Dead Mans Wharf by Pauline Rowson

This compilation of excerpts centers on Detective Inspector Horton's investigation into a series of perplexing deaths. Initially, the focus is on the suspicious death of Irene Ebury at a nursing home, which unexpectedly links to Horton's own family history, and the simultaneous death of her son, Peter Ebury, in prison. The narrative then broadens to include the accidental death of Daniel Collins, a care assistant at the same nursing home, which Horton increasingly suspects is connected. Concurrently, a new case arises with death threats against TV divers Nicholas Farnsworth and Perry Jackson, soon culminating in Farnsworth's murder. Horton navigates institutional resistance and the enigmatic involvement of the Intelligence Directorate at the nursing home, ultimately uncovering a complex web of deceit and a major criminal enterprise, leading him to confront a ruthless organization known as "Zeus."