The New Inspector Ryga Revealed

I’m delighted to reveal the cover for the brand-new Inspector Ryga mystery, DEATH ON THE PIER — the latest novel in my atmospheric 1950s crime series featuring Scotland Yard detective Inspector Alun Ryga.

Set during a scorching July in 1951, Ryga’s latest investigation takes him to the bustling seaside resort of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, where a baffling mystery awaits him: a missing body.

Inspector Ryga, a thoughtful and determined detective from Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad, carries the scars of his wartime experiences as a prisoner of war. Now, he is sent across Britain to investigate complex and dangerous coastal crimes.

But this time, the case confronting him at Southend-on-Sea may prove one of his most perplexing yet.

DEATH ON THE PIER will be available to preorder from 13 August, ahead of publication on 27 August 2026.

More details — will follow soon…