Sacrificing his job in investigation following an incident in Paris, Jacques Forêt has only a matter of weeks to solve a series of mysterious disappearances as a Gendarme in the rural French village of Messandrierre. But, as the number of missing persons rises, his difficult and hectoring boss puts obstacles in his way. Steely and determined, Jacques won't give up and, when a new Investigating Magistrate is appointed, he becomes the go-to local policeman for all the work on the case. Will he find the perpetrators before his lover, Beth, becomes a victim? Messandrierre – #1 in a new crime series featuring investigator, Jacques Forêt. Also in the series: Merle (#2)

Jacques Forêt, a former gendarme turned investigator, delves into the murky world of commercial sabotage – a place where people lie and misrepresent, and where information is traded and used as a threat. The Vaux organisation is losing contracts and money, and Jacques is asked to undertake an internal investigation. As he works through the complexity of all the evidence, he finds more than he bargained for, and his own life is threatened. When a body of a woman is found, it appears to be suicide. But as the investigation takes another turn, Jacques suspects there is more to it. Who is behind it all…and why? Will Jacques find the answer before another person ends up dead? Merle – #2 in a new French crime series featuring investigator, Jacques Forêt. Read the complete Jaques Forêt Mystery Messandrierre (#1) Merle (#2) Montbel (#3)

A spate of abductions and subsequent deaths in nearby départements have Investigator, Jacques Forêt, perplexed. Returning from extended leave to the news of a local kidnapping, Jacques is on the case immediately. And this time it’s personal. But the case isn’t Jacques’ only worry. He has become more and more concerned about Beth, but what can he do if she doesn’t let him help her? The investigation into the murders takes him and his trusted assistant, Didier Duclos, to Marseille. Can Jacques find the kidnappers and release their captive before another body is added to the list of unexplained murders? It’s a race against time. Marseille is the fourth instalment in the bestselling Jacques Forêt Mystery series. Read the complete Jaques Forêt Mystery series: Messandrierre (#1) Merle (#2) Montbel (#3) Marseille (#4)

On a quiet forest walk, Investigator Jacques Forêt encounters a sinister scene. Convinced there is evidence of malicious intent, he treats his discovery as a crime scene. But intent for what? Without a body, how can he be sure that a crime has been – or is about to be – committed? Without a body, how can Jacques be sure that it’s murder, and not suicide? Without a body, how can the perpetrator be found? A baffling case that tests Jacques to his limits. Mercœur is the fifth instalment in the bestselling Jacques Forêt Mystery series.