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Nigel McCrery
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The Spider's WebThe Spider's Web Newpbk 09 Aug 99
Strange Screams of DeathStrange Screams of Death
Silent WitnessSilent Witness
About the Author
Bibliography


New Paperback - Pocket Books (1999)
The Spider's Web
A teenage boy is killed in a tragic joyriding accident and the results of the post mortem seem clear - he died of multiple injuries consistent with a high-speed car crash. Desperate to prove their son was innocent of any crime, his parents turn to Dr Sam Ryan for a second opinion, an what she finds convinces her that this was no ordinary accident. But the police will not reopen the investigation without more evidence and Sam is determined to get it.
Gradually Sam begins to unravel a bizarre series of murders that has her searching the internet for clues. Then two more boys die in suspicious circumstances, and the police are forced to take action. But there is only one person who can lead them to the killer, and Sam must make a heartbreaking decision that could change her life for ever…
'Expertly plotted… Nigel McCrery is set to be one of the big boys in crime fiction' Daily Mirror
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Paperback - Pocket Books (1998)
Strange Screams of Death
The body of a young woman is discovered in a disused shed at an American airbase just outside Cambridge. She has been raped before being viciously murdered. Home Office pathologist Doctor Samantha Ryan arrives on the scene and is immediately absorbed in the case and the strange circumstances of the girl's death.
When two FBI agents arrive from the Behavioral Science Unit at Quantico, the investigation suddenly becomes more urgent. Could the murder be linked to a number of horrific killings both in the United States and Europe over the last few decades? If so, Sam is dealing with an international serial killer…
One who has the hunger to slaughter again…
'A dark series that packs a real punch' Daily Mail
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Paperback - Pocket Books
Silent Witness
When forensic pathologist, Dr Sam Ryan, is called out to a murder scene, she is far from pleased. Tramping around a graveyard in the dark is not how she'd planned to spend her day off. But then she finds herself fascinated by the case. The evidence seems to point to a peculiar ritualistic killing linked to the black arts. And the murder bears an uncanny resemblance to a local crime committed many years ago.
Then another, related, death is discovered. And Sam is under pressure to come up with evidence the police desperately need. By now, though, the killer has decided that Sam is a threat that had far better be removed…
Silent Witness is the debut of a major new talent in crime fiction, and is now a major television series starring Amanda Burton.
'A scalpel-sharp thriller series' Evening Standard
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About The Author
Nigel McCrery worked as a policemen and investigated several murders before he left the force to become on undergraduate at Cambridge University. After being awarded on honours degree in history, he went on to work for the BBC Drama Department. He is married with children and lives in Nottingham.

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Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.

  • The Spider's Web (Simon Schuster, 1998) New Pocket Books Pbk Aug 99 (Sam Ryan)
  • Strange Screams of Death (Pocket Books, 1997) Pocket Books Pbk Jan 98 (Sam Ryan)
  • Silent Witness (Pocket Books, 1996) (Sam Ryan)

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