Read Series: Castlemere
by Author Jo Bannister
A Bleeding of Innocents (1997)
The English village of Castlemere is being rocked to its roots by a series of deaths. In the first, Detective Inspector Alan Clarke is a victim of a hit-and-run. Also gravely wounded is Detective Sergeant Cal Donovan. Donovan is convinced that this was no accident but rather a cold-blooded murde...
The Hireling's Tale (1999)
Another excellent book, the sixth in the series and the third I've read. I'm now actively searching for the first three books about the Castlemere detectives which all seem to be out of print.Bannister's talent is to bring large events to a small town and yet make them seem realistic there. Other...
No Birds Sing (1998)
In one 48-hour period, detective Frank Shapiro sets up a sting to trap a team of train robbers while detectives Graham and Donovan go undercover--she as a decoy for a rapist, he as a new recruit to a vicious dog-fighting ring. Then it gets personal. One becomes a victim and the other is seduced b...
Broken Lines (2000)
Detective Superintendent Frank Shapiro finds himself weaving down a dark and twisted trail of human foibles that begins with his own Sergeant Donovan. When Mikey, the son of a local crime boss is found beaten and then dies, suspicion falls on the hothead Irish sergeant. Shapiro and Inspector Liz ...