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Detective Rob Miller
Series · 8 books · 2019-2025

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#1

The Thames Path Killer

2019

Please note this book is a completely revised edition of The Surrey Stalker. A deranged serial killer targeting brides-to-be. An ambitious young detective. A case that could destroy everything. A young woman is brutally attacked on her way home. It looks like she was the victim of a jilted—and twisted—ex-lover. But then two more women, also engaged to be married, are found dead. The press call the killer the ‘Surrey Stalker’. And there’s a stack of similar cold case files. The pressure is on for young, ambitious DI Rob Miller. But with all the time he’s spending at the office, Rob’s also running a fine line trying to keep his fiancée, Yvette, onside as they try to plan their wedding . . .
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#2

The West London Murders

2020

A spate of brutal stabbings. An ambitious young detective. A killer hell-bent on revenge. A father is found dead in his posh West London home. Stabbed to death. By somebody who couldn’t stop. There are seven or eight puncture wounds. There’s no time to relax for recently married DI Rob Miller. Now a second man is found brutally murdered in the same frenzied manner. Do the police have a serial killer on their hands? The investigation leads Rob and his ex-lover Detective Jo Maguire to London’s undercover escort industry. It’s a risky world to dive into, and Rob’s feelings for Jo don’t help. They realize that the murderer is leaving a blistering trail of revenge killings—and the violence is escalating. Can Rob and Jo work together to stop the murderer before someone else pays the ultimate price?
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#3

The Bisley Wood Murders

2020

One girl disappears. And there’s a link to an unsolved disappearance close to home. Katie Wells goes missing on her way to school. Her pink backpack is found weighed down with stones in a local reservoir. Time is running out to find her, and every second counts. Acting DCI Rob Miller leads a nationwide search, but no trace of the little girl is found. Meanwhile, Detective Jo Maguire from the National Crime Agency notices striking similarities to her own sister’s disappearance twenty years ago. Jo's relationship with Rob is deepening, but they don’t have time to figure things out. Maybe Jo's sister was the killer's first victim. And maybe he never stopped. Now, a body is discovered and the public holds its breath. Is it Katie? Rob and Jo might just have a serial killer on their hands . . . Librarian Note: This is a revised edition of Righteous Anger by B.L. Pearce
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#4

The Box Hill Killer

2021

Twelve years ago, Noah Palmer went for a bike ride and never came home. His body was found in the Box Hill woods, a five-pointed star carved in his chest. He is the fourth victim of a serial killer who has never been caught. Now, a young woman is involved in a shooting outside Harrods in central London. Her DNA shows a familial match to the Box Hill cold case. Detective Rob Miller leads the investigation. But there’s not much to go on. Just when he thinks he’s got a lead, the case is turned on its head. In order to solve this mystery, Rob’s going to have to go off-book, potentially putting his career—and already complicated love life—on the line. Can he stop the Box Hill killer? Originally published as The Box Hill Murders
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#5

The South Bank Murders

2022

Alternate cover edition of ASIN B09SBH43G9 Detective Rob Miller is at home with his crying newborn son when he gets the news. Retired Chief Superintendent Sam Lawrence, Rob’s friend and mentor, has been shot dead. Lawrence had always been his rock. Rob is devastated. An hour ago Lawrence had called to ask him to meet, but Rob couldn’t go because he was on daddy duty. Now he will hunt down the killer—but his boss thinks he’s too emotionally involved. This time it’s personal, but it’s not the only murder Rob’s got on his plate. The body of a young man is found on the south bank of the Thames near the London Eye with an unusual stamp on his wrist. Are the two killings related? Then a suspect has their throat slashed in custody and another body bearing the same stamp turns up. Rob knows this is not the work of some amateur criminal, but someone with terrifying reach—and the name they keep hearing is the Wolf. His baby won’t sleep. His partner needs him. Can he be there for them and bring a killer to justice?
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#6

The Soho Killer

2022

A serial killer who dumps the victims’ bodies in Soho Square. A sleepless detective thwarted by his box-ticking boss. Detective Rob Miller thinks he’s seen it all, but this murder scene takes his breath away. The victim is bound and gagged, with whip marks on his back. The location is one of the busiest squares in London. The cause of death appears to be strangulation. Murder or a game gone wrong? The prime suspect is the victim’s partner. Under pressure from his superiors, Rob makes an arrest despite his doubts. But another body is found: bound, gagged and dumped in the middle of central London. Again, there are no witnesses. Now Rob’s on the hunt for a serial killer with a fetish—and a talent for staying invisible. Then the killer makes it personal . . .
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#7

The Marlow Murders

2023

Debby Morris, mother of two, goes to a Christmas party at historic Hollyhock Manor in Marlow, and never comes home. A MISSING MOTHER. Her phone, handbag and Santa’s elf hat are found in a park near the River Thames. The police issue a nationwide search, but Debby is nowhere to be found. Three weeks later, Debby’s body, still in her elf costume, is discovered five miles downstream from where she disappeared. A DETECTIVE ON THE BRINK. Detective Rob Miller is pulled from compassionate leave and put in charge. He’s still reeling from his last botched case, and he knows all eyes are on him—waiting to see if he’ll crack. Meanwhile, another body is found with their throat slashed . . . and a link is discovered between the two cases that changes everything. A RACE AGAINST TIME TO STOP A KILLER. Rob and his team will need to pull out all the stops to catch a twisted killer before anyone else dies.
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#8

The Putney Bridge Killer

2025

A brutal murder. A deadly secret. A killer who’s done this before . . . DCI Rob Miller is called to a murder scene in the early hours of the morning. A young woman’s body has been discovered under Putney Bridge. There are clear signs this was a brutal attack. The crime scene is especially unnerving for DCI Miller. It mirrors the victims of the Surrey Stalker—a sadistic predator Miller took down five years ago. But the Surrey Stalker is dead. This killer isn’t just copying the past—They know things only the original murderer could have known. They know police secrets and crime scene details that were withheld from the press. With the media circling and a mole inside the force leaking information, Miller must untangle a deadly web of deception before the killer strikes again. But as the body count rises and the noose tightens, one question haunts Did he catch the wrong man all those years ago? A gripping British crime thriller packed with psychological tension, shocking twists, and a detective who won’t stop until justice is served.

Authors

Biba Pearce
Biba Pearce
Author · 18 books

Biba Pearce is a British crime writer and author of the DCI Rob Miller series. Biba grew up in post-apartheid Southern Africa. As a child, she lived on the wild eastern coast and explored the sub-tropical forests and surfed in shark-infested waters. Now a full-time writer, Biba lives in leafy Surrey and when she isn't writing, can be found walking through the countryside or kayaking on the river Thames. Visit her at bibapearce.com and join her mailing list to be notified about new releases, updates and special subscriber-only deals.

B.L. Pearce
B.L. Pearce
Author · 4 books

Biba Pearce is an English crime writer and author of the DCI Rob Miller series. Published by Joffe Books. Biba lives in Surrey, in the United Kingdom and when she isn't writing, can be found hiking through the countryside or kayaking on the River Thames. Visit Biba at www.blpearce.com.

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