Tag: Detective novel
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The Fells (Detectives Donovan & Young Book #1) by Cath Staincliffe
Yorkshire Dales, Summer 1997. Vicky Mott slips out the door of her remote cottage, and into the pale dawn light. She scrawls a note for her friends. Gone to see the sunrise. V xxx That’s the last anyone ever hears from twenty-year-old music lover Vicky. Another victim of the Fellside Strangler? That would make Vicky the fourth young woman to lose her life this summer. … Read More The Fells (Detectives Donovan & Young Book #1) by Cath Staincliffe
Detective Tudor Manx – BOX SET by Dylan H Jones Publication Day Party
Discover a gripping crime thriller set on the secluded Welsh island of Anglesey. Genre: Thriller | Crime Publisher: Lume Books Crime | Joffe Books THE DETECTIVEDetective Inspector Tudor Manx has spent twenty-five years working for the London Met – an experience that accounts for his cynical, sardonic nature, and the dark, puffy rings that pucker beneath his eyes. Now he’s been transferred to his native Island of Anglesey … Read More Detective Tudor Manx – BOX SET by Dylan H Jones Publication Day Party
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Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
Thirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is unlike other children. Exceptionally bright, she has an obsessive interest in the rate at which dead animals decompose. The motorway she lives by regularly offers up roadkill, and in the dead of night Ava likes nothing better than to pull her latest discovery into her roadside den so she can study it. #DeadlyAnimals #MarieTierney @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour But one day when she … Read More Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
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KillJoy by Gail Meath (Jax Diamond Mysteries #6)
Can Ace, and his new gal pal, Lilith, solve this spooky puzzle and stop the killing spree? New York City, 1923The suspicious death of a chorus girl sends PI Jax Diamond and his courageous canine partner, Ace, to the oldest theater on Broadway. At the murder scene, they stumble upon a clue too bizarre to share with the cops or with Jax’s sweetheart, who … Read More KillJoy by Gail Meath (Jax Diamond Mysteries #6)
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The Teacher by Tim Sullivan The DS Cross Mysteries #6
An eighty-year-old man is found murdered in his home. His age and standing in the community makes finding his killer difficult – why would anyone harm an elderly man? What threat could he possibly be to anyone? With no apparent motive, DS George Cross canvases the community for potential suspects but the man was known as generous, charitable, community-minded. Each interview about who the … Read More The Teacher by Tim Sullivan The DS Cross Mysteries #6
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Boys Who Hurt by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir translated by Victoria Cribb Cover Reveal
Fresh from maternity leave, Detective Elma finds herself confronted with a complex case, when a man is found murdered in a holiday cottage in the depths of the Icelandic countryside – the victim of a frenzied knife attack, with a shocking message scrawled on the wall above him. At home with their baby daughter, Sævar is finding it hard to let go of work, … Read More Boys Who Hurt by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir translated by Victoria Cribb Cover Reveal
Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds Cover Reveal
Fresh from the scandal at Hampstead County PD, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray works a complex double-homicide that points to a killer on a murderous rampage and a shattering series of discoveries that could end her career … The shocking sequel to the addictive, twisty, bestselling Black Reed Bay… Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force … Read More Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds Cover Reveal
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The Shadow Friend by Alex North
If it had happened to you, you would have run away too.Twenty-five years ago, Paul’s friend Charlie Crabtree brutally killed their classmate – and then vanished without a trace. Paul’s never forgiven himself for his part in what happened. He’s never gone back home. Until his elderly mother has a fall. It’s finally time to stop running. It’s not long before things start to … Read More The Shadow Friend by Alex North
The Marlow Murders by Biba Pearce Detective Rob Miller #7
Debby Morris, mother of two, goes to a Christmas party at historic Hollyhock Manor in Marlow, and never comes home. A MISSING MOTHER. Her phone, handbag and Santa’s elf hat are found in a park near the River Thames. The police issue a nationwide search, but Debby is nowhere to be found. Three weeks later, Debby’s body, still in her elf costume, is discovered … Read More The Marlow Murders by Biba Pearce Detective Rob Miller #7
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Meet Me In Milan by KD Sherrinford
While her husband, Sherlock Holmes, is off playing detective in London. Irene Adler finds herself having to play investigator when her friend Renata becomes the prime suspect in the attempted murder of her husband Luigi Amato. How can she refute the testimony of a credible eyewitness, even though her heart tells her that Renata is innocent? What she needs is tangible evidence, and she’s … Read More Meet Me In Milan by KD Sherrinford
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The Murder Trail by DG Penny DC Izzy Wilde Crime Thriller #1
Can a rookie cop stop a serial killer before another life is lost? Three months after moving out of uniform, DC Izzy Wilde wants to make an impression. But sometimes she can’t help going off track. It’s got her in trouble before. As first responder to a monstrous death at a remote farm, she discovers a slain wife whose eight-month-old daughter is missing. And … Read More The Murder Trail by DG Penny DC Izzy Wilde Crime Thriller #1
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Christmas At The Saporis by KD Sherrinford
What will the Saporis find under the tree this year—Christmas presents, or family skeletons? In the spirit of the holiday and a wish for familial harmony, Irene Adler persuades her detective husband to invite his brother Mycroft to Christmas luncheon. Holmes had cut ties with his brother when he discovered the machinations Mycroft employed that drove Sherlock and Adler apart for four years. He … Read More Christmas At The Saporis by KD Sherrinford
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