Shanghai, 1928. The body of a blonde is washed up on the Beach of Dead Babies, in the heart of the smog-filled city. Seemingly a suicide, a closer inspection reveals a darker motive: the corpse has been weighed down, it’s lower half mutilated…and the Chinese character for ‘justice’ carved into the chest.The moment Inspector Danilov lays eyes on the dismembered body, he realises that he has an exceptional case on his hands. And when the first body is followed by ano...

The case was closed. Until people started dyingDI Thomas Ridpath was on the up in the Manchester CID: a promising detective who captured a notorious serial killer. But ten years later he's recovering from a serious illness and on the brink of being forced out of the police. Then the murders began, in an uncanny echo of his first case.As the death count grows, old records, and bodies, go missing. Caught in a turf war between the police and the coroner's of...

A family has been found murdered in the heart of 1920s Shanghai. But what could have compelled them to open the door to their killer?Inspector Danilov has always taken a unique approach to solving his cases. So, when he’s asked to investigate the violent death of a fellow police officer, killed in action, he doesn’t think twice about turning his attention to a different case altogether: the brutal murder of the Lee family, found massacred in their own home.How could the dea...

One chance encounter, one murder, will change everything.DI Thomas Ridpath is in the process of getting his life back together when everything goes wrong. Caught in a gruesome motorway incident, one question remains: why did nobody else see what happened?Ridpath's investigations soon pulls the police force itself into question, and hints at something even more sinister.With Manchester on the brink of violence unlike anything seen in decades, Ridpa...

A child's body in an unmarked grave. A killer waiting to strike again.A young boy's body is found in a meadow beside the River Mersey. No DNA. No witnesses. No clues. It brings back painful memories of the Moors Murderers.After two weeks, the police have made no progress finding the killer. The one thing they do know; he will kill again. It is a race against time and they are losing.DI Thomas Ridpath has just returned to work. Diagnosed with PTSD ...

Nowhere is safe. No one can be trusted.A bloodied body is found in a Manchester Immigrant Removal Centre. The investigating officer and the pathologist seem certain: a suicide. But for DI Ridpath something doesn't add up.As the evidence starts to unravel, and with few leads, the pressure is on to find answers before the Inquest is closed. Caught between the police, the coroner and a system that doesn't care, Ridpath isn't making any friends.And at...

The past is never over. It's just waiting for an opportunity to returnWhen the notorious serial killer the Beast of Manchester was captured, the streets should have been safe. Except the police got the wrong man. An innocent person was convicted, and only later was the culprit put away.Now, those connected to the case are being targeted. Someone wants revenge. DI Thomas Ridpath has to relive the horrors all over again. As the bodies stack up once more, Ri...

Offering a balanced, streamlined approach to essential histological information, Gartner and Hiatt's Textbook of Histology, 6th Edition, equips medical, dental, allied health, and biology students with a concise review of all of the major tissue classes and body systems. Using an engaging approach optimized for superior classroom and clinical success, it combines relevant text and detailed photomicrographs to facilitate understanding and provide high yield review for in-class and licensing...

Play with fire, and you're going to get burned. The unputdownable new Ridpath crime thrillerIn Manchester, a block of flats is burning. The only victim is a middle-aged man, sat watching TV. Are the fire and the man's death an accident or is something more frightening at work?Meanwhile, DI Ridpath is back with his wife and enjoying work at the Coroner's Office, his myeloma still in remission. But the quiet life is soon shattered by a new threat.Mo...

A web of lies. A confusion of secrets. A maze of murder.In a quiet Manchester suburb, a man sets himself on fire in a petrol station. Nearby, a fourteen-year-old girl murders her mother in cold blood.At the Coroner's Officer, Detective Inspector Ridpath is called in to investigate both of these baffling deaths. Is one a suicide and and the other an unexplained murder? Or does something more sinister link the two seemingly unconnected tragedies?As ...

Part of the popular Board Review Series, BRS Cell Biology and Histology, 9th Edition distills cell biology and histology facts and concepts commonly covered on course and board exams in a portable, quick-reference format ideal for in-class learning or on-the-go review. Beautiful full-color photomicrographs and illustrations, tables, and more than 400 board-style multiple-choice review questions with answers reinforce understanding and ensure readiness for exams. Clinical Pearls, scattered ...

The system is broken - and it wants you dead.An elderly ex-soldier is found dead in his home starved, alone and long forgotten. No one notices. No one cares.The same day, a man walks into a Manchester police station and calmly confesses: I just killed my father.DI Thomas Ridpath is called to investigate both cases. But what begins as two unconnected deaths soon unravels into something far more chilling. Behind the polite doors of suburban...