Force of Hate

"As an ex-cop, Graham Bartlett knows what he's talking about and he certainly knows how to tell a good story" - Mark Billingham

"Unflinching, brutal and disturbingly plausible. Graham Bartlett is one of the most authoritative voices in crime fiction" - Kia Abdullah, author of Take it Back

"Dark, brutal and laced with violence" - Daily Mail

"Force of Hate is a masterful examination of the darkness that exists in the souls of the morally broken" - S. A. Cosby, author of Razorblade Tears

When a firebomb attack at a Brighton travellers' site kills women and children, Chief Superintendent Jo Howe has strong reason to believe the new, dubiously elected, far-right council leader is behind the murders.

Against the direct orders of her chief constable, Jo digs deeper into the killings. She uncovers a criminal ring of human trafficking and euthanasia all leading to a devastating plot which threatens thousands of lives and from which the murderous politician looks sure to walk away scot-free.



Graham Bartlett was the chief superintendent of Brighton and Hove police. His first non-fiction book Death Comes Knocking was a Sunday Times bestseller, co-written with the bestselling author Peter James. He has since published Bad for Good and Force of Hate starring Chief Superintendent Jo Howe. Bartlett is also a police procedural and crime advisor helping scores of authors and TV writers inject authenticity into their work.