But he has to be careful sharing a house with a police officer - Neil Foster's no fool. Though his old friends are not too happy - they think he owes them something, and there's only one way he can pay. Of course, he's always been into team games, just not legitimate ones.

Sudden Death Dean Sutherland is delighted when he is chosen to play for Nottingham Forest. Note: First appearances of Julie Wilder, Curt Wilder, Shirley Wilder, Eddie Broom. Called in to investigate, Paul and Clare uncover a network of crimes based on greed and betrayal. A life such as Gordon Loscoe's - he won the lottery and resides in luxury, until is house is burgled and wife violently abducted. A winning scratchcard could be a ticket to her new life. Losers - Life on the Maynard Estate is hard, and Julie Wilder wants out. What could be the motive for such chilling violence? However, as Clare delves deeper into the victim's past, clues involving blackmail, a police officer and an ex-prostitute begin to come to light in a web of lies and deceit. Note: First appearances of Paul Grace and Melanie Byatt.ĭead White Male - When nineteen year old Scott Travis is battered to death, the police are baffled. Neil must get to the bottom of the case before the attacker strikes again. Shortly after, two university students also suffer the same fate, though this time the rapist wore a mask. But how can she track down a criminal as elusive as a puff of smoke? Note: First appearance of Chris DylanĪsking For It - A thirteen year old girl, Kimberley, has been raped, and Neil is assigned to the case. Smokescreen - Phoenix, a serial arsonist, is at large first Clare's former school, Greencoat, is damaged, then the local library. But who is behind it and what do they wish to achieve? Note: First appearances of Ben Shipman, Charlene Harris, Ruth Clarke and Jed Sutcliffe. Could her disappearance be connected to a spree of local robberies? Note: First appearances of Clare Coppola, Jan Hunt and Neil Foster.īlack and Blue - Ben Shipman, a black probationary policeman, faces many instances of organised violence due to his race, and also juggles his relationships with Charlene Harris (an aspiring solicitor) and Ruth Clarke, a fellow probationer. Missing Person - A fifteen year old girl, Hannah Brown, goes missing, and Clare Coppola is assigned to the case, the first of her probationary period. The storylines of each of the books follow: The Beat series followed a group of young police officers during their probationary period, not only detailing the crimes they dealt with, but also their personal lives and affairs.

Smokescreen by David Belbin