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Paper Girls

DCI Kett Crime Thrillers, Book 1

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Paper Girls

By: Alex Smith
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
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Summary
 The one case he couldn't crack was the one that finally broke him.Haunted by his inability to track down and save his missing wife, DCI Robert Kett leaves the Metropolitan Police behind and moves to Norwich with his three young children, hoping to heal their broken family. But his newfound peace doesn’t last. Two newspaper delivery girls have gone missing in the city, and the clues point to a serial kidnapper. Kett is dragged into the centre of one of the darkest cases of his career - a case that pits him head-to-head against a horrifying evil. And a case that might uncover the terrible truth of what happened to his wife.Praise for the book:"Terrifying and unputdownable, the first crime novel from million-selling author Alex Smith is officially 'a gripping debut'." (J.D. Kirk, author of DCI Logan crime thrillers)About the author: Alex Smith wrote his first book when he was six. It wasn’t particularly good, but it did have some supernatural monsters in it. His latest book Paper Girls, the first DCI Robert Kett thriller, has monsters in it, too, although these monsters are very human, and all the more terrifying for it. In between these two books, he has published 12 other novels for children and teenagers under his full name Alexander Gordon Smith, including the number one best-selling Escape from Furnace series, which is loved by millions of fans worldwide and which is soon to become a motion picture. He lives in Norwich with his wife and three young daughters.©2019 Alex Smith (P)2020 Alex Smith Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Marriage Exciting
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After a hiatus from British crime this was a beaut book to return with. Lovely characters, dark themes with room for potential romance and closure.
First rate narration by Tim Bruce made it the perfect Christmas holiday read/listen and I’m seconds away from downloading the next in the series.
Well done Alex Smith!
If this doesn’t find its way to the BBC drama studios I’ll be amazed.

A great crime story as satisfying as a good strong cuppa…

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Good story, excellent narration, but what happened to the cat man? I feel like if the cat was taken care of and given a home by the main character it would’ve been a 5/5 for me.

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Found this a pleasant story to listen to ,although the child was annoying. The story was easy enough to keep you listening . Characters find the narrator has an easy listening vioce. would be happy to listen to more by this author.

Quite enjoyed

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A really enjoyable listen. Charismatic characters with excellent narration. Really looking forward to sinking my ears into the next in the series!!

A great listen!!

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I was pointed to Alex Smith’s work by a JD Kirk blog post. After finishing all of his novels I was struggling to find something with that same level of grittiness and humour. Well, DCI Kett delivers - and the narration by Tim Bruce is top notch. Will listen to the next in the series as well

DCI Jack Logan has an English counterpart

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