BURY THE TRUTH IS OUT NOW!

THE DI RYAN HALE CRIME THRILLER SERIES

They never proved he killed his wife. Half the station still believes he did.

Twelve years ago, DI Ryan Hale’s wife Jaime vanished without a trace. He was never charged, but the suspicion followed him all the way to London, where a brutal kidnapping left him scarred, inside and out.

Now he’s back in Chesterfield, leading a new team and searching for answers about Jaime that no one else could find.

But before his feet are under the desk a pair of German backpackers find a gruesome pagan ritual at the Nine Ladies Stone Circle. Someone’s been taking trophies and arranging them as offerings to ancient gods.

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Bury the Truth launches a gripping new crime thriller series featuring a detective who must solve the case that could destroy him, or finally set him free.

THE DI RYAN HALE CRIME THRILLERS

Every case brings him closer to the truth. Or deeper into the trap.

BURY THE TRUTH

DI RYAN HALE BOOK 1

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DI RYAN HALE BOOK 2

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DI RYAN HALE BOOK 3

COMING 14TH APRIL 2026 
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'ALWAYS WATCHING'
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If you've read 'Bury the Truth' you might be wondering what Ryan did for Fiona twelve years before. The case that made her cross a line she swore she never would. Find out in ALWAYS WATCHING, a FREE 12,000 word short story.

It’s 2013, and DC Fiona Winters is hunting for a teenage runaway who torched her stepfather’s orangery and fled into the night.

The stepfather is a respected headmaster, and he just wants his troubled stepdaughter home.

But the girl isn’t rebellious. She’s terrified.

As Fiona discovers why, she’ll face a situation that questions everything she believes about justice, and tests the strength of her partnership with DS Hale to breaking point.

Will justice be served? And can their partnership survive it?

PLUS GET SEND THE FREE BONUS PREQUEL NOVELLA ‘CRADLE OF LIES A WEEK LATER.

About R. K Lynott

Hi, I'm Rose, and I write British crime thrillers, liberally scattering bodies all over Derbyshire and the Peak District.

I currently live in the South Island of New Zealand with my husband, two young children, and a grumpy Australian terrier who knows where all the fictional bodies are buried.

My debut police procedural series is set in Derbyshire and the Peak District. After three years of work, the first three books and a prequel novella are now complete and ready for readers.

I hope you enjoy the books.

Gripping. I didn't see the twist coming and now I need to read the next one.

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Rated 5 out of 5