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The Politician

DS Cross Mysteries, Book 4

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The Politician

By: Tim Sullivan
Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
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DS George Cross delves deep into the world of dirty politics in this Bristol detective series perfect for fans of Peter James and Joy Ellis.

At first glance, the murder of Peggy Frampton looks like a burglary gone wrong. But DS George Cross, with his meticulous methods, thinks otherwise. The victim, a former mayor of Bristol, is now an online influencer whose forthright opinions attract the kind of attention that most people would like to avoid.

There's no shortage of suspects. Cross's investigation will lead him from Peggy's unfaithful husband to her gambling-addicted son, to a scorned former lover with a grudge. But she also has political enemies in her past.

Cross will have to navigate a dark maze of seedy connections to find the truth–but can he do it before the killer strikes again?

The Politician is a part of the DS George Cross thriller series, which can be read in any order.

“I am insanely in love with George Cross, a perfect detective for our time and for all time” STEPHEN FRY

“Sullivan has given us a British detective for the 21st century who will be hard to forget” DAILY MAIL

©2022 Tim Sullivan (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Medical Mystery Police Procedurals Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction Detective Espionage
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This is my first DS Cross book and I thought it was a great story with well developed and interesting characters. I found Tim Sullivan’s portrayal of the quirky DS Cross a real delight and his sidekick Ottey the perfect partner to bring balance to their professional relationship. You have another fan now Tim Sullivan. Narration by Finlay Robertson was terrific too

Very Good

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I like the way this author brings all the loose ends together in a satisfying way without the silly drama that some murder mystery stories do.

Good rounded murder mystery

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Another great listen. Great characters and very easy to absorb all the details while driving.

The Politician

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I found this a fascinating novel to listen to - the crime story dropped into the background and we found out so much more about DS George Cross. It was written so sensitively - his Asperges issues are taken as a norm of his character, enabling Tim Sullivan, the author to reveal things in a typical peremptory manner, whilst revealing other complexities of such a person. The other characters in the book also play important parts in assisting our discovery of not only George's character but also the perpetrator of the crime. Other side plots are fascinating. The narration reflected the awkwardness of George's character too. Thank you for such a great series!.

Such a sensitive novel

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As usual a brilliant story and well performed (bar a few mispronunciation that George would hate) again two parallel stories that mirror each other leading to an ending that tugs the heartstrings.

Heartbreaking End

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I like these stories about quirky George Cross and his offsider Otty !
Buuut, I loved them when they were read by John Heffernan who read the
first two.
John IS Cross
So then to get Finlay (who is also a good reader but he is NOT Cross) was
disappointing.
I have had that in other series and find it hard to change to another narrator.

Oh dear, I accidentally bought this book again and I’m having the same problem with the narration !
I thought after a long time it would be ok !

Disappointed

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Another great story as usual. The reader sometimes gets his pronunciations wrong eg. At school we learned that the letter ‘a’ is never pronounced as ‘ay’ because it is unimportant and should never be emphasised. This reader emphasises every ‘a’ .

Another excellent story

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George Cross is on the case again. This time he is on the case solving a high profile murder. He meets his mother again and soles the mystery of why she left him

Another cracker of a listen

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Do so like the story lines good characters and the stories are so good interesting facts within the storyline

Do like this series

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This is a great series of books. A good insight to how his mind works and how social niceties are different from the ‘norm’.

Love this. DS Cross is a great detective. Unusual but gets the job done.

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