Richard Patton Series (#1-2,5,7-9) by Roger Ormerod
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Overview: Roger Ormerod was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. He worked as a county court officer, an executive officer in the Department of Social Security, a postman, and a shop loader in an engineering factory.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller > Crime > Detective
Face Value (Richard Patton #1):
With three days left until he retires, Detective Inspector Richard Patton doesn’t want any more big cases.
Amelia Trowbridge reports her husband missing, and his car is soon discovered.
A burned out car in a ravine should be the perfect way to while away his last days in the force.
After all, there isn’t even any proof of a crime.
But strange things begin to turn up.
A threatening message written on the window of convicted rapist Clive Kendall, recently released from prison.
A sinister bearded doll hanging from the branches outside.
When a mutilated body is found in a remote cottage, DI Patton knows his last days of work will be anything but dull.
Who is the dead man?
And where is the missing husband of Amelia Trowbridge, owner of the burned out car?
Will DI Patton discover the truth behind the hanging doll murder?
And can he take anything anyone tells him at Face Value?
Still Life With Pistol (Richard Patton #2):
A still life and a dead man…
Richard Patton and his wife, Amelia are heading to an exclusive two-week art retreat run by Bruno Fillingley.
A talented artist in his own right, Bruno’s reputation in the art world is more infamous than famous.
As Richard knows all too well, Bruno’s actual talent lies in forgery, but what stops him from being a true forger is that Bruno doesn’t sell any of his copies.
Instead, he exhibits them in his manor – and in their midst, he hangs real genuine pieces to see if visitors can tell the difference.
Very few ever have.
To make ends meet, Bruno set up his retreat course and at an extraordinary fee, anyone from budding new talents to amateurs and hobbyists are welcomed.
As Amelia is the artist out of the two, Richard has little to do – and as a retired ex-detective, he can’t help but notice the oddness of the other guests.
There’s Samantha Penney, a shy and private young woman, who appears to have come to the retreat more for company than any self-improvement.
Then the Inskip’s – Bert and Veronica – a married couple in name only, what with their separate cars, separate rooms and separate mediums.
Lewis Hately, a strange and angry man, whose modern style of oil painting sets him apart from the rest.
There’s Rex Lightfoot, charming and easily distracted from his work by his own Lothario tendencies.
Although he seems immune to Carla Race, who presence is only to discomfort and harass one particular guest: Roy Towers.
If Richard’s intuition is still sharp and Carla’s seething comments are true then Roy was once a policeman – a corrupt one.
But Roy is also a deeply talented artist, choosing to work in the studio only at night, on what he calls his Still Life With Pistol.
To make matters worse for Roy, his estranged wife Marion managed to sneak on estate to confront him.
Then one night, unable to sleep and disturbed by a shadowy figure, Richard finds Roy in the studio, slumped in front of his canvas.
Richard may be retired, but he still knows a dead body when he sees one.
And, as he soon chillingly realises, only someone on the retreat could’ve killed Roy…
Guilt on the Lily (Richard Patton #5):
Richard Patton has received a letter. The sender has been murdered…
The young woman’s death is distressing, to say the least. Marked by a series of pranks, her death is not taken seriously.
The death leaves behind a disturbing chain of events.
Patton’s past colleagues are involved. There is clearly something missing…something nobody wants to get out.
This mystery needs to be investigated, and Patton is the only one who seems to be interested in solving the case.
But his presence there is resented, old enmities are aroused, and what Patton uncovers inadvertently brings his wife Amelia into very real danger. Can he save Amelia or will the case come first?
Patton soon realises that only one event can free him from the web in which he is caught… and he fully intends to use it.
Guilt on the Lily is a riveting murder mystery that questions loyalty, friendship, and motive.
No Sign of Life (Richard Patton #7):
The darkness is closing in…
When ex-policeman Richard Patton’s prized Triumph Stag is stolen, he admits that he probably shouldn’t have left the keys in the car and the garage door unlocked.
But what Patton hopes is a simple case of joy-riding takes a sinister turn when the car is found to have been involved in the death of a young woman.
Patton’s only lead is a photo of the woman – dressed in traditional Swedish costume – found inside the car. On the hunt for answers, Patton and his wife Amelia make the trip to Sweden to discover the woman’s true identity – and what her involvement is with their car.
But Patton and Amelia are soon confronted with the suspicions of the Swedish police, who suspect them of being involved in the crime – even going so far as to suggest that Amelia was driving the car at the time of the accident.
Patton soon finds himself embroiled in case that turns out to be linked to an investigation he led a decade earlier.
Caught in a complex web of murder and deceit, will Patton be able to reveal the truth behind the young woman’s death?
Or will the mystery remain unsolved…?
When The Old Man Died (Richard Patton #8) :
An innocent man imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit…
When Julian Caine was sentenced to life imprisonment for the bloody murder of Eric Prost, Detective Richard Patton thought he had finally closed the case for good.
But when the murder charge is unexpectedly overturned on a technicality a decade later, Patton is forced to revisit the case – and potentially his part in bringing about the wrongful conviction of an innocent man.
Before his death, Chief Superintendent Arthur Pierce, who worked with Patton during the investigation, admitted in a deposition that mistakes were made during the investigation.
And what’s more, Julian Caine – now a free man – demands that Patton prove his innocence and exonerate him.
But with memories fading ten years after the crime, such a request may prove easier said than done.
It is up to Patton to uncover the truth behind the murder – a truth more twisted than anyone could have imagined…
When the Old Man Died is a complex murder mystery with a shocking final twist.
Shame the Devil (Richard Patton #9):
George Tate, the former Chief Super, recently died in a car accident…
Tragic as the death is, what bothers Richard Patton and his wife Amelia, is why George would leave him all his camera equipment…
The will had read: “To Richard Patton, who will remember our brief period of duty together, and who will know what to do with my photographic apparatus.”
What’s strange is that the two had only known each other for a period of three weeks.
During those three weeks, however, Richard and George had been investigating the kidnapping of two young children.
The kidnappers had demanded a ransom, which had been pulled together by the investigatory team and a handover organised.
Only things were not going to be that simple…
Something had gone wrong and the suitcase of money was switched, with no sign of the children.
The kidnappers had gotten away, the children presumed dead and the money was missing. The entire investigation had been a disaster.
So why then had George giving Richard all of his photography equipment?
Richard feels it would be best to visit George’s widow, Jennie and find out.
Jennie shows them the equipment, in all worth thousands, and talks to the two.
It seems that George is handing over more than just the camera equipment, he is handing over the investigation that was never solved.
Will Richard be able to George proud and discover the truth behind what they had started together?
His search begins with the mysterious “twig” hole in the windscreen of George’s van…
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An Alibi Too Soon (Richard Patton #3)
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An Open Window (Richard Patton #4)
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Death of an Innocent (Richard Patton #6)
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Mask of Innocence (Richard Patton #10)
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Stone Cold Dead (Richard Patton #11)
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