Six four Author Forename:Hideo

Six four Author Forename:HideoFor five days in January 1989, the parents of a seven year old Tokyo schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter's kidnapper. They would never learn his identity. They would never see their daughter again. For the 14 years that followed, the Japanese public listened to the police's apologies. They would never forget the botched investigation that became known as 'Six Four'. They would never forgive the authorities for their failure.

an evil night when anything could happen

Later still

DI Birch is forced to pay attention to what Beatrice is saying

has been identified as a man who disappeared without a trace in 1962: the father of Swedish Olympic boxing champion Börje Ström

historic obsession - and occult murder

dark castles

survivors of the Great War

and two security guards at the nearby dam

The Magic Bottle - originally published in 1946 - is the only book for children by much-loved Golden Age crime writer Cyril Hare

The farther he can get from Oscar and his years there as sheriff

especially ones that seem to be trying to derail their own defence

Everyone in the village believes that Lady Benton's losses have turned her mind - she is