Zaffre Detective Jack Warr Series & Pure Evil 4 Books Collection Set By Lynda La Plante

This four-book collection brings together Lynda La Plante’s Detective Jack Warr novels, following Warr as he is pulled into a series of investigations across London and the English countryside. The set opens as Jack and his girlfriend Maggie move to London to begin a new life, only for Jack to find himself drawn into a case that changes everything.

Across the collection, Warr faces violent burglaries, unsettling discoveries and cases that grow increasingly complex. From the aftermath of a fire at an isolated cottage to a murder that exposes a wider criminal operation, each story places Warr against hidden crimes, dark secrets and persistent dead ends. The set also includes a case that begins as an armed assault arrest, before warnings from Warr’s mentor suggest far more lies beneath the surface.

Included titles

• Buried
• Judas Horse
• Vanished
• Pure Evil

Key details

• Four-book collection set
• Detective Jack Warr series
• Includes Pure Evil
• By Lynda La Plante
• Publisher: Zaffre

Synopses

Buried

DC Jack Warr and his girlfriend Maggie move to London to start a new life together. Jack struggles to find his place until he is drawn into an investigation that turns his life upside down. After a fire at an isolated cottage, a badly charred body is found alongside the burnt remains of millions of stolen, untraceable bank notes.

Judas Horse

Violent burglars have been terrorising residents across the English countryside. When a mutilated body is discovered in a Cotswolds house, it becomes clear the crimes are not the work of ordinary opportunist thieves. As Jack Warr investigates, he encounters locals with dark secrets, uncovers hidden crimes and runs into repeated dead ends.

Vanished

An eccentric widow claims she is being stalked by her former lodger, and Jack Warr is the only person who believes her. Days later, she is found brutally murdered in her home. As the investigation continues, an international drugs operation on the widow’s property is uncovered, complicating the case further.

Pure Evil

A case that seems straightforward begins with the arrest of a young man for armed assault. As Rodney Middleton awaits trial, Jack Warr is warned by his mentor DCI Ridley that they have only scratched the surface of the man’s crimes. When Ridley is suddenly removed from his post, no one is allowed to contact him and no explanation is given.