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DI Melanie Watton Series Books One to Three, The DI Melanie Watton Series

The first three mysteries in the suspenseful British police procedural series, now in one volume.

This three-in-one crime thriller collection includes:

Copycat: When the body of a young woman is found abandoned—with a note on it saying “Remember me?”—DI Melanie Watton and her team soon conclude that the murder, the method, and the appearance of the victim indeed remind them of something they’ve seen before. But the next victim makes them question everything they thought they knew . . .

The Watcher: How do you solve a case when there isn’t a crime scene? After Watton and her team are called in to investigate a video recording that surfaces in a local school, they realize they have a complex case on their hands—and then discover that they’re up against a killer more evil than anyone could have imagined . . .

The Cutter: Watton is called in to investigate the brutal murder of a taxidermist, and she and her team find themselves tracking a killer and a thief . . .

Charlotte Barnes

Charlotte Barnes (Charley to her long-time pals) is a Worcestershire-based writer and poet who has recently achieved her Doctorate degree in Creative Writing, and now spends a lot of her time wondering what to do with it. She is a lecturer, content writer, tea-drinker and book-reader with a passion for psychological thrillers that shines through her own work. Barnes is also one of three directors of Worcestershire LitFest and Fringe literary festival and, independently of this, she runs her own monthly open mic/spoken word event in Worcester City Centre, titled Dear Listener. She published her debut short story collection in May 2017, titled The Women You Were Warned About (Black Pear Press), and her debut poetry pamphlet, A Z-hearted Guide to Heartache, was published be in July 2018 (V. Press). Intention is Barnes’s debut novel, published by Bloodhound Books in 2019. For writerly updates you can follow Barnes on Twitter: @charleyblogs

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