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It all starts with stealing from the cookie jar. Crime books of all shapes and sizes. One of them will be the culprit for a good evening’s read.

TACKLING DEATH by Bud Craig

A gripping crime thriller

A pacey pulp Private Eye thriller set in a northern English town

Ex-rugby football player turned social worker Gus Keane is getting ready for retirement when his boss gets murdered. Finding himself under suspicion, Keane turns private detective to find out the truth. But when he closes in on the killer will Keane come out on top or fall victim to the murderer’s desperate moves?

With great characters, a clever plot, and a subtle humorous edge, it is difficult to put TACKLING DEATH down. Readers will immediately warm to everyman hero Gus Keane who is very easy to relate to.

DEAD CERTAINTY is the second book by Bud Craig to feature private investigator Gus Keane. It is followed by the third in the series, FALLING FOUL. If you wish to read all three books in a single volume, they have been published as SALFORD MURDERS available on Kindle and in paperback.

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Trapper Creek: The Last Hunt by Glenn Osborne

High in the rugged mountains of northwest Montana. Sam and John embark on a once-in-a-lifetime bow hunt.

A record-class bull elk is almost in range. The set up is perfect and it is time to close the deal. The two men are unaware that, twenty miles away in the valley below, a highly-trained tactical team of FBI agents is also on the hunt for three violent criminals. Wanted for a string of robberies and four horrific murders, the fugitives are heavily armed and determined to escape. When the fugitives are cornered at a small cabin high in the mountains, Sam and John have no idea that this could be their Last Hunt.

 

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Bound to Run by Robert McCracken

SURELY ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING BOOKS YOU’LL READ ALL YEAR!

Alex Chase is in a remote cottage in the Lake District enjoying the company of the love of her life.

That’s until she overhears a phone conversation that throws her entire world upside down.

Lied to and abused, Alex must leave. But when her escape route is blocked, she’ll resort to desperate measures.

Her mind is set on getting to France and building a new life. But her immediate past is following close behind her.

Only when safe can Alex’s thoughts turn to what has been driving her to carry on. Revenge.

BOUND TO RUN is a totally gripping standalone thriller by Robert McCracken, Belfast-based author of the bestselling six-book DI Tara Grogan crime fiction series, which starts with AN EARLY GRAVE.

If you like books full of sucker punching twists and white-knuckle suspense, you’ll absolutely love BOUND TO RUN!

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The Consortium by Nicola Clifford

You won’t be able to put this book down!

One morning after an illegal rave in a Welsh valley, a hill farmer finds a young woman’s body.

Reporter Stacey Logan has been investigating the party scene, and when it is established the girl died after taking drugs, she digs deeper.

This somewhat puts her on a collision course with her partner, DI Ben James, who is leading the investigation into the girl’s death.

DI James has his own problems. When a suspected drug trafficker connected to the case is found dead in his cell, all hell breaks loose.

Will the couple’s efforts align, or will dangerous criminals get off scot free.

THE CONSORTIUM is the second thrilling mystery by Nicola Clifford. You can enjoy it on its own or following the first book featuring Logan and James, NO REFUGE.

The full list of books is as follows:

1. NO REFUGE
2. THE CONSORTIUM
3. NOT FORGOTTEN
4. RIGHT OF SANCTUARY
5. CODDLING MOLLY
6. GONE TO THE DOGS
7. MURDER SPIKE
8. RIVER OF BODIES

These books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback.

 

 

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MURDER ON THE PENINSULA by David Pearson

Murder on the beach, kidnap on the moor. DI Maureen Lyons investigates.

It is with a certain trepidation that the local garda approach a car stuck out on Ballyconneely Beach gradually becoming swamped by the rising tide. And the police’s worst fears are confirmed when they find it contains the body of a young woman.

When the post-mortem indicates the death was the result of foul play, the girl’s family is interviewed and her room searched. After the discovery of a USB stick that appears to be evidence of corruption within the Council’s planning department, the investigation begins to centre on an architectural firm.

Whether or not the killer is feeling the heat, another girl is abducted. The race is now on to track down the felon. But he actually seems to want the police to find him, as he taunts DI Maureen Lyons with information.

Heading out on her own, desperate to find the missing girl, Lyons is in serious danger. But what is it about her past that has led her to be singled out in this way? And when she goes off the radar, how will her partner, Mick Hays, respond to her disappearance?

MURDER ON THE PENINSULA is a cat-and-mouse thriller, full of mysterious twists. It’s certainly a page-turner that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

This book is the eighth mystery featuring detectives Lyons and Hays, set on the west coast of Ireland. It will appeal to fans of crime fiction, and all readers who like a good book.

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