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Dead Secret

DS Merry & DI Neal Series, Book 1

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Dead Secret

By: Janice Frost
Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly
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Who killed Amy Hill? Amy Hill, a 19-year-old student, is strangled and her body dumped on open ground in the city. New police partners, DI Jim Neal and DS Ava Merry are called in to investigate this brutal crime.

The last person to see Amy alive was Simon, the son of a family friend, but before he can be properly questioned he disappears. Detectives Neal and Merry are led on a trail of shocking family secrets and crimes. Can this duo track down the murderer before anyone else dies? Stopping this tragic cycle of violence will put DS Merry’s life at risk in a thrilling and heart-stopping finale.

©2015 Janice Frost (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Exciting Heartfelt Suspense

Critic Reviews

"If you read one detective thriller this year make it Dead Secret. I really couldn't put this mystery down. Great pace, well-developed characters with some very dark pasts." (Ann Abrams)

"A brilliant new detective writer who will have you reading all night. I loved it." (Chris Child)
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The plot itself was ok. But I think the character DS Ava Merry came across less than convincing. Will I listen to another book, I don’t think so

An ok story

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A few twists and turns and overall a good read, a geat story to smuggle up with.

A well written and enjoyable story.

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I cannot believe that the plot holes, florid writing full of meanderings off subject, and really questionable police procedurals got through a competent editor. Thank goodness it was in the Plus catalogue
The reader managed extremely well with the accents.

Very amateurish

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I usually love police procedurals but i just couldn't get past chapter 10, thank goodness it was free.

I couldn't finish it

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So slow, literally nothing exciting happened until last few chapters! It was painfully slow and long winded

So slow

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