Gaynor Torrance
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SOLE SURVIVOR is the second crime novel in a new British detective series featuring DI Jemima Huxley - a gripping murder investigation with a shocking twist
SOLE SURVIVOR: another disturbing murder case for DI Jemima Huxley! Perfect for fans of Mark Edwards, Angela Marsons, Patricia Gibney and Leigh Russell.
About Gaynor
Gaynor Torrance writes contemporary crime thrillers and is the author of the gritty, Detective Inspector Jemima Huxley series. She chose to set these books in the Welsh capital city, as Cardiff is somewhere she knows and loves, having lived there for many years.
In 2018, Gaynor signed with Sapere Books for four DI Jemima Huxley crime novels. The first book in the series, REVENGE was published in October 2019 and the second book, SOLE SURVIVOR was published on 6 March 2020.
Gaynor has also written an international thriller, STEP UP OR DIE, set in New York, Toronto and London.
When she is not writing, Gaynor enjoys reading, playing the piano, walking, socialising with friends and family, and also travelling extensively with her husband.
What music does she like? What books does she enjoy reading? What's her favourite TV series? And more...
My Books
DI Huxley is back with another disturbing case. Perfect for fans of Mark Edwards, Angela Marsons, Patricia Gibney and Leigh Russell.
A case from the past is haunting Jemima…
When Detective Inspector Jemima Huxley gets a call to say Violet Watkins has been reported missing, she is immediately catapulted into the past.
Jemima first met Violet six years earlier, when she reported her neighbour Byron Toombes for stalking her.
Jemima did her best to get Byron locked up, but her failure to bring him to justice has always haunted her.
Now, with Violet missing, Jemima fears the worst…
Is Byron back? Has he harmed Violet?
And can Jemima finally close the door on the past…?
STALKED is the third crime novel in a new British detective series featuring DI Jemima Huxley - a dark domestic thriller with a shocking twist.
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It’s another disturbing murder case for DI Huxley! Perfect for fans of Mark Edwards, Angela Marsons, Patricia Gibney and Leigh Russell.
Forget what you think you know…
After dealing with the most harrowing case of her career, Detective Inspector Jemima Huxley was pushed to breaking point.
And now another brutal murder case has struck the local community.
A family of five were attacked in their own home. Four are dead – repeatedly stabbed in a frenzied attack – and the fifth, a teenage girl, is in a critical condition.
With the sole survivor unable to provide a statement, it is up to Jemima and her team to unmask the killer.
Was this a personal attack? Who in the family was the main target?
And could the killer be waiting to strike again…?
SOLE SURVIVOR is the second crime novel in a new British detective series featuring DI Jemima Huxley - a gripping murder investigation with a shocking twist.
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The shocking start to a compelling crime series you need to read! Perfect for fans of Mark Edwards, Angela Marsons, Patricia Gibney and Leigh Russell.
Why are dead bodies appearing when no one has been reported missing…?
When mutilated female corpses are discovered in shallow woodland graves it becomes apparent that a serial killer is at large.
With no one reported missing, no apparent motive and no obvious suspect the investigation proves to be far from straightforward.
As suspicion falls upon those associated with the privately-owned woodland, it soon becomes clear that there are sinister secrets they are determined to hide.
Detective Inspector Jemima Huxley is put in charge of the case.
But Jemima has dark secrets of her own…
Can Jemima lay her personal demons to rest? Or will the case threaten to overwhelm her?
And can she catch the killer before more women turn up dead…?
REVENGE is the first crime novel in a new British detective series featuring DI Jemima Huxley - a chilling serial killer thriller with a dark twist.
What links the assassination of a US senator and a sinister plot threatening to destabilise the USA and Great Britain?
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Following the assassination of her father, Meghan Dawson stumbles across the identity of his killer.
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Not knowing who to trust, Meghan and her young son go on the run. From New York to Toronto and on to London, she is pursued by a killer anticipating her every move.
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As the body count rises, can she stay one step ahead? And when the inevitable showdown occurs, will Meghan Dawson Step Up or Die?
Deck the halls with tales of murder!
To get you in the mood for Christmas, Sapere Books has brought eleven of their authors together in this thrilling, festive short story anthology.
From dead bodies in Victorian London, to fraudulent identities in modern-day Cheltenham and a dead Santa in Galway, each story in this collection follows a mystery in the lead-up to Christmas.
Follow Charles Dickens as he turns private investigator.; a feisty couple challenging the status quo in 17th century England; a young woman unmasking fraudulent psychics in Victorian Brighton; an enigmatic policeman manning the streets of Prague; a strong-willed female detective taking down criminals in Wales; and a law-enforcement team investigating a death on a small Scottish island.
The authors in this collection are:
Graham Brack, author of THE JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS
J C Briggs, author of THE CHARLES DICKENS INVESTIGATIONS
Keith Moray, author of THE INSPECTOR TORQUIL MCKINNON INVESTIGATIONS
Cora Harrison, author of THE VICTORIAN LONDON MURDER MYSTERIES
Seán Gibbons, author of THE BEN MILLER THRILLERS
Marilyn Todd, author of THE JULIA MCALLISTER MYSTERIES
Gaynor Torrance, author of the DI JEMIMA HUXLEY INVESTIGATIONS
David Field, author of THE ESTHER AND JACK ENRIGHT MYSTERIES
Kim Fleet, author of THE EDEN GREY MYSTERIES
M J Logue, author of THE THOMAZINE AND THANKFUL RUSSELL THRILLERS
Linda Stratmann, author of THE MINA SCARLETTI MYSTERIES
News
Addicted to Crime Thrillers
On 1st October 2019 Sapere Books' website featured a blog entry written by Gaynor, entitled 'Why I'm addicted to crime thrillers'
Not only does this feature explain why Gaynor is a crime thriller junkie, it also gives some background to her protagonist Detective Inspector Jemima Huxley.
Embracing technology
On 20th September 2019 Crime Cymru published a blog entry written by Gaynor, entitled 'Embracing technology'
It's all about the books
On 7th August 2017 Dee-Cee kindly featured Step Up or Die in her blog, 'It's all about the books'
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