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- ISBN 9781036711429
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Vinci Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A British crime thriller featuring a Manchester detective, a high-stakes international manhunt, and a deadly pursuit through the mountains of Nepal.
To catch his most dangerous enemy, DCI Rick Castle must break the rules.
Manchester DCI Rick Castle makes a decision that could end his career. Against orders, he removes a prisoner from Strangeways and returns to Nepal.
His target is Hant Khetan, a dangerous fugitive rising among the world’s most wanted men.
When the prisoner escapes in the Everest foothills, Castle and his small team are forced into a desperate search through remote mountain trails and earthquake-damaged villages.
If they cannot find him, Castle will lose the only chance he has to bring Khetan to justice.
Cold Dawn is Book 2 in the DCI Castle series. Perfect for readers who love British crime fiction in the style of J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin, and Peter James.
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Praise for the DCI Castle Series:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very engaging, fast paced, and hard to put down.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Many twists and turns.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An ending with enough loose ends to start another book.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Completely different… with many twists and turns.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I finished this book and within ten minutes had ordered Book 3 in the series.
James Ellson was a police officer in the UK for 15 years, starting in London and finishing as a Detective Inspector at Moss Side in Manchester. When he left the police he started writing, and has been writing ever since. James’s debut novel The Trail was published in 2020, and the sequel Cold Dawn in 2022. Cold Summer will be published in November 2023. He also writes short stories, and was runner up in the 2021 Bay Tales Christmas short story competition with Roisin's Christmas Party. His story The Translator was published in a 2022 anthology (To Serve, Protect, and Write) of former police officers, now writers. James is a keen climber and mountaineer, and has visited Nepal many times. In 2004 he climbed 6,812 metre Ama Dablam, and in 2008 soloed the Matterhorn. He lives in the Peak District with his wife, and manages their smallholding, which includes bees and an orchard. James can be followed on Twitter @jamesellson3 And on Facebook: james.ellson.98
