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Join Francesca and Joseph DeLuca on their exciting summer quests in their home village of Somersby!Whilst building a den in the local woods, Joseph and his friends discover a crime scene, but can they help solve it?Francesca single-handedly finds illegal pollution in the river, but can she track down the culprit?And can they help in the battle to make Somersby a safer place on the roads and in nature for them and their friends?This crime-solving, nature-loving, environmentally friendly brother and sister have a summer of fun filled with kindness, camaraderie and daring adventures.

Viscount Peveril's grandson, George, has gone missing, and DCI Alexander (Sandy) McFarlane has been asked by the family to investigate his disappearance. After commencing his search in Norfolk and Derbyshire, Sandy soon finds himself in Manitoba, Canada, trying to locate George and the two friends he has run away with.Across the ocean, in Derby city centre, a young police officer is found having been shot dead by suspected drug dealers, and a large-scale police investigation is set in motion to catch his killers.Before long, Sandy's investigation into George's disappearance and the murder of the young police officer collide, and Sandy finds himself in conflict with the senior officer leading the murder case as they try to unravel the truth. This gripping and authentic crime mystery is the second book in the DCI McFarlane series.

When Viscount Peveril is found dead at his chateau in France, his children instantly suspect foul play. But with his demise being registered as 'death by natural causes', they must seek the assistance of DCI Sandy McFarlane to uncover the truth. Against his superior's wishes, Sandy travels to Bordeaux and Saint-Emilion, and swiftly concludes that something is not quite right with the circumstances of the Viscount's death. Enlisting the help of an old friend, DCI Rich Singh, Sandy embarks on a complex and intriguing murder investigation. With medical intrigue at its heart, this is no classic 'whodunit', and is the third book in the popular DCI McFarlane crime series.

When Oscar-winning actress Vivienne Jones goes missing from the yacht Magnificence off the coast of Barbados, DCI Sandy McFarlane is brought in to uncover what happened to her.Is her vanishing act just one big publicity stunt? Did she simply fall overboard? Or is something more sinister at work?With Sandy at the helm, the investigation develops at rapid speed, but in the midst of a worldwide media storm, and with the team finding themselves repeatedly stumped by twists and turns, will they be able to solve the mystery of her disappearance? Taking inspiration from the real-life Natalie Wood-Robert Wagner case, former UK Investigator Russell Wate delivers another authentic and intricate instalment to the DCI McFarlane series.

'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.'- Alfred Lord Tennyson When celebrated British violinist Arthur Barrington is found dead in his Vienna hotel room, a room he was sharing with his own father, the Austrian police are left scrambling. Was it an accident? Did he somehow take his own life? Or did someone kill him? With Arthur being a British citizen, and not much to go on, the Austrian police call in the help of DCI Sandy McFarlane from the Foreign Office, to help them investigate this young man's death. As Sandy digs deeper, the investigation takes a dark turn, leading him not only through the streets of Vienna but also back to his home turf, and the quaint country lanes of Stamford, England.Will he be able to patch together this twisted case? Or will this be the one that finally stumps the infamous detective? Former UK Investigator Russell Wate delivers a fond farewell to Sandy and his colleagues in this authentic and intricate final instalment of the DCI McFarlane series.

Any practitioner who begins work in the difficult and unique professional arena of public protection feels that they are entering a different world, made up of its own unique processes and guidelines and which, on many occasions, appears to have a language all of its own. This book for the first time gives practitioners of whatever profession an overview of the major and very different areas of public protection practice. It aims to translate the processes, guidelines and language to enable them to have a workable understanding of the varied areas of practice that may impact their own working lives. As well as exploring the law and guidance for each, this book identifies some key learning points and case studies to assist practitioners to better understand the world of public protection in all its guises. This book contains a foreword by Lord Laming, who chaired the public enquiry into Victoria Climbie's death and conducted a progress report of the project of children in England after the death of Baby P. All author royalties from the sales of this book will go to charity. Russell Wate has chosen to donate his royalties to Embrace Child Victims of Crime and Nigel Boulton will donate his royalties to The Victoria Climbie Foundation.

Any practitioner who begins work in the difficult and unique professional arena of public protection feels that they are entering a different world, made up of its own unique processes and guidelines and which, on many occasions, appears to have a language all of its own. This book for the first time gives practitioners of whatever profession an overview of the major and very different areas of public protection practice. It aims to translate the processes, guidelines and language to enable them to have a workable understanding of the varied areas of practice that may impact their own working lives. As well as exploring the law and guidance for each, this book identifies some key learning points and case studies to assist practitioners to better understand the world of public protection in all its guises. This book contains a foreword by Lord Laming, who chaired the public enquiry into Victoria Climbie's death and conducted a progress report of the project of children in England after the death of Baby P. All author royalties from the sales of this book will go to charity. Russell Wate has chosen to donate his royalties to Embrace Child Victims of Crime and Nigel Boulton will donate his royalties to The Victoria Climbie Foundation.