The murder of a young biker involved in a drug ring eventually leads the investigation in the direction of mobster Joe Webster - the man Gently believes is responsible for his wife's death.
A dead body is found with a ring inside the man's stomach with the name Wanda on it. George discovers it is the name of a woman who runs a local cafe but he soon becomes convinced that she is being framed.
A former German pilot and POW returns to Northumberland to visit old friends, but the reunion turns tragic when he is murdered.
George Gently and Bacchus look into a murder at a former children's home.
After a young woman's murdered body is found in a local church, Gently and Bacchus investigate.
Gently and Bacchus investigate after a woman is raped and murdered.
Gently and Bacchus work uncover and discover local corruption, blackmail, fraud and robbery after a body is found murdered at a local mill.
The year is 1966 and a young woman is found murdered in a coastal village in Northumberland. Gently and Bacchus are called in to help try and solve the case and they find themselves investigating a family with many secrets.
The year is 1966 and the football World Cup is being played in England. With Russia due to play at Roker Park tensions are running high. CND protesters, led by students from Durham University are the last thing the police need arriving in the area. Gently and Bacchus find themselves investigating the murder of left-wing academic Fraser Barratt who was discovered dead in the docks after a CND rally.
After the body of a missing schoolgirl called Mary is found in a shallow grave in Pinnock Woods, Gently and Bacchus find themselves being involved into the world of pop and media celebrity.
George and Bacchus investigate the suspicious death of one of Gently's ex-snouts called China. The Coroner's says that China was a drunk vagrant who died following a fall. After George talks to the nurse who looked after him before dying, he ends up getting a very different story.