Books in series

#1
The Lies They Told
2019
If you thought you got away with it, think again.
When a notorious criminal is found dead in his own home, his clothes soaked with blood, Detective Inspector Karen Heath is one of the first at the crime scene.
For Karen, this is personal. She has a point to prove. Having returned from suspension, the eyes of the force are watching her every move, and some aren’t pleased to see her back.
Never far from her thoughts is the burning desire to find those who were responsible for the fateful day that led to her suspension.
But, when another vengeful killing comes to light, it soon becomes clear that there is someone far more sinister at work. Detective Inspector Karen Heath of the London’s Met police face a race against time to track down a killer who’s bold, relenting and dangerous.
A story about greed, power, brutality - and fractured lives...

#3
See No Evil
2020
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read this book in a day, found it compulsive reading. Jay's books have you hooked from the first page, and this was no exception. Amazon Review.If he’s watching, you’re already dead…Nothing could prepare her for what she would find inside…An abandoned building. A woman, bound and tortured. Killed in the most grotesque way. The victim of a twisted psychopath.The killer has already made his next move as he takes Karen to the darkest places of her mind.When another victim is found in exactly the same circumstances, she digs deeper only to find that evil truly exists.She discovers a calculated serial killer – stalking his victims before choosing the right moment to strike, leaving them with injuries more barbaric than the last.How far will the killer go to satisfy his thirst for pain?What connects the victims?The third book in a new series of procedural crime thrillers featuring DI Karen Heath, See No Evil is perfect for fans of Jack Gatland, David Gatward, Damian Boyd, JM Dalgliesh, Simon McCleave, Helen H Durrant among others.\———-What people are saying about Jay ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book should come with a warning do not read before going to bed it will keep you reading and not let you sleep. Amazon review, SEE NO EVIL.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This, the third novel about DI Karen Heath is truly excellent. It is gripping, gritty and all too plausible. Amazon review, SEE NO EVIL⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jay's best novels yet! As I read this book, I could see the actions playing out as if I were at the cinema. Excellent un-put-downable novel. Amazon review, SEE NO EVIL⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐What a corker for the start to a new series. I can’t wait for the next one to see where it takes Karen. Amazon Review, THE LIES THEY TOLD.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is truly one of the best written police procedural novels that I have had the pleasure of reading. Amazon Review, HER LAST BREATH.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book was gripping and once started, had to be read all the way through, virtually in a single sitting. Amazon review, NEVER FORGOTTEN.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It has action, intrigue, humour and a bit of sad at the end. I really recommend it. Can’t wait for the next book. Amazon review, TWISTED JUSTICE. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Karen has moved to a new area and now has a love life!! This makes the new book even more interesting. Written brilliantly with a story that keeps you gripped from start to finish. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL.

#4
Never Forgotten
2020
Ripped apart limb from limb, shattered bones, hearts caving in. The past is never forgotten.
Dismembered body parts appear at random locations in London. Detailed analysis confirms that the parts all belong to one person.
Then an elderly victim is brutally slain in a manner which suggests the killer did little to hide their crime.
Detective Inspector Karen Heath searches the victim’s past to find the answers, which exposes a series of tragic consequences, a brutal regime and a trail of broken minds and bodies.
Closer to home, Karen’s own search for the truth behind the hijacking takes a dramatic twist when new evidence comes to light. Who else was involved, and who can she trust? She has one choice… trust her instinct and go it alone, which leads to a fatal conclusion.
Who will survive as shots ring out?

#5
Twisted Justice
2021
A sadistic killer. A kill list!
A retired doctor, brutally mutilated and murdered. Detective Inspector Karen Heath thinks it might be a stranger killing, especially when there are no clues, forensics or witnesses.
Who would want to hurt a man in his 60’s caring for his wife who suffers from dementia?
Karen realises she’s dealing with a cold, ruthless killer with a twisted sense of justice, hungry for murder.
What started as a difficult and tragic murder investigation, turns into a race against time as Karen finds herself in York looking for answers.
Paired with an intriguing and complex DCI Zac Walker, the duo piece together their cases and soon realise they’re after the same killer.
Can Karen and Zac crack the case before everyone on the list is dead?

