The Yorkshire Killings
The Yorkshire Killings series stars local TV celebrity Sheila Hargreaves teaming up with young Adrian Brown to hunt for killers in West Yorkshire of the mid-1990s. From the brights lights of the TV studio, to the shadowy corners of mill towns, killers lie in wait.
The Lollipop Man
THE YORKSHIRE KILLINGS #1
When a young girl is snatched from a West Yorkshire town there are eerie similarities with a cold case from many years earlier. It can't be the same killer, can it?
1994. Eighteen-year-old Adrian Brown spends his days working at the local newspaper, and his evenings in his local pub. But under this ordinary surface lies a haunting story. Aged ten, Adrian was kidnapped by a shadowy figure known as the Lollipop Man, who had abducted three children before. Adrian was the only one to escape.
When another child goes missing, the media whips up a frenzy that the Lollipop Man has returned. Journalist Sheila Hargreaves, troubled with memories of her involvement in the reporting of the previous abductions, is determined to dig deeper, atone for what she did nearly a decade ago and bring a killer to justice.
“Readers don’t miss it – it’s a belter!” Sharon
The Devil’s Smile
THE YORKSHIRE KILLINGS #2
“Great characters, brilliant setting and a captivating story.” Blotboy
October, 1995. Adrian Brown’s second year at Leeds University is a blur of throbbing bass line and neon-lit nights out. However, a violent encounter with a man he met in a basement club has the power to sober him up.
Sheila Hargreaves, who has grown fond of Adrian following their brush with the infamous Lollipop Man, has written a book about the murders and is busy with a new TV show, Yorkshire CrimeTime. And then her erratic co-presenter Tony Tranter goes missing, and his body turns up riddled with stab wounds. Could his death be linked to recent violent attacks on men?
Moving from dark city corners to the glare of the TV studio lights, Sheila and Adrian find themselves on the trail of another killer.
