Every murder has a motive, every killer leaves a trace. Thankfully Detective Inspector Ian Drake is on the case.

Spilled Blood: The first three mysteries in the Ian Drake series in one great value box set.

Songs for the Dead: Ian Drake barely manages to keep his OCD under control. So after two fellow police officers are brutally murdered on an isolated mountain route, the pressure to solve the case threatens to make him crack. Drake is taunted by the killer with lyrics from famous songs and his head pounds at the thought of more victims marching to their doom. Can he catch the sociopathic felon before he loses his sanity… or his life?

Worse than Dead: When a ferry arrives in port Detective Drake knows a killer is on board. Unable to trace the killer after the ship berths he fears the worse. Tension mounts when two more members of the crew are killed. And links to a well-known criminal family make the inquiry even more demanding. Can he catch the killer and avert more deaths?

Against the Tide: A fisherman lies dead. A beautiful girl is strangled. Can Detective Drake uncover the secrets that connect them? He struggles with a wall of silence from the rural community. Drake believes there are powerful forces at work. Can he expose the truth and catch the killer… or killers?

Spilled Blood: Inspector Drake Series Books 1-3 of contains the first three books in this dynamic series. If you like engaging mysteries full of twists and turn and believable characters, then you’ll love Stephen Puleston’s unputdownable box set.