Dangerous Games

Five little Englishmen,
feeling quite secure,
one went and lost his head,
and then there were four

When Terry Pugh's headless body is found floating in the canal, DCI Woodend at first believes that Pugh had merely miscalculated the amount of rope he needed to hang himself But why would Pugh commit suicide when he had a loving wife who was expecting their first baby, and was just about to start an exciting new job?

Other disturbing questions soon follow in the first body's wake. Who was the mysterious stranger Pugh was seen with, just before he died? What is the connection between him and the down-and-out who suffers a similar fate to his only twenty-four hours later? And how many more men are intended to die?

As the investigation proceeds, Woodend comes to realise that the key to solving the crimes is hidden in the past - and on an island far, far away.

The characters of this outstanding series are now familiar to regular readers as old friends, and the stories are well written and perfectly plotted. The ending is yet another cliffhanger, but we know that Woodend will overcome every adversity - at least we hope he will.
Library Journal review of Dangerous Games

Well-developed characters, a touch of wry humor, deft writing, and plenty of unexpected twists make Spencer's Charlie Woodend series a top-notch British police procedural that belongs in all mystery collections worth their salt.
Booklist review of Dangerous Games

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