The Craftsmen Series
The Craftsman
The Craftsmen Series, Book 1
Florence Lovelady’s career was made when she convicted coffin-maker, Larry Glassbrook, of a series of child murders 30 years ago. Like something from our worst nightmares, the victims were buried…ALIVE. “And then she discovered something even more terrifying than that she was trapped in a coffin. She wasn’t alone.” Larry confessed to the crimes; it was an open and shut case. But now he’s dead and events from the past start to repeat themselves. Did she get it wrong all those years ago? Or is there something much darker at play? #HeWillComeForYou
Read more“Bolton is at her best….well crafted, blood chilling entertainment.”
The Guardian
The Buried
The Craftsmen Series, Book 2
Florence Lovelady is the most senior serving policewoman in Britain. She is also battling severe mental health problems. In her own words, she is arguably insane. Her meteoric career and her insanity had the same root cause: the hunt for, and arrest of, a vicious child killer thirty years earlier. Florence was hailed as a hero for putting local businessman Larry Glassbrook behind bars but she paid a heavy price. She left Sabden, the small town in the north-west of England where Larry’s unspeakable crimes had taken place and vowed never to return. But Larry, serving a whole life sentence, has other plans. On his deathbed, he contacts Florence one last time, and provides evidence of more child murders. Not…
Read more“(The Buried’s) undoubted strengths include Bolton’s deftly shaded portrayal of the attitudes of yesterday towards women and the bonds of necessity between them."
THE TIMES (A November thriller of the month)
