By Death Divided

An unknown young woman found dead in a flooded river, an abused wife making heavy weather of escaping from her husband with her traumatised child, and an Asian detective finding it increasingly difficult to balance on the tightrope he walks between his family's traditional Muslim beliefs and his job as a policeman. More conflict and moral dilemmas for DCI Michael Thackeray and his girl-friend Laura Ackroyd in the multiracial Yorkshire town of Bradfield. A tense and gripping mystery which delves into the murky dynamics of two very different families at odds with themselves and descending into violence and death.

Death in a Far Country

It's a dark night and two young girls are running for their lives. One falls and makes her friend go on without her. For her there is no escape as their pursuers close in...

DCI Michael Thackeray, back at work after a shooting which almost killed him, makes heavy weather of his murder investigation while the town, and his girlfriend, Laura Ackroyd, are distracted by Bradfield United's startlingly successful run in the cup. But as the team heads for Chelsea, it becomes clear that there are links between the wealthy young footballers who love to party and a the girl's body dumped in the canal, links which ruthless people will stop at nothing to conceal.

Book Groups and Library talks

Patricia Hall is available to talk about her books either alone or with colleagues from Oxblood, an Oxford-based group of crime writers. E-mail for further deatils.