Heather Peck
Crime and Children's Author
DCI GREG GELDARD SERIES
SECRET PLACES
Introducing the acclaimed Greg Geldard Norfolk Mysteries—your gateway to an enthralling world!
Tristan Smith, goat farmer, cheese maker, and weaver, is tending her North Yorkshire smallholding. Unexpectedly, the discovery of a skeleton in a deserted WW2 bunker by archaeologists sets off a chain of events that unravel a mystery beyond wartime casualties.
DI Geldard follows the trail from North Yorkshire to the Norfolk Broads, seeking justice for a long-deceased victim, while someone else searches for a fresh start and a safe haven.
A captivating tale of coercion and abuse set in picturesque locations.
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Now on Audible!
'Gripping, thrilling and intense'
GLASS ARROWS
Shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards Fiction Prize 2021
When the body of a farmworker is found during a turkey cull, the incident falls to DCI Greg Geldard to investigate. Newly promoted and newly transferred from North Yorkshire to Norfolk, he is about to face the most challenging case of his career. As he uncovers evidence of organised crime and modern slavery, the body count rises, a friend is threatened and he struggles to bring the murderer to justice.
FIRES OF HATE
When does anger become hate? And what happens when it does? Fires of Hate explores how passion can become anger and anger be perverted into hate.
With successful convictions from his last big case in the bag, Greg Geldard might be forgiven for anticipating a period of quiet routine. He doesn’t get it. Threats to a government laboratory and danger for someone close to him make life complicated. Then he’s posed an ethical conundrum in court. Can hate ever be wholly sane?
DEATH ON THE RHINE
Winner of TWO Firebird Book Awards!
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Going on a river cruise? You expect luxury. You don't expect murder.
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Much to Greg Geldard's amusement, his friends Ben and Paula embark on a river cruise for their long-delayed second honeymoon.
They expect to be pampered. They expect eccentric passengers and idiosyncratic crew. They don't expect to be embroiled in a murder investigation.
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And when they uncover the ruthless killer, they discover that identifying the vulnerable is not always straightforward.
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If you enjoy the gripping suspense of Elly Griffiths and the atmospheric settings of L J Ross, you'll love this novella spin-off from the multi-award-winning DCI Geldard Norfolk Mystery Series.
THE TEMENOS REMAINS
A Firebird Book Award Winner 2023
Ritual burials are rare. Finding them - rarer still. When three turn up, Greg Geldard knows he has a problem.
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With his ex-wife receiving threatening phone calls and a ritual burial found in a Norwich archaeological dig, the last thing Greg Geldard needs is an East Coast flood and a cliff fall that reveals - what exactly?
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Set in the unique landscape of the Norfolk Broads and on the sometimes treacherous Norfolk coast, this thriller follows a serial killer, and his relentless pursuer.
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The Temenos Remains is a gripping and suspenseful read, perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and L J Ross. If you enjoyed either of those authors, you'll be sure to love this multi-award-winning DCI Geldard Norfolk Mystery Series.
DIG TWO GRAVES
A gruesome murder and a missing colleague - Greg Geldard has problems. And that's before he attracts attention from a vengeful crime-lord.
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As he seeks Sarah in a desperate race against time, he uncovers a sinister County Lines operation entangled with money laundering, knife crime and a labyrinthine web of organised crime.
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The pursuit is intensifying, when Greg, his home, his partner and his cat are all targeted for revenge.
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If you enjoy the gripping suspense of Elly Griffiths and the atmospheric settings of L J Ross, you'll love Dig Two Graves - Book 5 in the multi-award-winning DCI Geldard Norfolk Mystery Series.
BEYOND CLOSED DOORS
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Greg has his challenges.
Trying to get Chris to take his marriage proposal seriously is one. Finding the mole who is leaking intelligence from Norfolk Police is another.
Add in a pandemic, a knife-wielding nutter with delusions of grandeur and two missing children, and he is going to need all the help he can get.
Then his parents fall ill with Covid, Chris gets promoted and moves in, complete with her foul-mouthed parrot, Tally.
Life is definitely not dull.
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PUBLISHED 22 JUNE 2024
Buried in the Past
It’s Autumn 2020, and the nation is tentatively emerging from its first lockdown. Streets remain abnormally quiet even as businesses start to reopen. But anxiety still dominates this strange world and evil haunts the shadows.
Still desperately seeking two lost children, Greg is distracted by hare-coursers, vehicle thefts and a particularly reckless arsonist targeting farms. Then his investigation uncovers long buried crimes, and he’s hit by a personal disaster which will test his resilience to the limit.