#6
Left To Fall
A British police procedural murder mystery
2021
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Karen Heath is a favourite character of mine. I would love to work alongside her. Amazon Review.Exposing my dark side doesn’t frighten me, hiding it does.The body of a beautiful and talented rock climber is discovered at the foot of a popular climbing spot in the picturesque and stunning setting of the North Yorkshire National Park.Was it a tragic accident or deliberate?With a new job, new location and the reinstatement of her title, DCI Karen Heath must face her fear of heights as she is summoned to the grizzly scene.Karen has to rely on old fashion policing as she pieces together the life of the victim, Beth Hayes.Peeling back the layers, there’s a surprising discovery about Beth. Could this be connected to her death?Recently, Karen’s own life has been nothing short of a whirlwind and a mixture of emotions since losing her sister and meeting Zac. But a shocking revelation from Zac makes her see him a different light.The sixth book in a new series of procedural crime thrillers featuring DI Karen Heath, Left To Fall is perfect for fans of Jack Gatland, David Gatward, Damian Boyd, JM Dalgliesh, Simon McCleave, Helen H Durrant among others.\———-What people are saying about Jay ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Karen has moved to a new area and now has a love life!! This makes the new book even more interesting. Written brilliantly with a story that keeps you gripped from start to finish. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the proverbial page turner written in a new style, a complete success. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Full of twist and turns and some great plot lines. A must read for all. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐What a corker for the start to a new series. I can’t wait for the next one to see where it takes Karen. Amazon Review, THE LIES THEY TOLD.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is truly one of the best written police procedural novels that I have had the pleasure of reading. Amazon Review, HER LAST BREATH.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jay's best novels yet! As I read this book, I could see the actions playing out as if I were at the cinema. Excellent un-put-downable novel. Amazon review, SEE NO EVIL⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book was gripping and once started, had to be read all the way through, virtually in a single sitting. Amazon review, NEVER FORGOTTEN.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kept me on the edge of my seat right to the end. Amazon review, TWISTED JUSTICE.

#7
The Price You Pay
A British police procedural murder mystery
2022
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Karen Heath is a favourite character of mine. I would love to work alongside her. Amazon Review.
He’s watching and waiting.
Working the streets have never been so dangerous.
When the body of woman is discovered on wasteland, it’s no ordinary murder as DCI Karen Heath soon realises. With a limb missing from her victim, Karen starts an investigation that will take her onto the dark streets of York and the lives of those who know only one way to earn money.
The death, both unique and disturbing, throws up a list of unsavoury suspects who hide in the shadows. Karen puts her own life on the line as she searches for clues and answers, but when another woman is brutally slain, she knows that she’s up against a killer who’s twisted, chilling and methodical.
A connection to the past may give Karen the breakthrough she needs.
With fear spreading its tentacles across the city, families being torn apart, and the public and press pushing for answers, can Karen and the team track down their elusive killer before he strikes again?
The seventh book in a new series of procedural crime thrillers featuring DI Karen Heath, The Price You Pay is perfect for fans of Jack Gatland, David Gatward, Damian Boyd, JM Dalgliesh, Simon McCleave, Helen H Durrant among others.
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What people are saying about Jay
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Karen has moved to a new area and now has a love life!! This makes the new book even more interesting. Written brilliantly with a story that keeps you gripped from start to finish. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the proverbial page turner written in a new style, a complete success. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐What a corker for the start to a new series. I can’t wait for the next one to see where it takes Karen. Amazon Review, THE LIES THEY TOLD.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is truly one of the best written police procedural novels that I have had the pleasure of reading. Amazon Review, HER LAST BREATH.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jay's best novels yet! As I read this book, I could see the actions playing out as if I were at the cinema. Excellent un-put-downable novel. Amazon review, SEE NO EVIL
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book was gripping and once started, had to be read all the way through, virtually in a single sitting. Amazon review, NEVER FORGOTTEN.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kept me on the edge of my seat right to the end. Amazon review, TWISTED JUSTICE.

