DS Tomek Bowen Essex Murder Mystery Series

Where the tide goes out, the secrets come in.

Set against the stark, haunting beauty of the Essex coastline, the DS Tomek Bowen series is a masterclass in regional noir. From the desolate salt marshes and decaying shipwrecks to the wind-swept beach huts and lonely ruins, Jack Probyn weaves a world where the landscape is as dangerous as the criminals hiding within it.

At the heart of the series is DS Tomek Bowen, a detective whose relentless pursuit of the truth takes him into the darkest corners of the Thames Estuary. Each book presents a standalone investigation—spanning everything from chilling ritualistic murders to cold cases resurfacing from the silt—while building a rich, overarching character journey across 10 gripping instalments.