Helen Fields

One for sorrow, two for joy. Edinburgh is gripped by the greatest terror it has ever known: a lone bomber is targeting victims across the city, and no one is safe. Three for a girl, four for a boy. In their jobs, DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach deal with death every day. But when it becomes clear that every bomb is a trap designed to kill them too, the possibility of facing it themselves starts to feel all too real. Five for silver, six for gold. With the body count rising daily and the bomber's methods becoming ever more horrifying, Ava and Luc must race to find out who is behind the attacks - or pay the ultimate price…Seven for a secret never to be told…But with the threat - and body count - rising daily, and no clue as to who’s behind it, neither Ava nor Luc know whether they will live long enough to tell the tale....  Book 7 of series.
 

A spate of murders sweeps across Edinburgh, and to make matters worse for DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner, the victims seem random and entirely unconnected. But as a separate murder case rears its head and places Callanach as the prime suspect, it seems like this killer might just be uncatchable..  Book 5 of series.

A serial killer has Edinburgh firmly in his grip. The killer is taking his victims in the coldest, most calculating way possible – engineering slow and painful deaths by poison, with his victims entirely unaware of the drugs flooding their bloodstream until it’s too late. Faced with their most difficult case yet, DI Luc Callanach and DCI AvaTurner soon realise they face a seemingly impossible task…  Book 3 of series.

Drugged and kidnapped, Bart Campbell knows that his chances of being found alive are slim. But what he doesn’t yet know is that he’s now heading for France where his unspeakable fate is already sealed… DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach are working on separate cases that soon collide as it becomes clear that the men and women being shipped to France are being traded for women trafficked into Scotland. With so many lives at stake, there’s no option of failure when Bart and so many others will soon be dead…  Book 6 of series.

In the midst of a rock festival, a charity worker is murdered. The following week, the body of a school teacher is found in a dumpster. DI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach have no motive and no leads, until words describing each victim appear graffitied onto buildings. It’s only when they realise the words are appearing before the murders, that they understand the killer is announcing his next victim.  Book 2 of series.

On a remote Highland mountain, the body of Elaine Buxton is burning. All that will be left to identify the respected lawyer are her teeth and a fragment of clothing. Detective Inspector Luc Callanach has barely set foot in his new office before another successful woman is abducted. The real fate of the women will prove more twisted than he could have ever imagined.  Book 1 of series.

The body of a young girl is found dumped on the outskirts of Edinburgh, with the silhouette of a doll carved in her skin. DI Luc Callanach is struggling to find leads in the case, until a doll made of skin is found beside an abandoned baby. After another young woman is found butchered, Luc and DCI Ava Turner realise the babydoll killer is playing a horrifying game. And it’s only a matter of time before he strikes again...  Book 4 of series.

The year is 1905. London is a playground for the rich and a death trap for the poor. When Sofia Logan’s husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her penniless with two young children, she knows she will do anything to keep them from the workhouse. But can she bring herself to murder? Even if she has done it before… Emmet Vinsant, wealthy industrialist, offers Sofia a job in one of his gaming houses. He knows more about Sofia’s past than he has revealed. Brought up as part of a travelling fair, she’s an expert at counting cards and spotting cheats, and Vinsant puts her talents to good use. His demands on her grow until she finds herself with blood on her hands. Set against the backdrop of the Suffragette protests, with industry changing the face of the city but disease still rampant, and poverty the greatest threat of all, every decision you make is life or death. Either yours or someone else’s.