#8
Flames of Hate
A British police procedural murder mystery
2023
How much pain can one family go through?
A family celebrating their recent success perish in a ferocious house fire.
DCI Karen Heath is called out in the middle of the night to a house fire with a difference. With no witnesses, no clues and no evidence, she knows she has her work cut out. As she stands in the darkness watching the flames ravage everything in its path, Karen needs to determine what led to three generations of one farming family losing their lives when they had everything to look forward to.
The investigation uncovers an undercurrent of bitter family rivalry, fear, devastating sadness, greed and anger. The local farming community fear for their futures, but one man seems determined to come out on top.
With the case stalling and Karen determined to pursue justice for the family, a local reporter may have the missing pieces she needs to crack the case.
The eight book in a series of procedural crime thrillers featuring DI Karen Heath, Flames of Hate is perfect for fans of Jack Gatland, David Gatward, Damian Boyd, JM Dalgliesh, Simon McCleave, Helen H Durrant among others.
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What people are saying about Jay
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Karen has moved to a new area and now has a love life!! This makes the new book even more interesting. Written brilliantly with a story that keeps you gripped from start to finish. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the proverbial page turner written in a new style, a complete success. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐What a corker for the start to a new series. I can’t wait for the next one to see where it takes Karen. Amazon Review, THE LIES THEY TOLD.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is truly one of the best written police procedural novels that I have had the pleasure of reading. Amazon Review, HER LAST BREATH.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jay's best novels yet! As I read this book, I could see the actions playing out as if I were at the cinema. Excellent un-put-downable novel. Amazon review, SEE NO EVIL
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book was gripping and once started, had to be read all the way through, virtually in a single sitting. Amazon review, NEVER FORGOTTEN.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kept me on the edge of my seat right to the end. Amazon review, TWISTED JUSTICE.

#9
Time Stands Still
2023
Tick Tock Tick… Time’s running out
Step into the intriguing world of "Time Stands Still," where DCI Karen Heath and her team face their most challenging case yet.
In this 9th instalment of the DI Karen Heath Crime Series, women are disappearing under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind baffling clues. As Karen and her team struggle to uncover the truth, they're faced with an unusual pattern that defies easy explanation.
As the investigation unfolds against the stunning backdrop of historic York and its serene countryside, you'll be gripped by the struggle between a relentless investigator and a cunning killer.
Just as despair threatens to settle in, a shocking revelation from a fellow officer resurrects echoes of a haunting past.
Can Karen piece together the twisted puzzle and stop the madman's reign of terror? With newfound love blooming in her personal life, the stakes have never been higher.
Dive into the gripping pages of "Time Stands Still," the 9th electrifying police procedural novel in the DI Karen Heath Crime Series. Can Karen outsmart a sadistic genius before the clock runs out?
The 9th book in a series of procedural crime thrillers featuring DI Karen Heath, Flames of Hate is perfect for fans of Jack Gatland, David Gatward, Damian Boyd, JM Dalgliesh, Simon McCleave, Helen H Durrant among others.
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What people are saying about Jay
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Karen has moved to a new area and now has a love life!! This makes the new book even more interesting. Written brilliantly with a story that keeps you gripped from start to finish. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the proverbial page turner written in a new style, a complete success. Amazon review, LEFT TO FALL.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐What a corker for the start to a new series. I can’t wait for the next one to see where it takes Karen. Amazon Review, THE LIES THEY TOLD.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is truly one of the best-written police procedural novels that I have had the pleasure of reading. Amazon Review, HER LAST BREATH.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jay's best novels yet! As I read this book, I could see the actions playing out as if I were at the cinema. Excellent un-put-downable novel. Amazon review, SEE NO EVIL
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book was gripping and once started, had to be read all the way through, virtually in a single sitting. Amazon review, NEVER FORGOTTEN.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kept me on the edge of my seat right to the end. Amazon review, TWISTED JUSTICE.