Цикл книг «Даниель Жако» — 10 книг

Старинная французская баллада, превратившаяся в наши дни в жуткую явь...
Несколько женщин убиты маньяком, оставляющим чудовищно изуродованные тела своих жертв в воде.
Полиция, ведущая расследование, путается в бесчисленных версиях - а кровавые деяния преступника продолжаются.
К расследованию подключается опытный детектив Жако. Он убежден: необходимо понять, как убийца заманивает в свои сети столь разных женщин и втирается к ним в доверие.
Точный психологический портрет маньяка - ключ к разгадке дела.

Старинная французская баллада, превратившаяся в наши дни в жуткую явь...
Несколько женщин убиты маньяком, оставляющим чудовищно изуродованные тела своих жертв в воде.
Полиция,…

Provence, a sensual landscape of golden light, rich contrasts and striking colour, is an artist's dream. But sometimes dreams turn into nightmares and the shadows cast can be as dangerous as the darkest night.

Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot of the Cavaillon Regional Crime Squad is called to an artist's retreat, a luxury hill-top hotel where a young woman, it seems, has been murdered. There are bloodstains, but no body.

The mystery deepens as Jacquot begins his investigation. Among the guests are those who have both means and motive, with personal secrets, hidden agendas and their own dangerous liaisons to conceal. Some of the people are very powerful indeed, and none of them takes kindly to Jacquot's probing questions.

Looming over them all is a celebrated and reclusive artist whose masterworks are priceless, a monster who torments all those who seek to bask in his glory. When a summer storm isolates the hotel, and not one but two bodies are found, passions start to run high...

Provence, a sensual landscape of golden light, rich contrasts and striking colour, is an artist's dream. But sometimes dreams turn into nightmares and the shadows cast can be as…

In the Second World War, four Resistance fighters are executed by the Gestapo in France's Occupied Southern Zone. More than fifty years later a wealthy German family, resident in Provence, is brutally murdered. When a local gardener is arrested and charged, Daniel Jacquot of the Cavaillon Regional Crime Squad is convinced they have the wrong man. Four hundred miles away, in Alsace, Marie-Ange Buhl knows it for certain. Marie-Ange is a psychic and has 'helped' the police before. She comes to Provence and begins to investigate with Jacquot, and together they uncover a secret that goes back more than half a century, a story of love and betrayal, hatred and blackmail in which his own family had a tragic part to play.

In the Second World War, four Resistance fighters are executed by the Gestapo in France's Occupied Southern Zone. More than fifty years later a wealthy German family, resident in…

When dark jealousies surface on the French Riviera during a Rugby team reunion, Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot suspects that someone is out for revenge. Marc Dombasle is a successful businessman and multi-millionaire. He was also the captain of the French Rugby team that beat England at Twickenham twenty years earlier. To mark the anniversary of this celebrated victory, Dombasle organises a reunion for the members of the winning team. When Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot receives his invitation to attend the party he is reluctant to indulge in past victories, but an old friend persuades him and he makes his way to the millionaire's sumptuous Cote d'Azur home. But petty jealousies and past rivalries soon re-surface and when one of Jacquot's old team-mates commits suicide in a pool-side cabana, his suspicions are aroused. Of the original fifteen players, only eleven of the team now remain alive. Is there a killer amongst them?

When dark jealousies surface on the French Riviera during a Rugby team reunion, Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot suspects that someone is out for revenge. Marc Dombasle is a…

Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot has been enjoying the quiet life in a peaceful Provencal village. A former rugby international, who once scored the winning try against England at Twickenham, Jacquot sports a trademark ponytail and loves food, wine - and one woman, artist Claudine. Now, however, he must leave her to go to Paris, where Marseilles Magistrate, Solange Bonnefoy's niece has been abducted. As the trail of violence and corruption leads Jacquot back to the ancient seaport, with its bloody history of slave trafficking, another utterly shocking and unexpected murder sets the investigation galloping in a wholly new direction and Jacquot has to go undercover.

Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot has been enjoying the quiet life in a peaceful Provencal village. A former rugby international, who once scored the winning try against England at…

When you're a cop in Marseilles, threats of violence and revenge go with the territory. Usually they come to nothing, but when friends and colleagues start turning up dead it soon becomes clear that someone from Jacquot's past has a score to settle and intends to see it through. But this killer is different. To sweeten the revenge, and cause the greatest pain, it's always the target's nearest and dearest who die. When Jacquot discovers that he's in the firing line, he knows that unless he can track down the killer then someone he loves will pay the ultimate price.

When you're a cop in Marseilles, threats of violence and revenge go with the territory. Usually they come to nothing, but when friends and colleagues start turning up dead it soon…

In 1972 a gold bullion convoy is hijacked in Marseilles. The security trucks and hijackers are swiftly rounded up, but a ton of gold has disappeared. More than twenty years later, Daniel Jacquot receives an unexpected gift from an old fisherman. At the same time, a Marseilles lawyer called Claude Dupont receives an equally unexpected gift from a dying gangland boss. Both gifts point the way to the missing gold and pit Jacquot and Dupont against the Polineaux and Duclos familles, two of the oldest and most feared crime syndicates on the Cote d'Azur. When the Marseilles police become involved following a series of gruesome murders, the investigation is headed by Chief Inspector Isabelle Cassier. An old friend and sometime lover of Jacquot's, Isabelle discovers that the years haven't lessened her longing for the maverick Marseilles cop, and that her feelings for him are far from professional. Together they embark on a cut-throat hunt for the gold, with hit-men from the Polineaux and Duclos clans hot on their heels. But after nearly thirty years, is the gold still there? And if it is, who will get to it first?

In 1972 a gold bullion convoy is hijacked in Marseilles. The security trucks and hijackers are swiftly rounded up, but a ton of gold has disappeared. More than twenty years…

So you think you know what's going to happen…?

A Russian arms dealer is on the run. He has money, he has secrets, and powerful enemies who want him dead.

Three hired guns are sent to track him down and kill him. They find him in Marseilles where Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot is investigating a series of deadly knife attacks.

As Christmas approaches and Jacquot closes on the killer, his pregnant lover, Claudine, is rushed to hospital. Jacquot hurries to her bedside, but he soon discovers that a hospital is not the safest place to be.

Jacquot may be off duty, and about to become a father, but for a cop in Marseilles Christmas is just another day…

So you think you know what's going to happen…?

A Russian arms dealer is on the run. He has money, he has secrets, and powerful enemies who want him dead.

Three hired guns…

Five years out of the Marseilles Judiciaire, Daniel Jacquot is happily retired, bringing up his two daughters on a beach in the Caribbean. But when an old friend pays an unexpected visit, retirement rapidly becomes a battle for survival...

Five years out of the Marseilles Judiciaire, Daniel Jacquot is happily retired, bringing up his two daughters on a beach in the Caribbean. But when an old friend pays an…

Sometimes the law fails…
When a random mugging leads to a string of murders, Daniel Jacquot’s first case as a Chief Inspector with the Marseilles Judiciaire looks like it might be his last. No clues, no leads, no suspects… Just a missing briefcase, a rising body count, and the city’s privileged elite ranged against him. It’s time for Jacquot to test his mettle.

" If you want to read a first-class thriller, you will do no better than this. Highly recommended." Goodreads
"Jacquot is top of le cops." The Daily Express
"Rich, spicy, and served up with unmistakeable relish." The Literary Review
"Tall and tough, smart and sexy, Jacquot is a first-rate series hero." Kirkus Review (US)
"Chief Inspector Daniel Jacquot of the Marseilles Police is fast becoming one of my favourite fictional cops." Henry Sutton, The Daily Mirror
"Martin O'Brien creates a sexually charged atmosphere that is as chilling as it is engaging." The Sydney Morning Herald
"A strikingly different detective, Jacquot walks off the page effortlessly." The Good Book Guide

Sometimes the law fails…
When a random mugging leads to a string of murders, Daniel Jacquot’s first case as a Chief Inspector with the Marseilles Judiciaire looks like it might…