Disillusioned D.I Wallace Hammond is unconvinced when his retired commanding officer DCI Lloyd Harris, seeks Hammond's help to investigate a series of dubious suicides. Before he can identify whether there is any truth in Harris' suspicions, Hammond must make a connection between the victims. Then there is another death and Harris goes missing. As Hammond follows a trail of deceit, he becomes an unknown's killer's fixation. Now he is on a one man's crusade to catch the killer before he is the next victim; playing the hunter as well as the hunted in a terrifying game of corruption and...

Amelia, an ambitious and beautiful young woman, has her future laid before her when she's struck down in a road accident. Frank is struggling with amnesia, with only Grace, his nurse, to guide him through his darkest hours. Winnie is on her death bed, frustrated that her life has not delivered what she had expected. As each one comes to terms with the circumstances of their deaths, they are given the opportunity to review their lives, guided explorations into the afterlife, and an understanding how they can achieve their purpose and inspire others to live happy and fulfilled lives.

Detective Inspector Wallace Hammond is on the verge of retirement when he is tasked to investigate the unexplained disappearance of a man whose popular and friendly demeanour make him the least likely to have enemies. But as Hammond and his team delve deeper it becomes apparent they are hunting an unknown abductor who is motivated by hatred and a thirst for revenge. But revenge for what? The Man who Fell in a Hole is the third in a series of Detective Inspector Wallace Hammond Crime Novels.