The Rotten Core
A damaged ex-detective. A pastor hellbent on change. A hidden community born from violence.
And a mysterious young woman whose life hangs in the balance.
Determined to hide himself from a world that has given him only pain, ex-detective Sergeant Jake Pettman plans to stay on the move. That is, until he happens upon Mossbark County and the mysterious young woman, Celestia.
Following a brutal murder, he fails to silence his old police instincts, and his desire for answers lead him into the Nucleus. A sinister, hidden community with a savage history.
And what Jake finds there will shake him to the very core.
The Rotten Core is an adrenaline-pumping crime thriller from the Amazon best-selling author of One Last Prayer for the Rays, The Killing Pit, and the DCI Yorke series. Perfect for fans of Chris Carter, James Patterson, Chris Brookmyre, and Stuart Macbride.
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Wes Markin is a bestselling British crime author and creator of the DCI Yorke novels set in Salisbury, the Yorkshire Murders series featuring the unflinching DCI Emma Gardner, and the dark, haunting Whitby’s Forgotten Victims books led by DCI Frank Black. His twist-filled stories blend gritty realism with emotional depth, exploring how ordinary lives are shattered by extraordinary crimes against the atmospheric backdrops of Salisbury, North Yorkshire and the wild North Sea coast. Now the author of more than twenty-five novels across multiple series, Wes lives in Harrogate with his wife and two children, not far from some of his fictional murder scenes
Jake Pettman
Jake Pettman consists of five books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
