# Death at the Castle Gates, Vol. 1

By **Nick Oldham**

- ISBN-13: 9781448319947
- Series: [A Jessica Raker Thriller](https://mybookbandits.com/series/a-jessica-raker-thriller)
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2 Jun 2026
- Language: en
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime, Thrillers & Suspense, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Suspense, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Psychological Thrillers, Police Procedurals

## About this book

Sergeant Jessica Raker faces her most difficult assignment yet in Death at the Castle Gates, the first volume of A Jessica Raker Thriller series. As a hard-nosed police officer and mother working the Ribble Valley, Jess pursues local criminal Rory Walton, a suspected arsonist linked to a fatal house fire. This investigation places her directly in the middle of a dangerous rivalry involving the region's crime supremo, Mags Horsefield. This gripping crime mystery explores the tension between justice and the corruption lurking within the community.

The stakes rise when Jess must also honor a dying colleague's final request. This psychological thriller forces her to confront a terrifying event from her own past to find closure. Death at the Castle Gates serves as a high-stakes police procedural that blends suspense with deep personal stakes. Fans of gritty crime fiction and intense mystery novels will find this debut volume of A Jessica Raker Thriller series compelling.

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