Detective Roper and Hooley Mysteries Series by Michael Leese

The alternate cover edition of this book can be found here.BIG CITIES HIDE THE DIRTIEST SECRETSPoking around in dark corners can be bad for your health. But Jonathan Roper has never let that sort of thing get in the way, and once he’s got the bit between his teeth there’s no stopping him - even when his own safety comes under threat. It makes him a wonderful detective and an impossible colleague... moreThe alternate cover edition of this book can be found here.BIG CITIES HIDE THE DIRTIEST SECRETSPoking around in dark corners can be bad for your health. But Jonathan Roper has never let that sort of thing get in the way, and once he’s got the bit between his teeth there’s no stopping him - even when his own safety comes under threat. It makes him a wonderful detective and an impossible colleague.Roper is autistic and finds it really hard to make friends, but he can pull together the oddest clues to make sense of the most complicated crimes. If one man can be said to understand him it’s Detective Chief Inspector, Brian Hooley, a veteran of Scotland Yard. Years on the job have given him a near bullet-proof armour-plating, and he’s going to need it. Working with Roper means he will have to withstand a barrage of bracingly direct personal comments. Despite this, the DCI is his biggest supporter because he knows Roper is the man you turn to when everyone else gives up."Going Underground is a page turning thriller that will keep you awake at night with its twists and turns that make it impossible to put down, and the richly observed characters will stay with you long after you finish." "Their remarkable relationship is highlighted by compelling dialogue and laugh out loud moments, making this more than just another cop story." less

SOME PUZZLES ARE DEADLY.In the murky world of espionage, it helps if you can tell friend from foe. Jonathan Roper is learning that it’s a tougher task than he had expected. And that’s making him worried, because he is convinced that something terrible is about to happen. Roper is young, gifted and autistic, with the ability to pull together complex strands of information... moreSOME PUZZLES ARE DEADLY.In the murky world of espionage, it helps if you can tell friend from foe. Jonathan Roper is learning that it’s a tougher task than he had expected. And that’s making him worried, because he is convinced that something terrible is about to happen. Roper is young, gifted and autistic, with the ability to pull together complex strands of information. It’s why he was plucked from Scotland Yard to work alongside the analysts at GCHQ, the UK’s front line in the war against terror. But he’s working alone, and for the first time in his life he realises he needs a friend. Detective Chief Inspector Brian Hooley is one of the few people he trusts to guide him through the do’s and don’ts of modern life. It also helps that he possesses a sense of humour robust enough to shrug off Roper’s more direct personal remarks.In the rush to reunite the pair it means the DCI has had to leave behind his own team at Scotland Yard, just as they launch a hunt for a serial killer dubbed the Face Ripper.I Can See You is a psychological crime thriller that’s more than just another cop story. Well-rounded characters and an acutely observed relationship between Roper and Hooley will draw you into a satisfyingly complex plot full of twists and turns. less