THE ROYAL HOTEL MURDERS a gripping crime thriller full of twists

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Please note this was previously published as </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Dead Man's Wharf</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Detective Inspector Andy Horton has a lot on his plate.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A celebrity receives threatening phone calls.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A nursing home resident assaulted.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A man found in a pit with several of his fingers severed.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Perry Jackson and his team are filming a new TV series about wrecks in the Solent and staying at the large and luxurious Royal Hotel on Portsmouth's seafront.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Shortly after they've checked in Jackson receives a series of threatening phone calls telling him to </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>watch his back</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>you've been warned</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. Horton thinks it's a publicity stunt to promote the new TV show.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Meanwhile at the Rest Haven Nursing Home Mrs Kingsway says she's been assaulted by an intruder but there's no sign of a break-in. The staff thinks she's lost her marbles but her son wants action from the police.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And now a man in diving gear is found dead in Oldham's Wharf. Several of his fingers are missing.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The pressure is on. Detective Horton's deep in a web of intrigue deception and corruption that stretches back into the past. Can he find his way back and stop a killer?</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This absolutely gripping detective mystery is perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves Joy Ellis Rachel McClean Helen H. Durrant Angela Marsons Elly Griffiths Karin Slaughter Matt Brolly and Simon McCleave.</strong></p>