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Black Heart

Detective Dan Riley, Book 1

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Black Heart

By: Anna-Lou Weatherley
Narrated by: James Lailey
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When Nigel Baxter, a middle-aged married banker with an unremarkable past, is found dead in the bath of a plush hotel suite, his wrists slit, it looks as if he's taken his own life. At first. But when Detective Inspector Daniel Riley is assigned to the case, he soon realises all isn't as it first appears to be. When a postmortem shows Baxter was poisoned, Riley suspects foul play. And then there's the odd addition of a teddy bear left at the crime scene....

Struggling to come to terms with the loss of his fiancée, Rachel, in a freak motorcycle accident and the baby she was carrying inside her, Riley throws himself into the case in a bid to distract himself from his grief. And his infamous intuition is telling him something is off, really off on this one. With the help of his dedicated team, Riley begins to delve into Baxter's life and soon realises that the amenable family man has been indulging in the 'services' of some dubious websites, ones where young women hook up with older men in return for 'favours', and there's one woman in particular he'd like to speak to. A woman calling herself Goldilocks....

©2018 Anna-Lou Weatherley (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Exciting Suspense
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Cleverly written Psychological thriller. Bit gory in places, but loved the characters, including the villain. Left me wanting to read more of Whetherley's books. Well read too.

Excellent suspence

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I couldn’t put this down until finished. Great detective and refreshing plot. Interesting look at a killer.

Compelling reading

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This was a good entertaining story. A few different stories running through it. It doesn’t keep you waiting or guessing.

Good easy listen

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Found this to be a good story with a good story line . plenty to keep your interested. narration fine

Quite a good story

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This is a fine story but needs editing hugely. I go so sick of the self indulgence of the main character on the other hand love the murders

Good story

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I loved this one. Really suspenseful story plot and well narrated. I will def be reading more by this author & following the main character

Engrossing story brilliantly read

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A great narrator, telling a great story. The plot had me hooked from start to finish.

Love a good story.

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Love this author and throughly enjoy this narrator. Looking forward to more great books by Anna-Lou.

Sydney

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Book 1 of this series, in a word, "FANTASTIC", another word, "EXCELLENT"! The story is told from a couple of different POV's and is masterfully woven and interest is always maintained. Rating: 5 Platinum Detectives!

Detective British Style

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Worth a listen just to enjoy the narration.
I enjoyed every chapter & didn’t want the story to end.

The narrator is excellent

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