Guillermo Downes Thriller

by 3 books in this series
#1 - Habeas Corpus
#1 - Habeas Corpus
1981, Buenos Aires

A young Guillermo Downes finds himself pursued by the brutal Argentinian military police. Out of his depth, but with people to protect, Guillermo discovers there's more violence than he ever realized behind the facade of his beloved Buenos Aires . . .
#2 - The Drowning Ground
#2 - The Drowning Ground
A man is found dead near his home, a pitchfork through his neck. When DCI Guillermo Downes is called to the scene he realizes he knows the victim.

A decade earlier, Downes promised the families of two missing girls that he would find their daughters. Although cleared of any involvement, the dead man had been a suspect. As the ripples from his death spread through the local community, Downes hopes he might make good on his promise.

But as Downes pursues the case he soon finds a darkness at the heart of this investigation more dreadful than he had ever imagined.
#3 - The Sleepless Ones
#3 - The Sleepless Ones
A car abandoned by a ramshackle Cotswold farm draws the attention of local police officers. When DCI Guillermo Downes arrives at the farmhouse he finds a sickening scene of devastation and destruction.

Now Downes has a murder investigation to run. But what were the ransackers looking for? Why didn't they take anything? And could there have been a witness who made a lucky escape?

At first Downes struggles to find answers. But as he and Graves follow the threads of this case past crimes come to light. The criminals Downes is chasing have been used to getting away with it. But when a local boy goes missing it might be the key to breaking this case once and for all.

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