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  • The Snow Killer

  • The DI Barton Series, Book 1
  • By: Ross Greenwood
  • Narrated by: David Thorpe
  • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (388 ratings)

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The Snow Killer

By: Ross Greenwood
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Publisher's Summary

‘Fear the north wind. Because no one will hear you scream…’

A family is gunned down in the snow but one of the children survives. Three years on, that child takes revenge and the Snow Killer is born. But then, nothing - no further crimes are committed, and the case goes cold.

Fifty years later, has the urge to kill been reawakened? As murder follows murder, the detective team tasked with solving the crimes struggle with the lack of leads. It’s a race against time and the weather – each time it snows another person dies.

As an exhausted and grizzled DI Barton and his team scrabble to put the pieces of the puzzle together, the killer is hiding in plain sight. Meanwhile, the murders continue…

The first in a new series, Ross Greenwood has written a cracking, crackling crime story with a twist in its tale which will surprise even the most hardened thriller readers. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Stuart MacBride.

©2019 Ross Greenwood (P)2019 Boldwood Books

Critic Reviews

"Move over Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great crime investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton. A rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the pages until the final dramatic twist." (Richard Burke, author)

"With The Snow Killer, master of the psychological thriller genre Ross Greenwood once again proves his talent for creating engrossing and gritty novels that draw you right in and won’t let go until you’ve reached the shocking ending." (Caroline Vincent)

"Ross Greenwood doesn’t write clichés. What he has written here is a fast-paced, action-filled puzzle of a story with believable characters and spiced with a lot of humour." (Kath Middleton, author)

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Worth a read for anyone who likes a D.I style mystery!!

After seeing mixed reviews I was a little hesitant, however, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Great twists and turns. Excellent descriptions.
It goes to show, take previous reviews with a grain of salt and make your own mind up!!

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Amazing

What a great crime story
Very entertaining
Well spoken
A surprising twist
great ending
Can only recommend

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The Snow Killer

Great story. I love it when I don’t see the twist before it happens.
We written and easy to listen to
Narration and editing made it very enjoyable to listen to.
Highly recommend

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Yep, really enjoyed it!

Great twist! Very keen to keep listening to the story and got through it in a day or two. I was hooked.

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Snow is the best bit of this story

I tried to continue but as the novel went on it got more and more boring. The only character I liked was the killer. Waste of time this was.

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Too woke

Reminds me of contrived social engineering on BBC programs. Race,disability and feminism are an annoying constant undercurrent and detracted from the story.

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Grabbed me right from the get go with a twist!

Enjoyable black humor
Wakes your mind to every little detail in vivid colour & sensation, some gruesome and grueling and others playful and fun filled.
Characters are likable but with floors making them believable
Laugh out loud moments that still make me smile when I remember them. A look at life from a killers point of view so well done I could close my eyes and see what they saw then I’d be swept away into DI Bartons life and family and I could feel the love!
David Thorpe does a wonderful job of making an exciting story even more so!
Thoroughly enjoyed and looking forward to the next book which I’ll be starting presently.

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Great story and ending

story was easy to follow with clear characters that were well performed by the narrator. nice ending that most people won’t see coming 🧐

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Enjoyed this book….

Do yourself a favour, if you want a twist in the story, you must read this book👍

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Really enjoyed this

Thoroughly enjoy this novel. Nice little twists and had me guessing throughout. The narrator was easy to listen too and did a great job

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