The Frank Mercer Files
Low Water is Book 1: grounded Lancashire crime about closed verdicts, overlooked evidence, timings, paperwork and ordinary details that refuse to fit.
Frank Mercer / Book 1PRESS & MEDIA
G. L. Rook
G. L. Rook writes grounded British mysteries and crime. The Frank Mercer Files and The Vesper House Secrets are separate series with separate Book 1 entry points.
The Vesper House Secrets
The Wife Who Never Left is Book 1: a grounded psychological mystery. Its evidence, legal questions and resolutions remain human and explainable.
Vesper House / Book 1Review & media enquiries
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