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A missing teenager, left for dead.A detective staring into the abyss.JAKE SAWYER is in limbo. Facing an internal enquiry into his capture of a vicious killer, he turns private detective, and takes the seemingly hopeless case of a teenage boy, missing for seven years.When a young woman podcaster investigating the boy's disappearance also goes missing, Sawyer is drawn into the secretive world of urban exploration. But then an adult male body is found, showing signs of extreme torture, and the murder reminds Sawyer of an unsolved case from his early career. He connects the past with the present, uncovering a terrible link which could hold the key to the disappearances.Out of therapy and tormented by trauma, Sawyer must hold himself together as his quest to find the missing boy and woman leads him to the lair of his most terrifying adversary.-----Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series.Chase The Devil is the fifth book in this series of page-turning thrillers from one of the UK's sharpest writers.Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge, LJ Ross and Michael Connelly.-----★★★★★ "This series keeps getting better and better."★★★★★ "Well written plot that had me engaged from the start."★★★★★ "Great suspense. Found myself second-guessing everything."★★★★★ "A brilliant read."★★★★★ "Tightly plotted and stylishly written."-----Praise for Andrew Lowe: ★★★★★ "Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones."★★★★★ "Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word."★★★★★ "Plot and character perfectly intertwined."★★★★★ "Keeps you reading through the night."★★★★★ "Poetic and utterly gripping."

A maniac on the loose.A detective on the edge.JAKE SAWYER is feeling the heat. Returning to duty after an enforced psychological break, he's called in to investigate the murder of a young woman found near one of the Peak District's key beauty spots.Sawyer is intrigued by the unusual mix of extreme violence and decorative presentation, and when the death is connected to the earlier killings of three other local women, he joins a task force of regional detectives in a hunt for the man the media are calling The New Ripper.As the UK sweats in a record-breaking heatwave, a fifth woman goes missing, and the killer contacts the police, personally challenging Sawyer to catch him before he claims her as his next victim.-----Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series.PRAY FOR RAIN is the fourth book in this series of page-turning thrillers from one of the UK's sharpest writers.Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge, LJ Ross and Michael Connelly.-----★★★★★ "Sawyer is a combination of Connelly's Harry Bosch and Hayder's Jack Caffery. Haunted, flawed and driven."★★★★★ "Edge of your seat reading with great characters, twists, and a compelling plot."★★★★★ "Set aside plenty of time, because you won't want to put it down."★★★★★ "The character building is well done, the twists and turns keep you guessing."★★★★★ "I absolutely loved this book. It kept me wanting more and more."★★★★★ "Page after page of intense reading."★★★★★ "Jake is a complex, confused character, but he is REAL."-----Praise for Andrew Lowe: ★★★★★ "Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones."★★★★★ "Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word."★★★★★ "Plot and character perfectly intertwined."★★★★★ "Keeps you reading through the night."★★★★★ "Poetic and utterly gripping."

A child abductor on an unthinkable mission.A disgraced detective with an unbearable secret. --- JAKE SAWYER is out in the cold. As winter descends on the Peak District, he finds himself suspended from the force, accused of murder. When two young children go missing, feared abducted, Sawyer must improvise to help solve the mystery. And as the bodies of adults appear in remote locations, he suspects a chilling connection to the missing children. With time running out on his bail, Sawyer must fight to crack the cases and clear his name. But then he uncovers the unbelievable truth behind his mother's murder, thirty years earlier. A truth that leads him to question his sanity, and threatens to tear his world apart. --- Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series. THE DYING LIGHT is Book 3 in this series of page-turning thrillers. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge and Karin Slaughter. --- ★★★★★ "Another fantastic story in this series."★★★★★ "Jake Sawyer is a fascinating character."★★★★★ "Goes from strength to strength."★★★★★ "Full of twists and turns."★★★★★ "Engrossing and moreish."★★★★★ "A brilliant read."★★★★★ "Fabulous."★★★★★ "Twisty."★★★★★ "The beautiful landscape is so well defined it's like another character."★★★★★ "Keeps you guessing right until the end."★★★★★ "A captivating police procedural."★★★★★ "The characters are all fleshed out and develop credibly."★★★★★ "Read the first two. You will be pulled into the series."★★★★★ "A fast-paced mystery."★★★★★ "Wonderful."★★★★★ "One of the most compelling mysteries published this year."★★★★★ "Jake Sawyer is engaging, smart, of barbed tongue, and driven."★★★★★ "Fabulous dialogue, and not a flaccid phrase."★★★★★ "Mesmerising."★★★★★ "Characters so well written they jump off the page."★★★★★ "Kept me reading long after bedtime."★★★★★ "Can't wait for the next one." --- Praise for Andrew Lowe: ★★★★★ "Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones."★★★★★ "Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word."★★★★★ "Plot and character perfectly intertwined."★★★★★ "Keeps you reading through the night."★★★★★ "Poetic and utterly gripping."

