The Trail

By James Ellson

A British crime thriller featuring a Manchester detective, an international kidnapping investigation, and a deadly trail stretching from England to the mountains of Nepal.

One missing man leads to a deadly trail across two continents.

Manchester. DCI Rick Castle is inspecting his bees when his boss calls. A minor cannabis dealer has been reported missing, and his father is a decorated war hero demanding answers.

Castle follows the trail to Nepal, through villages of staring children and fluttering prayer flags, beneath brilliant blue skies and snow-capped mountains.

Then he finds a body.
Then another.

Nothing about the case is straightforward. To uncover the truth, Castle must put himself in the firing line and make a decision that could cost lives.

The Trail is Book 1 in the DCI Castle series. Perfect for readers who love British crime fiction in the style of J.D. Kirk, Ian Rankin, and Peter James.

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Praise for the DCI Castle Series:

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A fresh take on the crime genre.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the best crime fiction novels I have read.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Well paced, nice character development... I would definitely read more by Ellson.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fast paced, enjoyable, hard to put down.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wonderful descriptions of the Nepalese trail that stay with you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1036711412
• ISBN13: 9781036711412
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
• Length: 300 Pages