A billionaire property developer and his Russian fiancée are renovating Wingerworth Old Hall with a view to gifting it to the National Trust.

Or are they?

Pastor Jack and his sidekick ‘Angel’ are rescuing Chesterfield’s ‘down and outs’ and providing opportunities for positive futures.

Or are they?

Six local men are part of a national conspiracy to overthrow the UK Government in a military coup.

Oh yes they are!

Chesterfield needs its Number One detective like never before… but DCI Derek Day is still dealing with the after effects of his near-death experience. His physical strength and mental health are both compromised; even his previously perfect marriage is in jeopardy.

He returns to duty, a changed man, on April Fools Day – only to discover that his team of detectives is disintegrating through exhaustion and relationship breakdowns. Before he can start to put things right, there are suspicious deaths at the Old Hall. Will this ambitious project ever be completed?

Day quickly realises that the long abandoned Hall had been used for devious purposes – but exactly what kind is more difficult to discover.

Our detective has returned to work too soon and his colleagues doubt he will be able to cope. To secure help in both his professional and personal lives, Day turns to Pastor Jack, a man widely regarded as a saint by the citizens of Chesterfield.

But the bodies keep coming.

Four Dead Builders will be released in March 2025.