Five victims, bonded by blood.A detective blinded by revenge. --- JAKE SAWYER is suffering. After a bruising confrontation with a cruel killer, he has isolated himself in a remote cottage in the bleak and beautiful northern Peak District. Facing an uncertain future, he resumes his illicit investigation into his mother's murder, and reluctantly enters therapy to explore his apparent lack of primal fear response. When an ex-TV personality is found murdered, from a single stab wound to the heart, Sawyer suspects a ritualistic element. But then a second victim is found, and he forms a terrifying theory about the killer's twisted logic. As Sawyer edges closer to mental collapse, he must protect the killer's targets as he uncovers the truth behind the death of his mother: a truth that will put his reputation, and freedom, at risk. --- ★★★★★ "Grabs right away and doesn't let up until the last sentence."★★★★★ "Had to finish it in one sitting."★★★★★ "Gripping and well crafted."★★★★★ "Brilliant."★★★★★ "Leaves you open-mouthed and wanting more."★★★★★ "Sawyer is not your everyday detective."★★★★★ "Full of twists and turns."★★★★★ "I couldn't put it down."★★★★★ "A gripping story that keeps you guessing."★★★★★ "So many mysteries in one story."★★★★★ "Awesome."★★★★★ "Amazing."★★★★★ "Can't wait for the next book." --- Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series. STRONGER THAN DEATH is Book 2 in this series of page-turning thrillers. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge, LJ Ross and Michael Connelly. --- Praise for Andrew Lowe: ★★★★★ "Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones."★★★★★ "Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word."★★★★★ "Plot and character perfectly intertwined."★★★★★ "Keeps you reading through the night."★★★★★ "Poetic and utterly gripping."

A city in fear of the night.A detective at home in the dark.JAKE SAWYER is in demand. With his profile raised after successes in the Peak District, he's called to London to help the Met Murder Squad with a baffling case which has shocked the nation.A family of four has been tortured and murdered in their Fulham home. The crime's disturbing details are kept private to retain the victims' dignity and to deter copycats. But when the killer strikes again, so soon after the first attack, the pressure mounts to understand his motives before a third family faces his wrath.Starved of hard evidence, the capital's smartest detectives feed on scraps of speculation. As Sawyer struggles to settle in the big city, he follows a theory about the killer which leads him deep into an urban underworld where the lines between pleasure and pain are blurred.---This dark and pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series.CRUEL SUMMER is the seventh book in this series of page-turning crime thrillers from one of the UK's sharpest writers.Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge, LJ Ross and Michael Connelly.-----Praise for Andrew Lowe: ★★★★★ "Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones."★★★★★ "Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word."★★★★★ "Plot and character perfectly intertwined."★★★★★ "Keeps you reading through the night."★★★★★ "Poetic and utterly gripping."

A killer who won't forgive.A detective who can't forget.---DETECTIVE INSPECTOR JAKE SAWYER is the brightest star of the London murder squad. He's tough, brilliant, and fearless, but haunted by the savage murder of his mother, which he witnessed as a child.When the body of a teenage boy is found near Sawyer's birthplace in rural Derbyshire, he returns home to help local police decode the killer's nightmarish methods.As more victims emerge, the questions stack up. How are the killings connected? Why go to such violent extremes? And why are there video cameras installed in the shallow graves?Working so close to his childhood home, Sawyer suffers crippling flashbacks to his mother's death, and he teeters on the brink of breakdown. But as the new case takes a shocking turn, Sawyer must hold himself together, risking his safety and sanity to end the slaughter and save an innocent.---★★★★★ "A dark and twisted murder mystery with genuine surprises."★★★★★ "The pace never lets up."★★★★★ "I was holding my breath during the final scene."★★★★★ "Well plotted and superbly written."★★★★★ "Gripping."★★★★★ "Well-developed characters in a wonderful setting."★★★★★ "I'm in love with DI Sawyer."★★★★★ "Awesome."★★★★★ "Compelling."★★★★★ "Dark and intense and worth every minute."★★★★★ "I wish I hadn't read it, so I could read it for the first time again."---Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a complex lead character whose backstory continues through the series.CREEPY CRAWLY is Book 1 in this series of page-turning crime thrillers. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Chris Carter and Karin Slaughter.

In alignment with BCS AI Foundation and Essentials certificates, this introductory guide provides the understanding you need to start building artificial intelligence (AI) capability into your organisation. You will learn how AI is being utilised today to support products, services, science and engineering, and how it is likely to be used in the future to balance the talents of humans and machines. You will explore robotics and machine learning within the context of AI, and discover how the challenges AI presents are being addressed. You will delve into the theory behind AI and machine learning projects, examining techniques for learning from data, the use of neural networks and why algorithms are so important in the development of a new AI agent or system.