THE COMPLETE DETECTIVE KATE POWER BOOKS 1–6 six absolutely gripping crime mysteries full of twists

THECOMPLETEDETECTIVEKATE POWERBOOKS 1–6 Six absolutely gripping crime mysteries full of twists JUDITH CUTLER CLICK ON THE BOOK YOU WANT TO GO TO: Book 1: MURDER THE BOYS Book 2: MURDER BY THE CANAL Book 3: MURDER BY ARSON Book 4: MURDER BY FRAUD Book 5: MURDER IN DEVON Book 6: MURDER ON THE JOB This box set was first published in 2023 Joffe Books, London www.joffebooks.com MURDER THE BOYS was first published in Great Britain in 1998 as Power On Her Own MURDER BY THE CANAL was first published in Great Britain in 1999 as Staying Power MURDER BY ARSON was first published in Great Britain in 2000 as Power Games MURDER BY FRAUD was first published in Great Britain in 2001 as Will Power MURDER IN DEVON was first published in Great Britain in 2002 as Hidden Power MURDER ON THE JOB was first published in Great Britain in 2003 as Power Shift © Judith Cutler This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental. The spelling used is British English except where fidelity to the author’s rendering of accent or dialect supersedes this. The right of Judith Cutler to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. We love to hear from our readers! Please email any feedback you have to: [email protected] Cover art by Nick Castle ISBN: 978-1-80405-941-8 CONTENTS FOR ALL BOOKS Love Free Bestselling Fiction? BOOK 1: MURDER THE BOYS PROLOGUE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CHAPTER NINETEEN CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BOOK 2: MURDER BY THE CANAL PROLOGUE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CHAPTER NINETEEN CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BOOK 3: MURDER BY ARSON CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CHAPTER NINETEEN CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BOOK 4: MURDER BY FRAUD CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CHAPTER NINETEEN CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BOOK 5: MURDER IN DEVON CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER Love Free Bestselling Fiction? Join our mailing list and get a FREE Kindle book from a bestselling author every week! Click here to join our mailing list and also get a free box set of short stories! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @joffebooks BOOK 1:MURDERTHEBOYS A gripping crime thriller full of twists JUDITH CUTLER PROLOGUE Thank you for choosing this book. Join our mailing list and get FREE Kindle books from our bestselling authors every week! CLICK HERE TO GET MORE LOVELY BOOK DEALS ‘Listen, Kate. There’s mistakes and mistakes. Some are little, spur-of-the-moment mistakes, like shooting traffic lights you could have stopped at. And there are the sort you think about and still make. And it seems to me you’re specialising in those at the moment.’ Tom dropped his voice, big and booming after all those years of yelling at young constables, and glanced at the other mourners in the church. ‘For a start, why on earth did you come here today? I mean, I know you were both in the squad, but there’s his wife and all his family, for goodness’ sake.’ Kate turned her face away. He was right. She and Robin had been live-in lovers but he was still very much married. Spent three or four evenings with his kids. Did all the right fatherly things: parents’ evenings and swimming lessons. She’d never asked otherwise. It had been part of their relationship. Like her forays up to Birmingham to keep an eye on Cassie, her father’s aunt. Family ties. You had them and there was no point in making a song and dance about it. But there was no denying that she wasn’t wanted here. Oh, her mates from the Met, they were solid beside her, like Tom and