Dorset Crime

DCI Lesley Clarke is settling into her new job in Dorset's Major Crimes Unit, and becoming accustomed to a slower pace of life.But then she's called in to solve the murder of a woman with links to Lesley's new girlfriend.Has Lesley made a grave error...

Meet DCI Lesley Clarke. She’s a straight-talking city copper who doesn’t suffer fools gladly… and she’s been transferred to rural Dorset.After being injured in a bomb attack, Lesley is presented with a choice - early retirement, or a period of respite...

Who killed DCI Mackie?DCI Lesley Clarke thinks she’s close to solving her predecessor’s murder. But when the body of a police officer connected to the crime turns up in the abandoned village of Tyneham, the case steps up a gear.And when someone she's...

An isolated community... a web of secrets... a mysterious death.When a body washes up on the shores of Brownsea Island, DCI Lesley Clarke initially suspects suicide.But as she gets closer to the island's close-knit community, she starts to suspect...

DCI Lesley Clarke is back in Dorset, and her world has turned upside down.One of the people she's closest to is to under arrest for the murder of DCI Mackie and a body has been found in the remote lighthouse at Portland Bill. And not just any body,...

DCI Lesley Clarke has promised her new wife that their Scottish honeymoon won’t be spoiled by murder investigations.But when she’s out for a walk on the first day and finds a body, she can’t help but be dragged into a case. The investigation is taken...

An anonymous murder victim and a missing journalist: can Lesley uncover the truth?DCI Lesley Clarke has too many suspects to choose from when a wealthy lawyer and her unidentified companion are found brutally murdered in a Sandbanks mansion.Was it the...

When a body is found draped over Swanage’s iconic Globe monument, DCI Lesley Clarke is called in.A message points to the motive: Go Home.Is this a hate crime? Or something closer to home?Lesley must find the killer before he or she strikes again, all...

When DCI Lesley Clarke is called upon to investigate a death on the banks of the River Frome in Wareham, she initially suspects a straightforward drowning.But when she discovers that the victim went missing years ago and that his family have a dark...