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Pauline Rowson

    Pauline Rowson is autorkou dvaceti dvou detektivních románů, jejichž děj se odehrává na pozadí neustále se měnícího moře. Její příběhy se často zaměřují na drsné a nedokonalé detektivy, kteří řeší záhadné pobřežní zločiny. Rowsonová mistrně využívá prostředí moře k vytvoření napínavé atmosféry a psychologické hloubky svých postav. Její dílo oslovuje čtenáře svým jedinečným spojením napětí, charakterového vykreslení a působivého popisu pobřežního života.

    Successful Customer Service
    Dangerous Cargo
    Dead Man's Wharf
    DEATH ON BOARD a captivating historical mystery
    Deadly Waters
    The Suffocating Sea
    • Set in 1951, the story follows Inspector Alun Ryga as he investigates the mysterious death of Sir Bernard Crompton, a retired dermatologist found dead on his yacht off the Cornwall coast. Initially ruled as natural causes, the peculiar circumstances—Sir Bernard's dinner suit and five rocks in his pocket—raise suspicions. Ryga's inquiry deepens when another body is discovered in a nearby cove, also dressed in a dinner suit and similarly burdened. The case spirals into a complex web of intrigue and danger.

      DEATH ON BOARD a captivating historical mystery2024
      3,0
    • A cold wet January, a man's body stabbed through the heart is found tangled up in fishing nets in Brixham Harbour, Devon. Scotland Yard's Inspector Ryga is sent to investigate.

      Death In The Nets2021
    • Dead Sea

      • 234 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      Marvik is on the hunt for a stolen computer disk that holds the key to a secret which a ruthless killer is determined must never be revealed.

      Dead Sea2021
    • England 1950. Scotland Yard's Inspector Alun Ryga is sent to Newhaven, East Sussex to unravel the mystery of why an ordinary police constable was murdered and his wife has gone missing.

      Death in the Harbour2020
      3,6
    • Lost Voyage

      • 234 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      Undercover investigator Marvik working for the UK's Police National Intelligence Marine Squad faces a desperate battle to save others from a ruthless assassin who will stop at nothing to protect the secret of the Mary Jo's last voyage ever being exposed.

      Lost Voyage2020
      3,4
    • Dangerous Cargo

      • 240 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      Undercover investigator Art Marvik is tasked by UK's police National Intelligence Marine Squad to find the truth behind a fifty year old mystery but as he unravels its dark and dangerous secrets someone is determined to stop him from ever revealing them

      Dangerous Cargo2020
      3,0
    • A Deadly Wake

      • 239 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      As DI Andy Horton follows the trail of a man found dead in a log cabin on the Isle of Wight, he uncovers some startling revelations into his own mother's past and the truth behind her disappearance over thirty years ago.

      A Deadly Wake2020
    • Silent Running

      • 243 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      In his first undercover mission for the UK's National Intelligence Marine Squad former Royal Marine Commando, Art Marvik, working with the police, is on the hunt for the truth behind a fifteen year old murder in which an innocent man was convicted

      Silent Running2020
    • Dead Passage

      • 350 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      A mysterious telephone call sends Horton on a complex and twisted investigation into the death of a local politician twelve years ago and uncovers a trail of lies, secrets and revenge with roots deep in the past.

      Dead Passage2018
      3,0
    • Undercurrent

      • 336 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení

      Detective Inspector Andy Horton investigates a naval historian's death, which he believes was incorrectly ruled a suicide, and finds that his bosses may be covering up the true circumstances of the man's passing.

      Undercurrent2017
    • Lethal Waves

      • 236 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      On his return from Guernsey, DI Andy Horton is called out to investigate the death of a vagrant whose body is found under a rotting houseboat on the shores of Portsmouth

      Lethal Waves2017
      3,5
    • Fatal Catch

      • 231 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      Two fishermen haul a gruesome catch:a human hand. DI Horton becomes immersed in a complex case where everyone has a reason to lie and no one is who they seem.

      Fatal Catch2016
    • When a private investigator goes missing, Detective Inspector Horton of Portsmouth CID believes he's probably run off with a woman. But when the man's car turns up, and a shocking discovery is made, things turn serious, and Horton himself embroiled in an investigation that has major personal ramifications, and could potentially end his career.

      Shroud of Evil2015
    • Death Surge

      • 336 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení

      When a colleague's nephew goes missing, Detective Inspector Andy Horton is recalled from his sailing trip to France. But when the charred remains of a body are discovered in a disused tunnel at the Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth, what began as the hunt for a missing man becomes the search for a ruthless killer.

      Death Surge2015
    • Death Lies Beneath

      • 224 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      A body found on a rotting boat being salvaged in Portsmouth Harbour throws Horton into a complex and frustrating investigation. As the tension mounts to solve the case, Horton receives a chilling message; time, it seems, is also running out for him personally -

      Death Lies Beneath2014
    • An investigation into a body found floating in the sea off Portsmouth harbour throws DI Andy Horton's capabilities into question. Not only does he need to find a brutal killer, but now he also has to prove he's still up to the job.

      A Killing Coast2013
    • Footsteps on the Shore

      • 235 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      Convicted murderer Luke Felton is missing and a decomposed corpse is washed up in Portsmouth harbour. Then another woman is brutally murdered. Is it Felton or is it his body in the mud of the harbour? Horton is under pressure to get results, but things are about to get much worse for the beleaguered detective

      Footsteps on the Shore2012
    • Dead Man's Wharf

      • 240 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      The death of an elderly lady in a nursing home plunges Horton into a complex investigation that has far-reaching international implications. Hampered by his belief that his bosses are lying to him,Horton soon discovers that he's stepped into a web of intrigue, deception and corruption that stretches back into the past

      Dead Man's Wharf2011
      3,5
    • The new Detective Inspector Horton mystery - Inspector Andy Horton's holiday peace is shattered when, stepping out across an abandoned golf course on the Isle of Wight on a cold, grey January morning, he finds himself facing a distraught young woman with a gun in her hand, leaning over a corpse. When she professes to be the dead man's psychic, Horton's old adversary, DCI Birch, is convinced she is a mentally disturbed killer, but Horton is not so sure . . .

      Blood on the Sand2011
    • Successful Customer Service

      • 201 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      Customer service is vital to a profitable business. Learn why customer service can make you more profit, win you more customers, and get your existing customers to spend more. This book takes you step-by-step the key elements of excellent customer service, and show you how your business can improve now and how to get your customers coming back for more.

      Successful Customer Service2009
      3,8
    • Deadly Waters

      • 212 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      The body of a woman found on the derelict Mulberry in Langstone Harbour plunges Horton into an investigation that uncovers ambition and adultery. With the clock ticking, Horton is soon forced to take a decision that will put his life on the line.

      Deadly Waters2009
      4,0
    • The Suffocating Sea

      • 233 stránek
      • 9 hodin čtení

      As Horton is forced to confront his past he's faced with a dangerous adversary who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out... Selected as the Best of British Crime Fiction by The Book Depository A gripping, suspense- filled murder case...an entertaining read in an engaging series... Booklist

      The Suffocating Sea2009
      4,4
    • Tide of Death

      • 320 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení

      The first in the series featuring the flawed and rugged Portsmouth cop, DI Andy Horton.

      Tide of Death2006
      3,3