Struggling to work with a crew that refuses to take her seriously, detective superintendent Harriet Martens is surprised when her superiors place her in charge of a major investigation, which proves difficult in the wake of peer scorn.

In the wake of a personal tragedy, the Hard Detective must hunt down a potential terrorist in this British mystery from the Edgar Award–nominated author. Detective Superintendent Harriet Martens has always kept her family life separate from her work. But when tragedy strikes, that discipline becomes impossible to maintain. Her twin sons, Graham and Malcolm, both police officers in London's Notting Hill, are caught in the explosion of a terrorist's...

Shy, self-questioning Inspector Ghote, 'one of the great creations of detective fiction' (Alexander McCall Smith), faces a crisis of conscience when he is asked to ignore the murder of an unimportant colleague in this classic mystery – with a brand-new introduction by bestselling author Vaseem Khan.
Newly-promoted Inspector Ganesh Ghote is not having a good morning. His office is too hot, his assistant Bikram is late for work...

Detective Superintendent Harriet Martens wants to resign after the new Assistant Chief Constable at the head of the CID makes her feel inferior in her job. However, her thoughts of resignation are interrupted when the prohunting politician Robert Roughouse suspiciously collapses during one of his vehement speeches at an anti-hunting demonstration. Sensing that someone has deliberately attempted to murder Roughouse, and seeing an opportunity to prove...

Inspector Ghote witnesses the murder of a woman with many enemies in high places, and soon he is torn between performing his duties as a police officer and protecting a friend.