Close to the Edge – An unputdownable British police procedural series (Paperback)

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Close to the Edge opens in the aftermath of violence. As DS Gabe Martin leaves Southampton Crown Court, gunfire erupts and leaves both her and DI Juliet Stern wounded. The shooter vanishes, motive unclear, answers thin on the ground.

While recovering, Gabe is assigned to the disappearance of Henry Garside, an art student whose life resists easy explanation. What first appears to be a contained case begins to fray as contradictions surface and silences grow heavier. The more Gabe looks, the less certain she becomes about where the truth sits, or who is being protected.

At the same time, Juliet is quietly hunting their attacker, and she draws Gabe into that search despite the professional risks. Loyalties blur, boundaries weaken, and the cost of knowing too much begins to mount. Close to the Edge is a tense, morally alert crime novel, attentive to power, obligation, and the quiet moment when a good detective realises she may already have gone too far.