Remains to be Seen (The Chief Inspector Peach Mysteries Book 11)

Police sergeant Jack Clark is existing in a world a million miles from his normal life, working undercover with some of the most dangerous villains and pushers in the area and living in a derelict squat. At the end of each day he feels lucky just to be alive. Now his case is nearly over; a police raid is planned to wreck the drug barons' plans. The raid at the large countryside manor is successful, but several hours after numerous arrests are made, the fire brigade are called to attend a fire at the same house. A body is found and all the signs indicate it will be simple case. Then Chief Inspector Percy Peach, Detective Sergeant Lucy Blake and their team are called in to investigate; and an unusual, and unexpected, case of murder unfolds... The London detective returns to see a criminal kingpin put behind bars—only to discover that his nefarious deeds are from over. Northumberland's usually unflappable Det. Chief Inspector Percy Peach has suddenly found himself on the anxious side. It's not that the bust didn't go as planned. The raid on the sprawling country manor of a drug baron rounded up all the usual suspects. But only hours later, a converted stable on the grounds goes up in flames. In the ashes is the charred body of unassuming carpenter, Neil Cartwright. Peach can't help but think the fire is too well-timed and highly suspicious. So does his fiancée, Det. Sergeant Lucy Blake. But whom to question? All that's left is the butler, the gardener, the cook, and an assortment of cagey housekeepers. Yet as each goes mum, Peach realizes that they're less a staff than a gang—and the sordid secrets of the estate didn't end with the arrest of their boss. In fact, they're only beginning to surface. And they're nastier—and more dangerous—than Peach and Blake can imagine. Following Months Of Undercover Work, A Drug Raid At A Large Manor Is Successful--until Several Hours Later When There's A Fire At The Same House. After Chief Inspector Percy Peach And Detective Sergeant Lucy Blake Are Called In To Investigate, An Unusual Case Of Murder Unfolds.