Special Agent Susannah Roscoe – at a glance Name: Susannah Roscoe Role: Special Agent, Interpol Organised Crime Unit, based in Paris Background: Black British, from London; formerly with the Metropolitan Police Series: Roscoe & McBride by Rachel McLean Personal life: Susannah is bisexual Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: crime thriller; crime fiction If you enjoy: Mark Dawson, Kathy Reichs, Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell, Stieg Larsson; fans of Kil

Dr Petra McBride – at a glance Name: Dr Petra McBride Role: Forensic psychologist – consults on complex criminal cases Background: Scottish; formerly an academic at Dundee University; formerly consulted for Police Scotland Series: Roscoe & McBride and McBride & Tanner, both by Rachel McLean Personal life: Petra is gay Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: crime thriller; crime fiction If you enjoy: Mark Dawson, Kathy Reichs, Tess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornw

DCI Lesley Clarke – at a glance Name: DCI Lesley Clarke Role: Detective Chief Inspector, Dorset Police Major Crimes Investigation Team (MCIT) Series: Dorset Crime by Rachel McLean First appears: The Ballard Down Murder (DC0.5) Appears in: All 13 Dorset Crime novels and all novellas Based at: Dorset Police HQ, Winfrith, Dorset Background: Transferred to Dorset from West Midlands Police Personal life: Lesley Clarke is a lesbian. She is married to Elsa Short, a solicitor Physica

Annie Abbott – at a glance Name: Annie Abbott Role: Amateur sleuth; retired; founder of the Lyme Regis Women’s Swimming Club Family: Mother of Detective Tina Abbott of Dorset Police Series: Jurassic Coast Mysteries by Rachel McLean Appears in: every Jurassic Coast Mystery; Annie also appears in the Dorset Crime series Residence: Lyme Regis, Dorset Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British cosy mystery If you enjoy: Richard Osman, MC Beaton, Faith Mart

DS Dennis Frampton – at a glance Name: DS Dennis Frampton Role: Detective Sergeant, Dorset Police Major Crimes Investigation Team (MCIT) Series: Dorset Crime by Rachel McLean First appears: The Ballard Down Murder (DC0.5) Appears in: DC0.5 through DC13 (all mainline Dorset Crime novels) Second-in-command to: DCI Lesley Clarke Based at: Dorset Police HQ, Winfrith, Dorset Background: Long-serving Dorset detective; grew up in Dorset Physical: Stocky build; short greying brown ha

Mo Uddin – at a glance Key facts about DS Mo Uddin in the Detective Zoe Finch series by Rachel McLean: Character: Detective Sergeant Mo Uddin Series: Detective Zoe Finch Role: Detective Sergeant, West Midlands Police CID Based in: Birmingham, England First appears in: Deadly Origins (prequel) and Deadly Wishes (Book 1) Connected series: McBride & Tanner Author: Rachel McLean Genre: British police procedural Who is DS Mo Uddin? Detective Sergeant Mo Uddin is a lead member of Z

Elsa Short – at a glance Name: Elsa Short Role: Solicitor; partner in a Dorset law firm Series: Dorset Crime by Rachel McLean Appears in: the Dorset Crime series, alongside DCI Lesley Clarke Personal life: Married to DCI Lesley Clarke, the lead detective of the Dorset Crime series Author: Rachel McLean Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre: British police procedural, crime fiction If you enjoy: LJ Ross, Simon McCleave, MS Morris, JM Dalgleish, Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves, Elly Gr

DI Zoe Finch – at a glance Key facts about Detective Inspector Zoe Finch, the lead character of the Detective Zoe Finch series by Rachel McLean: Character: Detective Inspector Zoe Finch Series: Detective Zoe Finch (lead character) Role: Detective Inspector, West Midlands Police CID Based in: Birmingham, England From: Kings Norton, Birmingham First appears in: Deadly Origins (prequel) and Deadly Wishes (Book 1) Connected series: Cumbria Crime, Dorset Crime Author: Rachel McLea

DI Zoe Finch – at a glance Name: DI Zoe Finch Role: Detective Inspector Protagonist of: Detective Zoe Finch series by Rachel McLean Also appears in: Dorset Crime series; Cumbria Crime series First appears: ZF0.5 (Detective Zoe Finch prequel) Based in: Birmingham, West Midlands (ZF series) Physical: Tall, with red-brown hair often tied back Background: Single mother; practised karate; grew up in Birmingham Connected to: DCI Lesley Clarke (former boss, Dorset Crime series) Auth

Tina Abbott – at a glance Name: Tina Abbott (also Tina Legg after marriage) Role: Police Constable → Detective Constable, Dorset Police MCIT Series: Dorset Crime by Rachel McLean First appears: The Ballard Down Murder (DC0.5) Appears in: All 13 Dorset Crime novels and all novellas (DC0.5 through DC13) Based at: Dorset Police HQ, Winfrith, Dorset Background: Grew up in Lyme Regis; joins DCI Lesley Clarke's MCIT team from DC1 Physical: Slim, athletic; dark brown curly hair Marr

DS Aaron Keyes – at a glance Name: DS Aaron Keyes Role: Detective Sergeant, Cumbria CID – DI Zoe Finch’s second-in-command Series: Cumbria Crime by Rachel McLean and Joel Hames Appears in: every Cumbria Crime book, from The Harbour (Book 1) onwards, and the prequel novella The Castle Based in: Whitehaven, west Cumbria Personal life: Aaron is gay and married; his husband Serge appears through the series Author: Rachel McLean and Joel Hames Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing Genre:

Connie Williams – at a glance Key facts about DC Connie Williams in the Detective Zoe Finch series by Rachel McLean: Character: Detective Constable Connie Williams Series: Detective Zoe Finch Role: Detective Constable, West Midlands Police CID Based in: Birmingham, England First appears in: Deadly Wishes (Book 1) Author: Rachel McLean Genre: British police procedural Who is DC Connie Williams? Detective Constable Connie Williams is a junior detective on Zoe Finch's team in th

Adi Hanson – at a glance Key facts about Adi Hanson in the Detective Zoe Finch series by Rachel McLean: Character: Adi Hanson Series: Detective Zoe Finch Role: Forensic Scene Manager, West Midlands Police Based in: Birmingham, England First appears in: Deadly Origins (prequel) and Deadly Wishes (Book 1) Connected series: Dorset Crime Author: Rachel McLean Genre: British police procedural Who is Adi Hanson? Adi Hanson is the forensic scene manager who works with Zoe Finch's te