The Silent Quarry is the first in the DI Winter Meadows series by Cheryl Rees-Price. In 1987 a quiet Welsh village was devastated by a brutal attack on two schoolgirls, Bethan Hopkins and Gwen Collier. Only Gwen survived, with horrific injuries and no memory of the attack. The killer was never caught. Now, nearly thirty years later, Gwen has gone missing and DI Winter Meadows is assigned to the case. Charismatic and intuitive, he has an uncanny gift for finding the truth. But in this small and close-knit community, the past is never far away, and those who have secrets will go to any lengths to keep them. Tensions run high as old feelings and accusations are stirred. And DI Meadows has to battle his own demons as he uncovers a truth he wished had stayed in the past …

Detective Meadows investigates a bizarre death in a small Welsh town When the manager of a residential home for adults with learning difficulties is found dead in the freezer, the police investigation must tread carefully. Many of the residents are vulnerable. But could one of them be the killer? Wonderfully named Detective Inspector Winter Meadows – hippie parents have a lot to answer for –leads the inquiry. He begins to uncover some irregularities: in the finances, in the standards of care and with the account of events that staff and residents give to the police. The neighbours of the care home are troubled with all the goings-on. But their woes are increased when one of them is found dead in her home in suspicious circumstances. Is someone trying to cover their tracks? Who is the murderer and what is their motive? DI Meadows must get to the bottom of the case before the killer and the evidence slips through his fingers.

It’s every mother’s worse nightmare. Natalie Beynon wakes after a party to find her 18-month-old daughter, Ella, missing and the front door open. Did Ella wander out of the house of her own accord? Or did someone take the child from her bed? DI Meadows is leading the search for the missing child. With no sign of a break in it looks like the answer to Ella’s disappearance lies with those who were at the party that night. But someone is lying. When Ella’s toy rabbit is found on the footpath leading into the local woods, hopes are raised, and a large-scale search is launched. It’s a race against time to find the child before nightfall. Then events take a shocking turn. An appalling discovery, another missing child, and a murder push Meadows and his team to the limits. Who took the child? Who has been keeping secrets? Who is playing a dangerous game?

Welsh detective Winter Meadows takes on a new murder case There were a lot of things you could call Stacey Evans. And many of them would be true. And unprintable. But did she deserve to be murdered? DI Winter Meadows has no doubt of the answer when he takes on the case. The crime was violent. The victim helpless. But the motives are many, and the only clue is a strange word left on Stacey’s body. DI Meadows struggles to pierce the secrecy surrounding the teenager’s busy love life. Was the killer one of her pursuers acting out of jealousy? Maybe someone’s wife seeking revenge? But as each suspect is excluded from the enquiry, and other markings turn up, Meadows is convinced that something more sinister is afoot. When another body is found, a veil of silence descends like a fog upon Gaer Fawr. What more will it take for the village to give up its secrets? A KNOT OF SPARROWS is the fourth standalone title in a series of murder mysteries by best-selling author Cheryl Rees-Price. It will appeal to fans of David Pearson, L J Ross, John Dean, Joy Ellis, and Pippa McCathie. The full list of books is as follows: 1. THE SILENT QUARRY 2. FROZEN MINDS 3. SUFFER THE CHILDREN 4. A KNOT OF SPARROWS 5. LIES OF MINE 6. RISE TO THE FLY Cheryl Rees-Price is also the author of the standalone thriller BLUE HOLLOW. All of these books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback from Amazon.

A body is found in a dark and dingy tunnel at the bottom of Dinas Rock, the site of a disused mine. There is no sign of struggle... Detective Inspector Winter Meadows suspects the victim, youth worker David Harris, willingly reached the location where he met his end. He must have known his killer.

Will the police or a devious killer win this battle of wits? A quiet corner of Wales becomes the centre of a murder investigation when the bodies of a retired couple are found near the shore of a reservoir. Police try to establish the methods and motives of their attacker by careful examination of the crime scene. And, bizarrely, fishing flies are found in the victims’ mouths. The investigation into people connected to the area begins to focus on a family farm. But how were the victims connected to it? When Madog, an elderly member of the small community disappears, the detectives become pretty sure someone on the farm is responsible. But who? And why? Will finding Madog lead them to the killer? Or have the police themselves fallen into a clever trap?

