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	The Hope That Kills (DI Fenchurch, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 8,431 ratings — published 2016 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Turning of our Bones (DI Rob Marshall #1) 4.32 avg rating — 5,885 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Worth Killing For (DI Fenchurch, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 4,342 ratings — published 2016 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Doesn't Kill You (DI Fenchurch, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 3,852 ratings — published 2017 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost in the Machine (Scott Cullen Mysteries #1) 3.86 avg rating — 4,198 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Bodies Lie (DI Rob Marshall #2) 4.32 avg rating — 3,114 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lonely Place of Dying (DI Rob Marshall #3) 4.24 avg rating — 2,390 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In for the Kill (DI Fenchurch, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 2,294 ratings — published 2018 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill with Kindness (DI Fenchurch, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 2,182 ratings — published 2018 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Shadow on the Door (DI Rob Marshall #4) 4.38 avg rating — 2,131 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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DI Fenchurch (10 books)
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Police Scotland (15 books)
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Scott Cullen Mysteries (8 books)
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Orbital

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Don't Look Back In Anger: The Rise and Fall of Cool Britannia, Told by Those Who Were There

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