers the truth. But what if the next bullet is meant for him?