Under Cover of Darkness / Lies and Desperate Measures | mp3 Audiobook Bundle

The first 2 audiobooks in the Matthew Stannard Prequels historical crime thriller series.

Under Cover of Darkness

Matthew's first days on the Force will make him or break him!

London, 1914. A woman is attacked in her home and left for dead. Elsewhere in the city, two Suffragettes, eager to further the cause, plan a spectacular act of arson, an act that will put them in the path of the law.

In Hackney, the Metropolitan Police Force has a new constable: PC Matthew Stannard. He's wanted to be a policeman since he was a boy, but the reality of the job is testing his resolve. Police Sergeant Buckley, tasked with showing him the ropes, is no pillar of decency, and he's leading the wet-behind-the-ears constable down a road of corruption Matthew never wanted to walk.

The streets of Hackney will test him as a copper. But it's the man walking beside him who will test him as a man.

Lies and Desperate Measures

1914. Matthew thought going back to the Force would mean all his troubles were behind him. But informing on a fellow officer is an unforgiveable sin in the police and one colleague wants his revenge.

When PC Alec Morton is warned his every move is being watched by his superior, he plans to leave the Force before he gets caught, but he's determined to go only with his pockets full of money.

He's plans an ambitious robbery, but when Matthew begins investigating a local drunk's disappearance, Morton realises the young police constable could uncover his criminal activity, threatening everything he's worked for.

Matthew has to be got out of the way. If Morton's plan succeeds, Matthew won't just lose his career; he'll lose his freedom, and Morton will have his revenge.