Painter Hedley Shale is found murdered with two bullets in his chest in the upstairs bedroom at his South London home. Lying dead nearby is his secret lover.

Jonathan is twilight to Maddy's daylight, his brooding intensity at odds with her impetuous zeal. Yet, together, they become drawn ever deeper into the puzzle of Shale's murder.

Former film star Jack Holiday is found dead in a locked nuclear bunker with a gun lying next to him. His hands were crippled with arthritis, so who could have pulled the trigger?

Zola's gorgeous looks are thanks to her plastic surgeon - and former partner - David Curchin. So when Curchin is found brutally murdered at his clinic, Zola becomes a suspect.

Roy Pilgrim, former lead singer of rock band Edwin Drood, is idolised by female fans. When one turns up at his house and then vanishes, the police are faced with a problem.

When nationally renowned doctor Elliot Strange is discovered dead inside a locked room, impaled on a 12th-century Samurai blade, the authorities are understandably baffled.