Deborah Crombie

Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are pulled into a dangerous web of secrets, lies, and murder buried beneath the surface of a picturesque Cotswolds village....

As a brutal killer stalks the innocent of Whitechapel, Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his partner Sergeant Gemma James pick up the trail....

Two spellbinding mysteries, one contemporary, and one ancient - that will challenge Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James as no case ever has....

On a beautiful morning in mid-May, the body of a young woman is found in one of Notting Hill's private gardens. To passersby, the pretty girl in the white dress looks as if she's sleeping....

Often compared to both Ruth Rendell and P.D. James, Deborah Crombie is internationally acclaimed for her deftly written mysteries that combine suspense, with lyrical prose....

When a K9 search-and-rescue team discovers a woman's body tangled up with debris in the river, Duncan Kincaid finds himself heading an investigation fraught with complications....

Gemma James is adjusting to professional and personal changes - and a future now intricately entwined with Duncan Kincaid....

A crime of passion strikes close to home when Gemma and her best friend, Hazel Cavendish, travel to Scotland. An unexpected meeting with Hazel's old flame yields shocking—and mortal—consequences....

When a body is discovered floating in a Thames river lock one dreary morning, Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James are summoned from Scotland Yard to Chiltern Hills....

On a blisteringly hot August afternoon in Crystal Palace, a solitary 13-year-old boy meets his next-door neighbor, a recently widowed young teacher hoping to make a new start....

On a rainy November evening, a young woman hurries through the crowd in London’s historic Russell Square. Out of the darkness, someone jostles her, then brushes past. A moment later, she stumbles, collapsing against a tree....

Perhaps it is a blessing when Jasmine Dent dies in her sleep. At last an end has come to the suffering of a body horribly ravaged by disease.....

A stunningly beautiful young woman is found strangled in London's Mudchute Park, her clothing carefully arranged to preserve her modesty....

With the help of his former sergeant, Doug Cullen, Melody Talbot, and Gemma, Kincaid begins to untangle the truth. But what he discovers will leave him questioning his belief in the job....

Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James are sent to suburban Surrey to investigate the murder of a high-ranking police officer....

Superintendent Duncan Kincaid is called to investigate the shocking death of a woman found burned beyond recognition in a warehouse. When his lover and partner, Gemma James, is asked to trace a friend's missing roommate, she and Duncan discover that their cases have some disturbing links....

When Scotland Yard superintendent Duncan Kincaid takes Gemma, Kit, and Toby for a holiday visit to his family in Cheshire, Gemma is soon entranced with Nantwich's pretty buildings and the historic winding canal, and young Kit is instantly smitten with his cousin Lally....

This time, Scotland Yard’s Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James delve into a mystery brewing since World War II....

A week's holiday in a luxurious hotel is just what Scotland Yard's Superintendent Duncan Kincaid needs....

Olympic rowing hopeful and senior Metropolitan Police officer DCI Rebecca Meredith trains alone on the river in Henley one dark afternoon—and doesn't return. Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his partner Detective Inspector Gemma James are called to investigate.