The grim discovery of a body brings up a past that threatens to rip a community apart. Whilst a farmer is tearing up trees near the boundary of a reclusive commune in the Welsh hills, he unearths the remains of a man, clearly buried years ago. DI Winter Meadows grew up within this unusual community and uses the trust he has there to investigate the case. But he is knocked sideways when the body looks to be that of his father, who disappeared years ago when the detective was a teenager. Taken off the investigation, he goes to stay in the village of tents and makeshift buildings, and makes informal inquiries. Reliving the time he last saw his father, he becomes convinced someone there knows what happened all those years ago. But will the culprit want Meadows messing in their affairs? And if they get their way, will the truth remain buried forever? WINTER’S CRY is the seventh standalone mystery to feature DI Winter Meadows and his chirpy sidekick DC Tristan Edris. It can be enjoyed entirely on its own but look out for the other books in the bestselling series. The full list is: 1. THE SILENT QUARRY 2. FROZEN MINDS 3. SUFFER THE CHILDREN 4. A KNOT OF SPARROWS 5. LIES OF MINE 6. RISE TO THE FLY 7. WINTER'S CRY

When a young woman is found in a lake, murdered, the police become intrigued by the strange dynamics within her circle of friends. It’s Alys Pugh’s birthday and her mates are organising a little surprise for her. When she doesn’t show up, they realize something’s wrong. Later, her body is found in the cold waters of Llyn y Fan. On searching Alys’ house, detectives discover an array of seaside objects and suspect they are some sort of message left by the killer. With everyone seemingly harbouring a secret, tempers fray and suspicion grows. And when similar trinkets are found in another of their houses, those underlying tensions bubble to the surface. Then someone else in the group is killed. Unless Detective Inspector Meadows can salvage the truth from the murky depths of the past, they may not be the last victim. HARBOUR NO SECRETS is the eighth standalone mystery to feature DI Winter Meadows, set in South Wales. It can be enjoyed entirely on its own but look out for the other books in this bestselling series. The full list 1\. THE SILENT QUARRY 2\. FROZEN MINDS 3\. SUFFER THE CHILDREN 4\. A KNOT OF SPARROWS 5\. LIES OF MINE 6\. RISE TO THE FLY 7\. WINTER’S CRY 8\. HARBOUR NO SECRETS 9\. THE CRIMSON HARVEST If you like fiction by LJ Ross, Pippa McCathie, and Cara Hunter, you’ll love these books! FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback!

A rural Welsh community is beset by a series of cruel murders... Putting his wedding plans on hold, Detective Winter Meadows resolves to unmask the serial killer on his patch. The only connection between the victims is the stick dolls left by their bodies. That and the fact they don’t seem to have been particularly popular. People are ruffled. Scared. Meadows must isolate the killer fast but the evidence is brittle. The key to unravelling the mystery is in the stone church, in the creaking homes, and in the slowly thawing fields. Only a detective who truly knows his world can unlock the identity of the killer. THE CRIMSON HARVEST is the ninth standalone mystery in the DI Winter Meadows series. It can be enjoyed entirely on its own but look out for the other bestselling books.

Abduction and murder occur a little too close to home for a team of Welsh detectives A christening party turns into a terrifying ordeal when baby Cora vanishes, seemingly into thin air. A frenetic search operation gets underway immediately, and DI Winter Meadows marshals his team to investigate the attendees, who are mostly worse for wear. Suspicion falls on Olwen, the elderly grandmother of the missing baby, who appears confused. She went walkabout during the time of the infant’s disappearance. Fears grow that she drowned the child in the swollen River Amman. It is not the first time that tragedy has struck this small Welsh community. Five years before, someone died in a caving incident, and feelings are still raw. As Meadows familiarises himself with the friends and family, it is clear that animosity runs deep. But who would be so callous as to endanger the life of a newborn child? And might someone who goes to such lengths be cunning enough to escape recrimination? BURIED DEEP WITHIN is the tenth standalone mystery in the DI Winter Meadows series. It can be enjoyed entirely on its own but look out for the other bestselling books in the series.