Hell's Gate

An explosive thriller from the Harrogate Crime Series.

Hell can be just beneath your feet!
A disused railway tunnel where, cruel and sinister deeds are executed.
A policeman on a mission.
A killer who will stop at nothing in seeking revenge. 

The formidable DCI Cyril Bennett and DS David Owen of Harrogate Police find themselves embroiled in a series of bizarre events.

A domestic dog attack on a child soon leads to a more complex case – the macabre discovery of a jigsaw of featureless, indiscernible body parts amongst bin bags littering a quiet road on the outskirts of the town.

While under the leadership of a Chinese Mafioso, a team of Eastern Europeans spreads its tentacles into the sordid underworld of people trafficking, dog fighting, prostitution and murder.
Bennett quickly has his hands full investigating a gambling syndicate, the discovery of a mutilated corpse, the death of a prostitute and the case of a badly beaten police officer.
As Bennett and his team are stretched to capacity, cracks begin to appear.
Is there a link between these cases? Can they catch a twisted killer before he strikes again?

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Hell’s Gate for fans of Angela Marsons, Peter Robinson, Ian Rankin and LJ Ross, JM Dalgliesh, JR Ellis and Roger Silverwood.

★★★★★    Malcolm Hollingdrake is an amazing author. He tells a good story and keeps the energy and suspense moving. A great second book in the DCI Cyril Bennett and DS David Owen saga.

★★★★★    I like the coppers in this story, they are real people and therefore flawed, moments of brilliance balanced equally with mistakes, easy to see as the reader who has all the evidence. The bad guys are very bad and scary and sadly these types of people do exist and are the real horrors of life. This is a fast moving, captivating story. It would make a great film.


Genre: Mystery