Len Maynard

Three Monkeys Len Maynard

DCI Jack Callum Mysteries - Book One

'A series to savour - and hope for more. Maynard's action-packed crime thrillers are brimming with authentic characters, practices and settings from a bygone era.' Paul Walker, author of State of Treason

1958.

A girl's body is found in Hertfordshire.

Her eyes and mouth have been sewn shut. Candle wax has been poured into her ears to seal them.

DCI Jack Callum, policeman and dedicated family man, who cut his teeth walking the beat on the violent streets of London, before moving his family away from the city, to a safer, more restful life in the country, leads the investigation into this gruesome crime that shatters the peace of the sleepy English town.

Images of three monkeys are sent to the police to taunt them: see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. Something more sinister than a mere isolated murder seems to be going on as more victims come to light.

Who is doing this and why?

At the insistence of the first victim's father, a local dignitary, officers from Scotland Yard are brought in to bring about a speedy conclusion to the case, side-lining Jack's own investigation.

In a nail-biting climax, one of Jack's daughters is snatched. Before she can become the next victim, Jack has to go against the orders of his superiors that have constantly hampered his investigation, and risk his own career in an attempted rescue at the killer's own home.

Three Monkeys is the first book in the DCI Jack Callum Mystery series.

In a career stretching over four decades Len Maynard has written over forty novels and short story collections in a variety of genres.