Ted Tayler

Gus Freeman is a retired detective inspector who has spent the past three years alone. Freeman’s wife, Tess, died from a brain aneurysm six months to the day after his retirement. He is still coming to terms with his enforced solitary existence. His old boss wants Gus to head up a Crime Review...

A newly formed Crime Review Team is investigating cold cases that defied their colleagues. Austerity cuts mean that Gus Freeman only has a team of three to assist him. Detective Sergeant Alex Hardy, a police pursuit motorcyclist, currently uses a wheelchair as he recovers from a high-speed...

Clive Palmer, age forty-eight, was a former history teacher from London who was sent to prison. After prison, he moved to the county of Wiltshire. Ten months later, he was dead. Wiltshire’s Crime Review Team investigates cold cases and has successfully resolved more than a dozen. Headed by...

Who killed Danute Zukas, a twenty-three-year-old Lithuanian woman, in July, 2014? In Wiltshire, England, the Crime Review Team investigates cold cases and has successfully resolved more than a dozen. Headed by former police detective Gus Freeman, the team uses old witness statements plus fresh...

The perfect blend of detective mystery and everyday life, that will delight fans of Sally Rigby, Faith Martin, Joy Ellis, Simon McCleave, and Pauline Rowson. A gripping series that will have you hooked. CASE FILE #18–June 2008 Katherine Alford was found dead in her car at a local beauty spot...

Kendal Guthrie could start an argument in an empty room, but who killed him, and why? The Crime Review Team was formed in Wiltshire, England, to investigate old cold cases. Headed by Gus Freeman, the team has successfully solved several cases, using old witness statements plus fresh clues...

Who shot recently wed garage owner Richard Chaloner in November, 2016? The theory at the time was that it was a robbery gone wrong. The Crime Review Team in Wiltshire, England, was formed to investigate unsolved cases. The team, headed by Gus Freeman, has successfully resolved more than a dozen...

Who stabbed Marion Reeves in a frenzied attack in her car back in March, 2011? Marion’s past holds the answer, but dark forces blocked the original investigation. In Wiltshire, England, the Crime Review Team headed by Gus Freeman was formed to investigate cold cases. Freeman and his team have...

A wealthy businessman lay dead on his doorstep in May 2012, from a single shot to the head. Gerry Hogan was an honest, hard-working family man with no known enemies. His two young sons stood frozen with shock as Gerry’s partner cradled him in her arms. In Wiltshire, England, the Crime Review...

Alan Duncan met Maddy Mills at a party. They fell in love and moved in together. What led to Alan’s murder as he went on his weekly run four years later? In Wiltshire, England, the Crime Review Team was formed to investigate cold cases. Headed by Gus Freeman, the team has several successful...

Stacey Read was thirteen and a half when she disappeared. Police found Stacey’s body in the canal ten days later. Gus Freeman and his team are reviewing the unsolved case. In Wiltshire, England, the Crime Review Team is headed by Gus Freeman, pulled back to the police force after three years...

Ivan Kendall died in a train station restroom eighty miles from home in March, 2014. Why did the quiet family man travel to Westbury from South Wales so late at night? The Crime Review Team, headed by formerly retired policeman Gus Freeman to investigate cold cases in Wiltshire, England, now...

A brutal murder occurred at a remote bungalow in January, 2013. Gus Freeman and his team are assigned the cold case. In Wiltshire, England, the Crime Review Team is headed by Gus Freeman, pulled back to the police force after three years in retirement. With old witness statements plus fresh...

The Crime Review Team now has a convoluted and dangerous cold case to solve regarding the Burnside family. In Wiltshire, England, the Crime Review Team is headed by Gus Freeman, pulled back to the police force after three years in retirement. With old witness statements plus fresh clues, the...

Why did pet-shop owner Mark Malone die in a hail of bullets in May, 2015? Gus Freeman and the Crime Review Team who investigate cold cases are faced with many questions but few answers. Mark Malone’s BMW had tinted windows, a lowered suspension, and a loud car stereo. He drove it at speed...

Despite all the recent drama in the police department, the Crime Review Team has another cold case to unravel. Dennis Gates was shot dead in August, 2010. His killer was never found. Dennis Gates, a forty-nine-year-old car dealer in Marlborough, was at his office in August, 2010, when a young...

Gus Freeman’s Crime Review Team has two successful cold-case investigations behind them. Will it be third time lucky? The victim’s profession might make it hard to find someone to talk. Laura Mallinder left home for work on Sunday, June 12, 2011. She walked to Gentle Touch, a massage parlor...

Dr. Ian McGuire, a research scientist, was shot dead in his kitchen in 2004. The original investigation found no motive, no leads, and no suspects. Gus Freeman and his Crime Review Team have a tough cold case to solve. However, the case becomes the least of their worries. Late on a quiet...

Meet The Phoenix – rescued from a watery grave and given a new identity, this stone-cold killer is an ideal fit for the Olympus Project, a secret organisation fighting injustice. In this first story, he undertakes three solo missions to prove he can match the Project's high standards. Always a...

The non-stop action propels the narrative forward, while unrelenting tension tightens its grip. The indomitable Phoenix confronts mortality head-on, while detectives Hounsell and Wheeler resurface. The excitement level never dips, whether during the Somerset Levels floods or the Diamond Jubilee...