Series: The Freeman Files

He thought he'd left his life as a detective behind. But the past has a deadly way of catching up. Three years after losing his wife, retired DI Gus Freeman is drawn back into the force to lead a new cold case unit. His first investigation: the brutal murder of Daphne Tolliver, a widow killed during her morning walk through...

Was it a tragic accident, or a calculated murder? When Gerry Hogan was murdered on his doorstep, his family and friends were left reeling. A successful businessman with a spotless reputation, his death seemed both shocking and senseless. Years later, when Gus Freeman and his Crime Review Team reopen the case, they uncover more questions than answers. Missing clues and...

The truth is hidden beneath the surface. Will Gus Freeman find it? When thirteen-year-old Stacey Read disappeared from her Wiltshire home, the small community was torn apart. Ten days later, her lifeless body was found in a canal, but the case went cold. Now, retired detective Gus Freeman and his Crime Review Team are determined to bring the truth to...

A missing colleague. A team in crisis. And a case that refuses to stay buried. Burnham-on-Sea is supposed to be a quiet stop for Gus Freeman's team to wrap up a cold case, but the investigation soon spirals into a dark web of interconnected crimes. As they dig deeper into the murders of Tammie Kenyon and Imogen Henderson, Gus uncovers...

What lies beneath the surface of an ordinary November night? In November 2016, Richard Chaloner's life was brutally cut short. A respected garage owner and newlywed, he was gunned down in what appeared to be a tragic robbery. The case went cold, leaving unanswered questions and a killer still at large. Now, years later, Gus Freeman and his Crime Review...

A cold case. A deadly secret. The search for answers begins. In May 2015, Mark Malone, a much-loved pet shop owner, was shot dead in cold blood. The case went unsolved, leaving his community shattered and his murder shrouded in mystery. Years later, Detective Gus Freeman and his Crime Review Team reopen the investigation, determined to bring his killer to...

A deadly run, a life of lies and a web of secrets waiting to unravel. When Alan Duncan is murdered during his weekly run, Gus Freeman and his Crime Review Team face one of their most challenging cases yet. Alan's relationship with his girlfriend, Maddy Mills, seemed perfect on the surface, but as the team digs deeper, they uncover troubling...

A family that won't talk. A detective who won't give up. Grant Burnside, the ruthless leader of a violent gang, was gunned down in 2014, but his murder remains unsolved. Detective Gus Freeman and his Crime Review Team take on the case, determined to crack the secrets surrounding the Burnside family. Now under the leadership of Grant's son, Gary, the...

One bullet, countless secrets, and a formula that could destroy everything. Fourteen years ago, brilliant research scientist Dr. Ian McGuire was murdered in his home with a single shotgun blast. The investigation stalled with no leads, no suspects, and no motive. Now Detective Gus Freeman and his team are uncovering the shocking truth behind McGuire's death. At the heart of...

A farm, a murder and a trail that leads to dark truths. Wealthy landowner Kendal Guthrie was no stranger to controversy. Found dead in suspicious circumstances on his remote farm, his death was dismissed as a tragic accident. But years later, Gus Freeman and his team discover evidence that paints a very different picture. With motives ranging from revenge to...

A team member kidnapped and a cold case that refuses to stay buried. When DI Suzie Ferris vanishes after a cyber-crime course, Gus Freeman and his Crime Review Team face a formidable adversary—a ruthless former undercover officer, Ricky Gardiner, entangled in a web of corruption. As the team digs deeper, they unearth sinister connections within the police force to a...

A double murder haunts a city—and one man pursues the solution. The brutal murders of John Crees and Mandy Howard shattered the peace of Salisbury, but the case has remained unsolved for years. Now, Detective Gus Freeman, who once served in the city, has returned to uncover the truth. But as Freeman digs deeper, he faces mounting resistance from those...

Her life ended in fire. Her story is buried in ashes. When Danute Zukas, a young Lithuanian woman, is found beaten and burned in a Wiltshire ditch, the horrific crime is left unsolved. Years later, Gus Freeman's Crime Review Team takes on the cold case, determined to uncover the truth. As they dig deeper, the team stumbles upon unsettling connections—human...

New team, old case, the clock is ticking for justice. Detective Gus Freeman isn't ready to let a cold case gather dust—especially one as flawed as Trudi Driscoll's. Years ago, the lively barmaid was murdered on her walk home, shattering her tight-knit Wiltshire community. The investigation's failures led to the wrongful imprisonment of an innocent man, leaving her true killer...

A brutal murder, an elusive assassin and an old enemy lurking in the shadows. In March 2014, Ivan Kendall, a seemingly ordinary family man, was found dead in a remote station toilet, eighty miles from home. What led him to embark on this late-night journey and who was behind his death? Gus and his team are determined to uncover the...

How well do we really know the ones we love? When Katherine Alford vanished after a mysterious phone call, her family's world was shattered. Found dead near Marlborough, the devoted mother and grandmother left behind a trail of unanswered questions. Now, Detective Gus Freeman's Crime Review Team is digging into the cold case, and what they find shatters the image...

In a town cloaked in silence, the truth fights to be heard. Seven years ago, Laura Mallinder was murdered in a vicious stabbing at her workplace, a massage parlour that offered optional extras. But Laura's controversial profession stifled public sympathy, and a shroud of silence left the authorities struggling to unearth clues. Gus Freeman and his team are determined to...

A family's darkest secrets. A syndicate's grip. And one murder that ties them all together. Millie Clark's brutal murder has remained unsolved for years, but Detective Gus Freeman is determined to uncover the truth. As he and his team dig deeper into the case, they uncover unsettling links to a Bristol drugs syndicate, a tangled web of family secrets, and...

A journalist's exposé. A young man's murder. And a truth no one is ready for. When retired journalist Sid Selman's exposé rips the lid off a hidden world of prostitution and domestic slavery, the town's sinister secrets begin to unravel. Corruption runs deep, but the county police have long turned a blind eye. As Detective Gus Freeman takes over the...

A remote home. A brutal crime. A team searching for answers. In January 2013, Ursula Wakeley, a seventy-eight-year-old spinster and former librarian, was brutally murdered in her remote Wiltshire bungalow. Was the seventy-eight-year-old librarian the target of a bungled robbery, or did someone have darker motives? Gus Freeman and his newly strengthened Crime Review Team are determined to find out....

In the final chapter of the Freeman Files, the cost of justice is greater than ever. On the cusp of retirement, DS Mercer faces a case that refuses to stay buried: a trail of strangled women, their murders linked along the M4 corridor since 1998. The victims—women in their late thirties and early forties—share a grim pattern, and the killer...

In the shadows of Wiltshire, a dark truth waits to be uncovered. Marion Reeves seemed to lead an ordinary life until her brutal murder in 2011. Stabbed in her car on a busy industrial estate, her case baffled detectives and was left unsolved. Years later, Gus Freeman and his team are determined to find the truth. As they follow the...

A man's past condemned him. But who delivered the sentence? Clive Palmer's dark history followed him long after his release from prison. A disgraced history teacher, he sought refuge in a quiet Wiltshire village, hoping to leave his mistakes behind. Ten months later, he was found stabbed and mutilated—a crime as chilling as the secrets he tried to escape. Detective...

A murder. A suicide. And a web of lies that no one is ready to unravel. In Kington Langley, Helen Roker's new life with Mark Fennell is shattered when Mark is found brutally murdered. Nine months later, Helen is discovered dead in her bathtub—her death thought to be suicide. When Detective Gus Freeman and his team reopen the investigation, they...