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Set against the atmospheric backdrop of Manchester, these fast-paced police procedurals follow Ridpath as he juggles his role with the Major Investigation Team and the Coroner's Office, unravelling cold cases and shocking new murders. Perfect for fans of gritty British crime fiction, this collection delivers twists, compelling characters and page-turning suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis five-book set brings together some of the most acclaimed instalments in M J Lee's DI Ridpath crime thriller series. In \u003cem\u003eWhen the Past Kills\u003c\/em\u003e, the capture of the notorious \"Beast of Manchester\" is thrown into doubt when it emerges the wrong man was convicted, forcing Ridpath to confront a killer still at large. \u003cem\u003eWhere the Silence Calls\u003c\/em\u003e finds Ridpath settling back into life with his wife, only for a suspicious fire and death to pull him back into danger. \u003cem\u003eWhere The Truth Lies\u003c\/em\u003e introduces Ridpath as a rising CID detective whose triumphant capture of a serial killer a decade earlier comes back to haunt him. \u003cem\u003eWhen the Guilty Cry\u003c\/em\u003e opens with a macabre discovery, three embalmed hands in a derelict Victorian house, sparking a disturbing investigation. Finally, \u003cem\u003eWhere The Dead Fall\u003c\/em\u003e sees Ridpath drawn into a gruesome motorway incident that raises unsettling questions about the police force itself. Across all five novels, Ridpath's personal battles, illness, family strain and career uncertainty run alongside investigations that test his resilience. 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Blending police procedure with the darker world of unexplained deaths, this set delivers seven twisting, atmospheric crime thrillers back to back. Perfect for fans of gritty British detective fiction, it's a brand-new paperback bundle ready to keep you gripped from the first page to the very last case Ridpath cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis collection brings together the full run of M J Lee's acclaimed DI Ridpath series in reading order. 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Following Detective Inspector Thomas Ridpath from his uneasy return to duty through a decade of escalating cases, this set delivers ten twisting, atmospheric mysteries in publication order — a library-ready collection for commutes, holidays, or a dedicated crime-fiction binge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis collection gathers the full run of the DI Ridpath series, beginning with \u003cem\u003eWhere the Truth Lies\u003c\/em\u003e, in which Ridpath — once celebrated for capturing a notorious serial killer — returns to duty after serious illness, only for a familiar murder to reopen old wounds. The series continues through \u003cem\u003eWhere the Dead Fall\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhere the Silence Calls\u003c\/em\u003e, as Ridpath rebuilds his career while probing a suspicious house fire, before \u003cem\u003eWhere the Innocent Die\u003c\/em\u003e draws him into a death inside an Immigration Removal Centre. \u003cem\u003eWhen the Past Kills\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhen the Evil Waits\u003c\/em\u003e bring the shadow of the \"Beast of Manchester\" case back into his life, while \u003cem\u003eWhen the Guilty Cry\u003c\/em\u003e centres on a disturbing discovery of embalmed remains. \u003cem\u003eWhen the Night Ends\u003c\/em\u003e sees riots erupt after a death in police custody, \u003cem\u003eWhat the Shadows Hide\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers long-hidden bodies in a bricked-up Victorian warehouse, and the set closes with \u003cem\u003eWhat the Dead Want\u003c\/em\u003e, a tense investigation into a missing teenager. 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