'I am insanely in love with George Cross' Stephen Fry To find a murderer, you need a motive . . .THE DETECTIVE DS George Cross has always wondered why his mother left him when he was a child. Now she is back in his life, he suddenly has answers. But this unexpected reunion is not anything he's used to dealing with. When a disturbing case lands on his desk, he is almost thankful for the return to normality.THE QUESTION The body of a monk is found savagely beaten to death in a woodland near Bristol. Nothing is known about Brother Dominic's past, which makes investigating difficult. How can Cross unpick a crime when they don't know anything about the victim? And why would someone want to harm a monk?THE PAST Discovering who Brother Dominic once was only makes the picture more puzzling. He was a much-loved and respected friend, brother, son – he had no enemies. Or, at least, none that are obvious. But...

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'I am insanely in love with George Cross, a perfect detective for our time and for all time' Stephen Fry A ransacked room. A dead politician. A burglary gone wrong – or a staged murder?THE DETECTIVEDS George Cross loves puzzles – he's good at them – and he immediately spots one when he begins investigating the death of former mayor Peggy Frampton. It looks like a burglary that went horribly wrong to most but George can see what others can't – that this was murder.THE PUZZLEAfter her political career ended, Peggy became a controversial blogger whose forthright opinions attracted a battalion of online trolls. And then there's her family: an unfaithful husband and a gambling-addicted son. With yet more enemies in her past, the potential suspects are unending.THE SUSPECTSCross must unpick the never-ending list of seedy connections to find her killer – but the sheer number of suspects is clouding his usually impeccable logic. He's a relentlessly methodical detective, but no case can...

An exclusive short story from the DS Cross Thriller series. DS George Cross's father, Raymond, always takes an annual holiday in a local care home. He enjoys the company it brings him. He busies himself repairing the residents' wheelchairs and has become their self-appointed tech guru. But this time it's different. A new arrival causes a stir – he's convinced one of the older residents, suffering with dementia, is the man who killed his father decades before.The staff say it has to be a mistake, but after Cross investigates, he discovers that a similar murder really did take place. With Cross reopening this cold case, can the truth be revealed? Or is it already lost to time and unreliable memory...What readers are saying about Tim Sullivan: 'Suspenseful, engaging and gripping' 'Tim Sullivan has created a quirky, enigmatic character you just can't get enough of' 'George Cross is a detective like no other' 'So many twists and turns I couldn't have guessed the ending' 'I love George...

'DS George Cross shot to the top of my favourites when I first encountered him. The Teacher shows him at his best.' MARI HANNAH'Starts with a bang and then continues to deliver all the way to the thrilling end.' IMRAN MAHMOOD'George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS He's a victim. But is he innocent? THE BODYIn a village in South West England, an elderly man is found dead in his home. The angle of his neck says he fell down the stairs. The stab wound on his body tells a different story.THE EVIDENCEIn the weeks before his murder, Alistair Moreton changed. He usually kept himself to himself, but people swear there was someone in the house when they checked on him, that there was a reason he wouldn't let them inside.THE PUNISHMENTMoreton made people's lives a misery, from his neighbours to his ex-pupils. While DS George Cross's list of...

FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON... The alien leader Diana has renewed her pledge to break the resistance. At a laboratory hidden in the Everglades, a diabolical experiment is underway to bring success to her scheme. There, pro-football star Jack Stern and his fiancee, biologist Sabrina Fontaine, are unwilling participants in the creation of a "master race" — human-reptilian hybrids of super strength, bred to become soldiers against the resistance. But even now, the leaders of the resistance are racing south to the alien's Everglades hideout, and into a battle that must smash... THE FLORIDA PROJECT

Introducing your new crime thriller fix: Bristol detective DS George Cross, champion of the outsider, the voiceless and the dispossessed. DS George Cross can be rude, difficult, and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and dogged pursuit of the truth means his conviction rate is the best on the force. An outsider himself, having been diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder, DS Cross is especially drawn to cases concerning the voiceless and the dispossessed. Now, Cross is untangling the truth about a young woman who died three days ago. With no fingerprints, no weapon and no witnesses, the Bristol Crime Unit are ready to close the case. The coroner rules suicide: the woman had a long history of drug abuse. But her mother is convinced it was murder: her daughter has been clean and sober for over two years. DS Cross is determined to defy his bosses and re-open the case, even if it costs him his career. Soon he is mired in a labyrinth of...

Former pro-football star Jack Stern and his fiancee, biologist Sabrina Fontaine, are held captive in the Florida Everglades and forced to participate in the aliens' experiments to create a "master race" of half-breeds