Luke Delaney

Detective Inspector Sean Corrigan is not like other detectives. An unthinkable childhood left him with a fierce determination to protect the innocent. But it also marked him with an ability to identify the darkness in others—a darkness he recognizes still exists deep within himself. When a young man is found brutally murdered, Corrigan, responsible for South London's Murder Investigation Team, takes the case. But what first appears to be a straightforward domestic murder very quickly leads Corrigan to several other victims and the most dangerous killer he's ever encountered. The perpetrator changes his modus operandi with each crime and leaves behind not a shred of usable forensic evidence. Still, Corrigan knows beyond a doubt that the same man is behind each of these deaths, and he soon finds himself in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer who strikes far too close to home.

A Novel

Cold Killing

DI Sean Corrigan is different to most cops. He is no psychic, but his own dark past has given him the ability to step into a crime scene and see it through the eyes of the offender. He understands what drives a person to commit murder, rape, arson - but sometimes his gift seems more like a burden. When the brutally murdered body of a young woman is found in the woods, Corrigan and his team are on the case. But this is not the act of a one-time offender. They are on the trail of someone who has been taking women from their homes and keeping them captive before disposing of their bodies. This killer is looking for the perfect woman - and when he finds her, he is going to keep her. Whether she likes it or not.

The keeper

Killing Mind

A chilling short story taking us back to DI Sean Corrigan’s days as a detective from Luke Delaney, ex-Met detective and author of COLD KILLING. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride. INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM THE TOY TAKER.

The Network: A DI Sean Corrigan short story

A chilling short story taking us back to DI Sean Corrigan’s days as a newly minted detective from Luke Delaney, ex-Met detective and author of Cold Killing. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

Redemption of the Dead: A DI Sean Corrigan short story

A chilling short story featuring DS Sean Corrigan from Luke Delaney, ex-Met detective and author of Cold Killing. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

The Rain Killer

A chilling short story featuring DS Sean Corrigan from Luke Delaney, ex-Met detective and author of COLD KILLING. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

An Imperfect Killing

The fourth novel in the DI Sean Corrigan series - authentic and terrifying crime fiction with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

DI Sean Corrigan (4) - the Jackdaw

The new novel by Luke Delaney, ex-Met detective and author of the terrifyingly authentic DI Sean Corrigan series. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

The Rule of Fear

The fifth novel in the DI Sean Corrigan series – authentic and terrifying crime fiction with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

A Killing Mind (DI Sean Corrigan, Book 5)

A damp, dark cellar holds two cages. And for the women behind the bars, their worst nightmares are about to come true . . . When Louise Russell goes missing from her home, D.I. Sean Corrigan from South London's Murder Investigation Unit immediately senses foul play. For Corrigan's own dark childhood has given him the ability not only to recognize evil in those who prey upon the innocent, but also to see a crime scene from the eyes of the perpetrator. Though Corrigan has no doubts that Louise was taken against her will, he believes she's still alive. But time is running out, especially when a body is found dumped in the woods—a woman who's a dead ringer for Louise. How long before Louise's captor gets tired of her and replaces her with another lookalike? How long before they find Louise's corpse next? Now, in order to track a psychopath, Corrigan must place himself in the mind of a killer. For it is only there that the twisted secrets of a murderer lie.

The Keeper

Outside the house, it's cold and dark. Inside, where it's warm, children are sleeping. D.I. Sean Corrigan might have a tiny new office at Scotland Yard and a huge new beat—all of London—but the job is the same. His team has a knack for catching the sickest criminals on either side of the Thames, thanks in large part to Corrigan's uncanny ability to place himself inside the mind of a predator. But he just can't get a read on this new case. Four-year-old George Bridgeman went to sleep in his bedroom in a leafy London suburb . . . and wasn't there in the morning. No tripped alarms. No broken windows. No sign of forced entry or struggle. As his investigation zeroes in on a suspect, Corrigan's gut tells him it doesn't add up. Then another child is taken. Now someone's toying with Corrigan. And the game is about to turn deadly.

The Toy Taker

The second novel in the DI Sean Corrigan series - authentic and terrifying crime fiction with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

The third novel in the DI Sean Corrigan series – authentic and terrifying crime fiction with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

The Toy Taker (DI Sean Corrigan, Book 3)

Terrifyingly authentic, London-set debut crime novel with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

Thomas Keller knows exactly who he's looking for. They tried to keep them apart, but when he finds her, he's going to keep her. Just like he knows she wants him to. When women start disappearing from their homes, DI Sean Corrigan's Murder Investigation Team is reluctant to take on a missing persons case. But then the first body turns up. Now Corrigan must use his unique insight to get into the mind of the murderer - fast.

SEM MOTIVOS. SEM PIEDADE. SEM REMORSO. Uma série de crimes brutais alarma a unidade de investigação criminal de South London. A polícia não consegue encontrar uma ligação entre as mortes; não existe um método; não existe uma pista forense; as vítimas não têm nada em comum. SEM TEMPO A PERDER. O violento passado do detetive Sean Corrigan fez com que ele desenvolvesse a incrível habilidade de reconhecer o mal onde quer que ele esteja. Ele sabe que os crimes foram cometidos por uma única pessoa; e ele precisa ser rápido antes que o assassino faça sua próxima vítima. UM ASSASSINO QUE NÃO PARA. UM DETETIVE QUE NÃO IRÁ DESISTIR. Sean Corrigan não é um detetive como os outros. Após viver uma infância de abuso e violência, ele criou uma espécie de "sexto sentido" ou (dizem os mais céticos) um olhar apurado para identificar a escuridão na alma de algumas pessoas, um lado negro que ele reconhece em si mesmo e luta todos os dias para conter. Hoje, com uma impressionante carreira no Departamento de Investigação de Homicídios de South London, um casamento dos sonhos e duas lindas filhas, tudo o que ele quer é ver os loucos e psicopatas atrás das grades. Mas ao ser chamado para investigar a morte de um jovem covardemente assassinado, Corrigan se vê envolvido no maior desafio de sua carreira: perseguir um psicopata que muda seus métodos a cada crime, sem deixar pistas nem um padrão que permita prever seus próximos passos. A única coisa que o detetive possui é o seu instinto indicando que a série de homicídios que se espalha por Londres é obra de uma única pessoa.

Brutal

Celia Bridgeman erlebt den Albtraum jeder Mutter: Eines Morgens liegt ihr kleiner Sohn George nicht mehr in seinem Bett. Sean Corrigan und sein Team werden auf den Fall angesetzt. Noch bevor erste Ermittlungsergebnisse vorliegen, verschwindet ein weiteres Kind. Auf den ersten Blick gibt es keine Verbindung zwischen den Familien der entführten Kinder, keine Spur, die zum Täter führen könnte. Doch Corrigan weiß: Er muss ihn stellen - bevor ein weiteres Kind in seine Fänge gerät ...

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