THE LATCH MAN

<p>No one sees him come or go but they all know he's been </p><p><br></p><p>Doris Hornsby the bed-bound matriarch of a notorious criminal family calls in the police after she sees an intruder in her room.</p><p><br></p><p>DCI Blizzard attends in person bemused that a woman who has spent her life evading the law now seeks its protection.</p><p><br></p><p>Meeting the tough old bird he senses a genuine fear. But if suspicions that the unwelcome guest was the infamous Latch Man are true that fear should be allayed. A 'gentleman thief' he has never harmed a soul.</p><p><br></p><p>But when the woman is later found to have died DCI John Blizzard senses something is afoot. Dismissing the doctor's summary conclusion of natural causes he determines to investigate further.</p><p><br></p><p>What he discovers will shake the community to its core scaring criminals and law-abiding folk alike. If it is true The Latch Man has returned that is only part of the puzzle.</p><p><br></p><p>Rivalries that have been simmering for years have come to the fore and Blizzard must stop the case from snowballing into further tragedy.</p><p><br></p><p>Can Blizzard discover The Latch Man's identity and can he collar him for the crime?</p><p><br></p><p>THE LATCH MAN is the eighth standalone title in a series of murder mysteries set in the fictional city of Hafton in northern England. It can be enjoyed on its own or alongside the other books.</p><p><br></p><p>The full list is as follows:</p><p><br></p><p>1. THE LONG DEAD</p><p>2. STRANGE LITTLE GIRL</p><p>3. THE RAILWAY MAN</p><p>4. THE SECRETS MAN</p><p>5. A BREACH OF TRUST</p><p>6. DEATH LIST</p><p>7. A FLICKER IN THE NIGHT</p><p>8. THE LATCH MAN</p><p>9. NO AGE TO DIE</p><p>10. THE VENGEANCE MAN</p><p>11. THE NAME ON THE BULLET</p>