Whispers of Guilt
Forensic pathologist, Annie Keller visits her uncle, retired Judge William Keller, at his nursing Home. During a lucid moment, the dementia-stricken William makes a shocking claim: he knows the identity of a killer. Disturbed by this revelation, Annie confides in her friend, DCI James Craig.
Craig is skeptical but begins to investigate. Then a body is found, bearing a striking similarity to a murder described by William.
When questioned, William appears confused and denies any knowledge of a killer. The staff dismisses his earlier statement as dementia-induced ramblings.
Undeterred, Craig digs deeper into William's past cases and connections. He uncovers a web of long-buried secrets, powerful enemies, and a decades-old unsolved murder. As the investigation progresses, Annie becomes a target, convinced that her uncle's "delusion" holds a grain of truth.
With time running out and William's memory fading fast, Craig and Annie race to unravel the mystery. They must separate fact from fiction, navigating through unreliable memories and hidden agendas to expose a killer who's evaded justice for years.
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John Carson
John started writing in the early 1990’s, starting with 3 horror novels. In 1997, he then decided to switch to writing crime novels. He started a series with a detective called DCI Justice. He attended a weekend writing course in Edinburgh, with Ian Rankin as the tutor, at the end of 1997. Early in 1998 when the first Justice novel was finished, Ian read the book and gave John a written report on it, encouraging him to write more. After 2 more Justice books, John created DI Frank Miller, and decided to self-publish those books in 2014.
In 2019, John Created and published DCI Harry McNeil. After that success, John found the original notes for his DCI Justice series, and decided to rewrite them, tweaking the original storylines, and changing the character’s name. DCI Justice became DCI Sean Bracken. There are five books in that series.
As well as the detective novels, John published several thrillers. The Max Doyle series, set in New York, and a novel featuring Scott Marshall, also set in New York.
John moved from Edinburgh, Scotland to the Hudson Valley in New York State back in 2006, where he lives with his wife and family. And two dogs. And four cats. Where there’s never a dull moment…
DCI James Craig
DCI James Craig consists of eight books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
