Fighting Detective - Böcker

A brutal killing in the mangroves. A detective with everything to prove.Tough ex-boxer DS Jack Lisbon didn’t cross the world for an easy life. Fresh off a troubled career in London, he’s barely gained his footing in steamy North Queensland when a mangled corpse washes up on the edge of a mangrove swamp. It looks like what locals blame on crocodiles.But the wounds tell a different story.This wasn’t nature. It was murder.And when a champion athlete disappears the same night, police suddenly face a possible double homicide. The list of suspects grows fast, but the tight-knit community of Yorkville closes ranks, and nobody wants to talk.DS Jack Lisbon and his partner, Detective Claudia Taylor, find themselves digging through a world of grudges, silence, and rising violence as they hunt a killer who’s spiralling out of control.Kill Shot is the first full-length novel in The Fighting Detective series and can be read as a standalone. If you enjoy gritty police procedurals featuring uncompromising, hard-boiled detectives, this series is right up your street.________________________________________________________________________Praise for The Fighting Detective series:★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A gritty, fast-paced crime thriller that kept me reading long past bedtime.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Refreshingly different. The Australian setting and relentless action hooked me from page one.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jack Lisbon is a flawed, compelling detective you can’t look away from.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tense, twisty, and downright addictive. A brilliant start to a series.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Hard-hitting, atmospheric and full of surprises. I couldn’t put it down.

Some games have scorecards. For ex-boxer Jack Lisbon, the final count is written in blood. A hit-and-run victim lies shattered on a sunlit street. The victim: Dale Collins, legendary coach of the Yorkville Scorpions. After decades of heartbreak, his team was finally on the verge of their first championship. Now, they’re reeling from a murder that’s left a community in shock. The killers were meticulous. No DNA. No prints. No witnesses. Nothing but questions. For Detective Sergeant Jack Lisbon, an ex-boxer haunted by his own demons, this case cuts deep. Together with DC Claudia Taylor, he’s racing to untangle a web of long-buried grudges and dark secrets. Their suspect list reads like a stadium roster—each with the motive and means to want Collins dead. As the playoffs loom and pressure mounts, Lisbon and Taylor discover that in Yorkville, vengeance is a game played for the highest stakes. Staying sober is as tough as finding the killer. In Shot Clock, the second installment in Blair Denholm’s gripping The Fighting Detective series, readers are taken on a heart-pounding journey through the gritty underbelly of a town gripped by fear.________________________________________________________________________  Praise for The Fighting Detective series:    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Intense from the first page.  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A beautifully crafted novel that you won't want to put down!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Keeps the reader burning through the pages until the end.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I was hooked.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Loved it!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A definite winner.

Ex-boxer Jack Lisbon doesn’t mind a game of pool. But he prefers it without murder.When a high-profile pool hall owner is discovered brutally murdered in his own home, Detective Jack Lisbon and his partner Claudia Taylor are thrust into a high-stakes investigation.With pressure mounting from the assistant commissioner of police and a meeting of world leaders looming, the investigation takes a shocking turn—is the killer linked to a terrorist organization? But as Jack, Claudia and Yorkville’s Criminal Investigation Branch dig deeper, they begin to question whether the murder is tied to national security at all.With suspects piling up, can Jack navigate a treacherous web of secrets and solve the case before disaster strikes? If he keeps digging, he might be buried like a ball in a pocket. Only six feet under…Perfect for fans of James Patterson, David Baldacci and Tess Gerritsen, this pulse-pounding third installment of Blair Denholm’s The Fighting Detective series is loaded with suspense and shocking twists that will keep readers on the very edge of their seats.________________________________________________________________________  Praise for The Fighting Detective series:        ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An exceptional reading experience!  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You won't want to put this one down!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wow, what a great story.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a great read, one you will not want to miss!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a thoroughly entertaining novel.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Riveting read.

