Meet Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard — burly and blunt. He takes no nonsense from crooks or his superiors.

The bestselling British detective series starts here — in a windswept Northern city where the past is never truly dead. The books have over 7000 five-star reviews.

On the edge of Hafton — a cold, rainy city shadowed by its industrial past — construction workers uncover a burial site beneath an old farm. Fifteen bodies lie beneath the frostbitten soil: German POWs from World War II. But one body doesn’t belong.

Modern clothes. A bullet in the skull. And a very recent death.

DCI John Blizzard is called in to investigate. The dead man was a known thug with dangerous connections — but what was he doing at the site of a disused prisoner-of-war camp, and why has someone gone to such lengths to hide him?
As Blizzard digs deeper, he uncovers a trail of secrets stretching back to the dying days of the war — and a conspiracy that someone is willing to kill for. With pressure from above and the past closing in, Blizzard must race to uncover the truth before more bodies fall.

A gripping and atmospheric police procedural that explores how history never stays buried.
Perfect for fans of Peter Robinson, Ian Rankin, Bill Kitson, and Ann Cleeves.

DCI John Blizzard is gruff, stubborn, and driven by an uncompromising sense of justice. With decades on the force and a sharp eye for what others miss, he’s built a reputation for rooting out lies — whether from criminals or his own superiors. He doesn’t do diplomacy, but he does get results.

THE LOCATION
Set in the fictional Northern city of Hafton, where flat, windswept farmland meets faded industry. The ruins of a World War II prisoner-of-war camp, hidden in the mists beyond the city, become the chilling stage for a murder that echoes across generations.