To the Grave

A gripping and gritty British crime thriller. For fans of Harlen Coben and Ian Rankin.

'Romano is a lot more fun than that other Yorkshire cop, DCI Banks.' The Times

'An incredibly fast paced piece of crime fiction.' Karen Woods

'Taut, topical and tense.' Adam Hamdy

'A superb follow up. A compellingly written story told with relentless pace.' Neil Lancaster

Will the truth be buried with the dead?

When Detective Sergeant Joe Romano first meets Ana Dobrescu she's nervous, in serious danger, and clearly needs help. The next time Romano sees her, she's dead. There was nothing more he could have done, but that's cold comfort for Romano. He's determined to catch Ana's killer. Although the prime suspect, her millionaire boyfriend, is in a coma.

With the help of his larger-than-life partner Rita Scannon-Aktar, Romano begins to piece together a puzzle that places Ana at the centre of something much bigger than they could have imagined.

But while they're hunting a murderer, those higher up are more concerned about the money. So it's up to Romano to get justice for Ana. And whatever she knew, he'll just have to pray that she didn't take her secrets to the grave.

Reviews of the Joe Romano series

'A striking debut' Peter Robinson

'The twisted big brother to Happy Valley' Michael Wood

'A modern take on the classic police procedural' Russ Thomas

'A gritty, uncompromising thriller' Paul Finch, author of One Eye Open

'A superb follow up. A compellingly written story told with relentless pace, but lightened by biting Yorkshire wit.' Neil Lancaster

'An incredibly fast paced piece of crime fiction that kept me turning the pages. Overall a cracking read!' Karen Woods, author of Tracks

'John Barlow writes with a style that will keep you hooked. Taut, topical and tense, To The Grave is another gripping outing for DS Joe Romano.' Adam Hamdy

'Fast paced and relevant . . . will keep you captivated from beginning to end' Liz Mistry, author of the Detective Nikki Parekh series

'Tense, topical, and blisteringly pacy, with a champion, compassionate protagonist you can both admire and relate to, To the Grave has it all – not to mention a nail-biting, showstopping finale. Excellent.' Rob Parker

'Noir at its most authentic. A gritty, uncompromising thriller, but written from the heart.' Paul Finch, Sunday Times bestselling author of author of the DS Mark Heckenburg series

'An excellent, pacy story that's full of heart . . . DS Joe Romano is a new favourite' Chris McDonald, author of the DI Erika Piper series

'A real deep dive into the post industrial Yorkshire heartland. A compellingly written story told with relentless pace, but lightened by biting Yorkshire wit, and a fantastic relationship between Romano and his formidable sidekick, Rita Scannon-Aktar.' Neil Lancaster

'Right to Kill is an intense, intelligent, and totally absorbing British police procedural – one of the very best I've read in a long while' Amazon reader

'If you like Stuart MacBride, Peter James and Harlen Coben then this is definitely one for you, as I can see echoes of each of these very successful authors in this thriller' Amazon reader

'There are so many police procedurals out there, but this one really stands out…' Amazon reader

'An absorbing, immersive and thoroughly entertaining thriller' Amazon reader