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5 produkter
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
251 kr
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'SUPER-SMART AND HIGHLY ORIGINAL' - Doug Johnstone'BRILLIANT AND DEEPLY EVOCATIVE' - Graham Bartlett'AN EXCITING START TO A NEW SERIES' - Patricia Gibney'A WRITER AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME' - Robert RutherfordThe first in a Newcastle-set police procedural series with a twist. DCI Jack Parker has a secret. He has Early Onset Dementia and he will do anything and everything to keep it hidden from his peers and the criminals he's investigating.THE CLOCK IS TICKING. THERE'S NO ESCAPE.DCI Jack Parker has faced down hardened villains and raving, drug-addled lunatics. He's disarmed a machete-wielding psychopath and broken devastating news of a loved one's death more times than he can remember.With a serial killer stalking the Newcastle streets and one of his closest colleagues lying in the mortuary following a hit and run he thinks things are about as tough as they've ever been. But he should know that trouble always comes in threes.Jack is about to face the biggest challenge of his life, one that will end his career and destroy his family: Early Onset Dementia.As he does everything he can to hide his deteriorating condition from his family and colleagues, Jack believes that the serial killer is haunted by his childhood while his own memories are built on increasingly shifting sands.The race against time to save lives, including his own, has begun. Whilst staying within the realms of the police procedural genre, this cracking thriller will explore character in depth and with sensitivity, as well as with the author's trademark dark humour.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
141 kr
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'SUPER-SMART AND HIGHLY ORIGINAL' - Doug Johnstone'BRILLIANT AND DEEPLY EVOCATIVE' - Graham Bartlett'AN EXCITING START TO A NEW SERIES' - Patricia Gibney'A WRITER AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME' - Robert RutherfordTHE CLOCK IS TICKING. THERE'S NO ESCAPE.DCI Jack Parker has faced some tough cases, but with a serial killer stalking the streets of Newcastle and one of his closest colleagues lying in the mortuary following a hit and run he thinks things are about as tough as they've ever been. But he should know that trouble always comes in threes.Jack is about to face the biggest challenge of his life, one that will end his career and destroy his family: Early Onset Dementia. As he does everything he can to hide his deteriorating condition from his family and colleagues, Jack believes that the serial killer is haunted by his childhood while his own memories are built on increasingly shifting sands. The race against time to save lives, including his own, has begun.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
251 kr
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'A masterpiece of crime fiction. Dark, thrilling and oozing with tension' Michael Wood'Had me sneaking to bed early and going to sleep far too late' Tom Benjamin'I couldn't stop turning the pages' Nikki SmithThe second Newcastle-set police thriller with a twist. DCI Jack Parker fights to hide his Early Onset Dementia while he continues to do the job he loves - investigating crimes and bringing villains to justice. Still haunted by the death of a colleague in a hit and run for which he blames himself, he pursues the case with a determination bordering on recklessness when he encourages her replacement, DS Emma Steel, to get close to a local gangster who knows more than he's letting on, thereby endangering Emma and causing dissent among his team. Jack is called in to investigate the disappearance of a young woman, Maria, and her son who appear to have vanished off the face of the earth. His boss tells him to focus on her ex-husband, but though the evidence points in his direction, Jack has his doubts. The woman has form with toxic men and the husband is just the latest in a long line. As Jack's plans to hide his condition become more challenging, he begins to wonder if Maria is really the innocent victim she's been portrayed as - until a body turns up. As he starts to discover the truth in both these investigations, Jack comes to understand that nothing in this world is as black and white as it seems.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
141 kr
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The second Newcastle-set police thriller with a twist. DCI Jack Parker fights to hide his Early Onset Dementia while he continues to do the job he loves - investigating crimes and bringing villains to justice. Still haunted by the death of a colleague in a hit and run for which he blames himself, he pursues the case with a determination bordering on reckless, encouraging her replacement, DS Emma Steel, to get close to a local gangster who knows more than he's letting on, thus endangering her and causing dissent among his close-knit team. While he's juggling these issues, he's called in to investigate the disappearance of of young woman, Maria, and her son who appear to have vanished off the face of the earth. His boss tells him to focus on her ex-husband, but though the evidence points in his direction, Jack has his doubts. The woman has form with toxic men and the husband is just the latest in a long line. As Jack's plans to hide his condition become more challenging, he begins to wonder if Maria is really the innocent victim she's been portrayed as - until a body turns up. As he starts to discover the truth in both these investigations, Jack comes to understand that nothing in this world is as black and white as it seems.
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Häftad, Engelska, 2026
126 kr
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When a self-styled Angel of Death begins granting the dying a final act of mercy on the streets of Newcastle, DCI Jack Parker is forced to confront both a ruthless killer and his own advancing dementia. The gripping third instalment in Trevor Wood’s addictive, gritty DCI Jack Parker series.‘Deeply unsettling and impossible to put down’ Sean Watkin‘Gritty, timely, and relentlessly paced … with a cliffhanger ending that leaves you wanting so much more’ Nadine Matheson‘Fast pace, relatable characters and [a] twisty crime story … A great addition to the series’ Patricia Gibney‘This book has everything I want in a novel - moral ambiguity, sharp dialogue, authentic voices, and a whole lot of heart’ Emma Christie__________DCI Jack Parker is BACK…Death is stalking the streets of Newcastle. An anonymous killer is offering the terminally ill a dignified escape. Mercy to some. Murder to others.KILLERDCI Jack Parker doesn’t want the case. He has a secret of his own – an early-onset dementia diagnosis he’s desperate to conceal. But the signs are becoming impossible to ignore. As his mind begins to betray him, the city faces its own moral reckoning.ORWhile politicians debate a contentious new law and the self-styled Angel of Death selects another victim, Jack’s world is shaken when the killings are traced to a carers’ support group – one his wife, Helen, has been attending in secret.SAINTYet his deepest fear is also his darkest temptation. Because when his disease becomes unbearable, Jack can’t escape one haunting question:Could the Angel of Death be the saviour he’s been waiting for?_______________‘A gripping murder mystery that becomes more than just a puzzle to be solved’ Frances Quinn‘A masterclass on how to write cutting-edge crime fiction’ Tom Benjamin‘Hard-edged and poignant. Magnificent!’ Victoria Dowd‘So timely and relevant … highly recommended’ Nikki Smith‘Brilliant and compelling … I can’t wait for the next one’ Louise Fein‘A juicy theme for a series of police procedurals . . . exquisite’ The Times‘A compulsive page-turner that’s packed with heart and humour’ Nicola Gill‘A masterpiece’ Michael Wood'Another stunning outing for DCI Jack Parker. Trevor Wood has created perhaps the most enthralling detective of our time. Brilliant' Graham Bartlett‘Gripping, witty and a humdinger of a page-turner’ Penny Batchelor‘Taut, tender and full of very human twists’ William Shaw‘One of the best hooks for a novel I’ve seen this year’ Robert Rutherford‘A super-smart and highly original police thriller’ Doug Johnstone‘Told with Wood’s signature directness, its serpentine twists keep the reader guessing’ Daily Mail‘Wood crafts characters that drip with humour and heart and you will not want to stop reading’ Sun'Once again, Trevor Wood delivers the perfect dose of grit, humour, brilliant characters, and a page-turning plot' Charlotte Levin