John Dean

• Jun-2001
• / General Fiction
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Part coming-of-age-story, part spiritual odyssey, ‘It’s No Crime’ draws on the rather wider than usual experience of the young Jamie Duggan through whose eyes we see the story. Encounters with darker forces in the story ring true and he proves ...

• Jan-2004
• / General Fiction
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President Nixon’s former counsel illuminates another presidency marked by scandalWarren G. Harding may be best known as America’s worst president. Scandals plagued him: the Teapot Dome affair, corruption in the Veterans Bureau and the Justice Dep...

• Mar-2006
• / Mystery
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A classic British murder mystery that'll keep you guessing!A teenager gets the fright of his life when he sneaks into a local graveyard for a crafty smoke. He is chased away by a man dressed in black, screaming blue murder.Rumours of such a local bog...

• Jun-2006
• / Suspense
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Reluctantly embroiled in what seems to be a routine burglary, Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard is intrigued when he is confronted by a name from the past. However, intrigue is rapidly replaced by consternation when burglary turns to murder, an...

• Jul-2008
• / Mystery
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• Dec-2008
• / General Fiction
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The discovery of a dead gangland figure in a quarry brings back dark memories for Detective Chief Inspector Jack Harris and the hilltop community in which he works. As the detective investigates the murder, not only is he forced to deal with hostile ...

• Dec-2009
• / Suspense
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When the opening of a railway museum is marred by the murder of a former railman, Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard finds himself confronting some awkward truths. Not only does he have to consider the unpalatable possibility that his friends co...

• Sep-2011
• / Thriller
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DCI John Blizzard visits a friend in hospital and is intrigued when an elderly villain in the next bed begins to reveal what he knows about Hafton's criminal gangs. The revelations attract a series of sinister characters to the ward. Are they trying ...

• Nov-2011
• / Police Procedural
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When the bodies of a man and his dog are found on the northern hills, Detective Chief Inspector Jack Harris and his team find themselves plunged into a violent world where life counts for little. Drawn ever deeper into the machinations of organized c...

• Jun-2012
• / General Fiction
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• Feb-2013
• / Suspense
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The unveiling of a new memorial stirs deep emotions in a remote North Pennines village as the people honor their war dead. However, pride is in short supply at the ceremony as anger spills over and deep-rooted tensions are brought to the surface. Tha...

• Apr-2015
• / Mystery
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When a crooked businessman suffers a fall at home, police have no reason to think it is anything other than an accident, but when he dies, it emerges that he was murdered. As Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard and his team investigate, attention...

• Jul-2017
• / Science Fiction
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• Apr-2023
• / Police Procedural
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After a policeman is shot dead, DCI John Blizzard seizes a chance to settle old scoresWhen a high-profile detective on a reality TV cop show is killed, John Blizzard fancies old-school gangster Nathaniel Callaghan for the crime.With the aging boss's ...

• Jan-2024
• / Police Procedural
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An unmarked grave, an old promise and a maverick detective...When an archaeological investigation of an old prisoner of war camp turns up several bodies in unmarked graves, it should be an open and shut case for DCI John Blizzard.But, on a foggy Nove...

• / General Fiction
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When an old man dies in an arson attack, it's left to Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard to investigate. But his inquiry becomes more complicated when several other old men perish in similar blazes. As Blizzard searches for answers, the shadow o...

• / General Fiction
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When an old lag is released from a prison sentence for child-murder, Detective Chief Inspector John Blizzard is ordered to warn him about his future conduct. But, as news of the release spreads and another teenager is killed within hours, feelings ru...