Mystery 1: Pascal Tourret Private Detective

When Madame Duclos employs Pascale Tourret to help her to save her daughter from a life of crime, the investigation takes Pascale from his home in the Lot region of France to the busy streets of Paris. There, he encounters the activities of the underworld and particularly of Maurice Gautier, a man with no scruples.

Deeply entrenched into the drug cartel, Gautier is producing bad methamphetamine that is hitting the streets of Paris with regularity and killing college kids. On top of that, his organization are also importing cocaine from Colombia. Piecing together the movements of cartel is complex and takes Pascal through the streets of Paris but he is aided by his old colleague from the police department, who is happy to supply him with information to help in the investigation.

With no witness protection program available, how will Pascale get witnesses? How will he overcome the constraints of French law and gain sufficient evidence to put Gautier away? The story follows the progress of his inquiry.

DETECTIVE 2: The European Quest to Find a Murderer - The Thief of Time

The hunt continues for the killer of young girls through different European countries. With children being discovered being smuggled into the United Kingdom, Patrick Jobin leaves his native France to help in the apprehension of the murderer.

There is more detail to be had which can help in his search and he persuades his chief that he will be more useful in the UK than sitting behind a computer screen. Having traced many of the Facebook accounts connected to the killer, Scotland Yard are now using this information to try and forewarn parents about posting photographs of young girls onto their Facebook accounts.

With a killing ahead, will Jobin be able to work with Taverner to bring the murderer to justice? Meeting the delectable Kate, Patrick Jobin is unprepared for the relationship which is forged between them. Will they be able to find the killer together, using her computer skills and his need to close the case?