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The Cyclist

A DS Cross Thriller

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The Cyclist

By: Tim Sullivan
Narrated by: John Heffernan
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Introducing your new crime thriller fix: Bristol detective DS George Cross, champion of the outsider, the voiceless and the dispossessed.

DS George Cross can be rude, difficult, and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and relentless pursuit of justice means his conviction rate is the best on the force. So when a ravaged body is found in a local demolition site, it's up to Cross to piece together the truth from whatever fragments he can find.

The demolition began at dawn. Walls knocked over. Twisted pipes uprooted. Window frames smashed. A dead body unearthed...

DS Cross has little to go on, but from the faint tan lines on the body, and strange scars on his forearms, an identity gradually emerges: a young man; an amateur cyclist; a supply of performance enhancing drugs. But what led this man to his death? Soon, Cross has mounted an investigation that will uncover jealousy, ambition and a family tearing itself apart... An investigation that could cost him his career.

©2021 Tim Sullivan (P)2021 W F Howes Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense
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I am really enjoying this series. DS Cross is a fabulous character who is very likeable.

great story

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Once again the author has managed to keep me riveted to the end. Loved it
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Brilliant

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I’m loving these books. Not only are they well written murder/crime dramas with unpredictable endings, but they are excellent ND representation. It’s wonderful to read about an autistic main character who is thriving despite his challenges, and also how the people in his life accommodate his needs and respect his skills.

Great murder mystery & excellent ND representation

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Brilliant. Simply brilliant. I love the interplay between DS Cross and Otto, and extending that to Carson and Mackenzie. Attention to detail for the case and lovely side steps into Cross’ person life.

Exercise is bad for you!

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Good story, good characters, well read. Sullivan weaves intrigue as the characters, real and flawed, go about the path to solving the case. There are clues, as always, and the reader (listener) must weed out the red herrings. My only discount is the overlap between the other books in the series. It builds the central character but I find it a little repetitive. But that's minor. Highly recommended.

Top shelf, as always

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It’s my second book in this series and I really like the way the author portrays the main characters. Looking forward to the next book

The way the story unfolded and the final chapters where it all came together

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Story is good and captivating even though I figured it out early on…. Just like the last book. Much prefer this narrator to the next one.

Great narrator

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I really like this new series I am reading
the narration siuits the characters next one coming up

Great series

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This is my second book in the Cross series and I like them. Think you need to listen to them in order though to get the full appreciation of the story. Interesting plots and I like autism as a topic.

As always, interesting plot

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Tim Sullivan’s crime novels are always brilliant. He has an uncanny knowledge of how people on the spectrum or who have Asperger’s behave.

The interview techniques by the lead detective are always brilliant.

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