M J Lee DI Ridpath Collection 4 Books Set (When the Evil Waits, When the Guilty Cry, When the Night Ends, What the Shadows Hide)

M J Lee DI Ridpath Collection brings together four investigations featuring DI Ridpath, each centred on a case that has left the police with more questions than answers. From a child’s body found beside the River Mersey with no DNA, witnesses or clues, to disturbing discoveries in long-abandoned Victorian buildings, the collection follows enquiries where time, evidence and public pressure collide.

Across these stories, Ridpath is called in when progress stalls or scrutiny intensifies. A death in a police cell triggers riots in Manchester, yet a post-mortem concludes nobody is to blame; asked to investigate before an inquest, Ridpath quickly finds discrepancies in witness statements. Elsewhere, three embalmed hands are uncovered in a disused house, and a coroner must issue a Presumption of Death certificate for a teenage girl missing for eleven years. In a derelict warehouse, two desiccated bodies are found bricked up, their identities and fate still unknown.

Included titles

• When the Evil Waits
• When the Guilty Cry
• When the Night Ends
• What the Shadows Hide

Key details

• Four-book set
• Collection featuring DI Ridpath
• By M J Lee
• Includes When the Evil Waits, When the Guilty Cry, When the Night Ends and What the Shadows Hide

Synopses

When the Evil Waits

A young boy’s body is found in a meadow beside the River Mersey, with no DNA, witnesses or clues. With two weeks gone and no progress, the police believe the killer will strike again, turning the investigation into a race against time.

When the Guilty Cry

Three embalmed hands are discovered in a disused Victorian house, raising questions about whether it is a ritual, the work of a cult, or a prank by medical students. As the search for answers continues, the coroner must issue a Presumption of Death certificate for a teenage girl who vanished eleven years earlier.

When the Night Ends

Ben Holdsworth dies alone in a police cell and riots erupt in Manchester, yet the authorities decide after a post-mortem that nobody was to blame. Asked by the coroner to investigate before an inquest, DI Ridpath uncovers discrepancies in witness statements.

What the Shadows Hide

Two desiccated bodies are found in each other’s arms in a bricked-up room within a derelict Victorian warehouse. After six months of work with no results, Ridpath is called in to investigate a case the press has dubbed the Romeo and Juliet murders, with key questions still unanswered.

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