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Conspiracy on the Levels: an addictive crime thriller full of twists
Paperback
Series: Detective Kate Hamblin Mystery, Book 16
ISBN13: 9781805736516
Publisher: Joffe Books Ltd
Published: Jul 23 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.54
Height: 0.68 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
DETECTIVE KATE HAMBLIN IS FIGHTING FOR HER CAREER - AND MAYBE HER LIFE - IN THIS GRIPPING CRIME THRILLER FROM A FORMER POLICE OFFICER.
Elderly Agnes Everard doesn't stand a chance. The car slams into her at breakneck speed, then vanishes in a cloud of billowing smoke and burned rubber.
Hours later, two officers knock on Detective Kate's door. A witness swears it was Kate who hit Agnes Everard - and the evidence agrees.
Kate knows it's a lie. But before she can fight back, she's suspended, her badge stripped away, her reputation in tatters.
With the help of her loyal husband Hayden - the only person who believes she's innocent - Kate sets out to investigate. A tip-off leads to a rented flat in Highbridge . . . and a body at the foot of the stairs, neck snapped, eyes staring. Kate realizes Agnes wasn't the only target.
Someone is orchestrating this. Someone who's watching Kate closely.
Someone who knows exactly how to destroy her - and is prepared to kill anyone who gets in the way.
With her career on the line and the net tightening, Kate must uncover who wants her ruined - before she becomes the next body on the floor.
DISCOVER AN ADDICTIVE CRIME THRILLER FULL OF TWISTS YOU WON'T WANT TO PUT DOWN.
Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Joy Ellis, Ann Cleeves, Angela Marsons and Helen H. Durrant.
READERS LOVE THE KATE HAMBLIN CRIME THRILLERS:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Top-notch investigative mystery that will keep you hooked to the very end.' Bonita S.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow! There were some jaw-dropping twists I didn't see coming in this book!' Debbie B.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A terrific read, and a whip-smart narrative that holds you from page to page!' NetGalley Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Kate is as sharp and feisty as ever . . . I love this series, and this instalment is another great addition.' Diane T.
THE DETECTIVES
Detective Inspector Kate Lewis is a feisty detective with a dynamic approach to her job. She is tenacious, but also prone to being headstrong. This often lands her in tight spots, earning her the nicknames 'Maverick' or 'Go-It-Alone' Kate, and it puts her on a collision course with the more bureaucratic hierarchy of the force.
In contrast to Kate, her detective constable husband and partner, Hayden, is an overweight, untidy, ex-public schoolboy with a pompous, laidback attitude and an old-fashioned view of life, which drives Kate to distraction. But he is also highly intelligent with a reasoned approach to everything, which, can sometimes act as a brake on his partner's impulsive behaviour.
THE SETTING
A patchwork of fields, peat moor and marshland, dotted with picturesque villages and criss-crossed by man-made irrigation ditches or rhynes, the Somerset Levels covers an area of about 160,000 acres between the Mendips and Quantock Hills. Sparsely populated and prone to flooding with a brooding stillness, which creeps into the very soul; a secret place bound to fire the imagination of any self-respecting crime novelist, whose thoughts will invariably turn to . . . murder.
THE AUTHOR
David Hodges is a former police superintendent, with thirty years' service. He has received critical media acclaim, is the author of more than twenty published crime novels, with his Somerset Levels Murder series attracting keen interest in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia, as well as in the UK.
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