
The Secrets Man
A gripping murder mystery full of twists
John Dean(Author)
Book Folks (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 26. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-1-80462-160-8 (ISBN)
Description
Whilst detective John Blizzard looks into a series of drug-related deaths, an old nemesis appears who threatens to cloud his judgement.
Frustrated with the slow progress of his colleagues' investigation into the deaths of several youngsters on his patch, DCI John Blizzard takes over, determined to catch the drug pushers. In so doing, he stumbles across information that might help solve a murder that occurred when he first joined CID.
Many years ago, Des Fairley was shot dead after mouthing off about feared local villain Morrie Raynor. Now with Raynor's old righthand man on death's door, delirious, and in hospital, the detective is convinced he will reveal secrets about the unsolved crime.
Suspecting that Raynor, whom he once put behind bars but is now free and at large, is linked to both cases, he rubs fellow officers up the wrong way when he insists on an unusual line of inquiry.
Against the wishes of his superintendent and increasingly at odds with his staff, desperate to catch Raynor, the detective puts the general hospital at the centre of his investigation. But will his instincts prove to be right, or is old age finally getting the better of the veteran crime solver?
If you enjoy murder mysteries full of red herrings and twists, THE SECRETS MAN is for you. THE SECRETS MAN is the fourth in a series of murder mysteries set in the fictional northern city of Hafton, England. The full list of books is as follows:
1. THE LONG DEAD
2. STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
3. THE RAILWAY MAN
4. THE SECRETS MAN
5. A BREACH OF TRUST
6. DEATH LIST
7. A FLICKER IN THE NIGHT
8. THE LATCH MAN
9. NO AGE TO DIE
10. THE VENGEANCE MAN
11. THE NAME ON THE BULLET
All of these are available free with Kindle unlimited, and in paperback. If you enjoy novels by Peter James, Val McDermid and Ian Rankin, or classic detective fiction by Agatha Christie and GK Chesterton, you'll love these books.
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Series
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
258 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80462-160-8 (9781804621608)
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John Dean is a former journalist who worked on regional newspapers for 17 years before going freelance in 1997. As a freelance, he wrote for regional and national newspapers and for many magazines on subjects as diverse as crime, wildlife and business before retiring in March 2020 to concentrate on his crime fiction. He also runs creative writing courses. John lives in South West Scotland.