They kidnapped his daughter. Now ex-boxer Jack Lisbon’s coming for everything they’ve gotWhen former boxer and Metropolitan Police detective Jack Lisbon returns to South London after a five-year stint in Australia, he’s ready to reconnect with his daughter. But just three days after their reunion, the unthinkable happens: his child is abducted in broad daylight.  The kidnapper’s demands are simple—pay the ransom and keep the police out of it, or the girl will pay the ultimate price. With time running out and no one else to turn to, Jack rounds up a mismatched crew of former colleagues and old sparring partners in a desperate attempt to track down the kidnapper.As they work their way through a lengthy list of potential suspects, the team embarks on a high-stakes race that takes them from the streets of London to the far reaches of Scotland. But with each passing hour, the chances of finding Jack’s daughter alive grow ever slimmer.For his kid, he’ll break every rule in the book. But time is slipping awayPerfect for fans of James Patterson, David Baldacci and Ian Rankin, Shot to the Heart, the fourth book in Blair Denholm’s hard-boiled The Fighting Detective series, is a gritty, suspense-filled thriller that will keep readers guessing until the very end.________________________________________________________________________  Praise for The Fighting Detective series:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A nail-biter!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Heart-stopping action and intrigue.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Well-written and exciting.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Captivating!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My favorite Blair Denholm book so far!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A gripping and unputdownable novel.

Game. Set. Murder. Temperamental tennis star Roderick McAdam stands on the threshold of claiming the world number one ranking. But, just days before McAdam is due to arrive in Melbourne for the Australian Open, his trussed-up dead body is found in a seedy hotel room.Detective Jack Lisbon and his team find themselves entangled in the perplexing case. And, as Jack delves deeper into the circumstances surrounding McAdam's bizarre murder and his unexpected detour to far North Queensland, he uncovers a web of deceit, violence, and shocking revelations that threaten to rock the tennis world to its core.With public pressure mounting and tennis officials demanding answers, Jack and his team must navigate a treacherous landscape of lies and betrayal to unravel the truth behind the young star's untimely demise. He has to serve up a murderer. And fast…If you’re a fan of fast-paced thrillers by crime-writing legends James Patterson, David Baldacci and Ian Rankin, the gripping fifth book in Blair Denholm’s The Fighting Detective series will be just what the detective ordered. ________________________________________________________________________  Praise for The Fighting Detective series:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ You will love it!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Can’t wait to read more from Blair Denholm!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Another fascinating case.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great detective mystery.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A gritty, gripping tale!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Could not put it down.

Gunfire doesn’t floor ex-boxer Jack Lisbon. But the message from home doesIn the sweltering heat of Northern Australia, a peaceful morning at the country club golf course erupts into chaos as a gun fires upon unsuspecting players. Detective Sergeant Jack Lisbon, off-duty and enjoying a round of golf, rushes to the scene only to find one man dead and another bleeding out.With a woman's piercing screams echoing in his ears and scant evidence to work with, Lisbon must navigate a complex web of relationships and potential suspects to uncover the truth behind this chilling attack.As he delves deeper into the investigation, a tangled love triangle among the victims emerges, adding another layer of complexity to the case. With time running out and a family emergency demanding his presence in London, can Lisbon identify the culprit before more lives are lost? Solving the crime will mean nothing if he’s too late for his family…Blair Denholm's sixth installment in The Fighting Detective series, Point Blank, is a gripping hard-boiled police procedural, perfect for fans of James Patterson, David Baldacci and Ian Rankin. ________________________________________________________________________  Praise for The Fighting Detective series:    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ An excellent mystery.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Denholm knows how to reel you in!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great thriller!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Could not put it down.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Excellent!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Blair Denholm has done it again with an unputdownable book.

A public hit on a journalist blows the lid off a city festering with corruptionWhen Detective Jack Lisbon takes his daughter on a much-needed vacation to Lisbon, Portugal, the last thing he expects is to witness a chilling assassination. The victim, a university student and part-time journalist, is brutally gunned down in broad daylight on the packed No.15 tram.Thrust into the role of special investigator, Jack must navigate a foreign city while unraveling a mystery that grows more sinister by the day. With a host of suspects, from a jilted lover to a cutthroat business tycoon, the seasoned detective must use all his skills to separate the innocent from the guilty.But the stakes become personal when Jack is viciously attacked. Is this a warning from the killer or a random act of violence? As he balances his responsibilities as a father with his commitment to justice, Jack realizes that one thing is for certain—even in a foreign land, his uncompromising approach to police work won't be deterred. Discovering the truth is his job. Leaving his daughter without a father is his fear…Moving Target is the seventh action-packed novel in the acclaimed Fighting Detective series, perfect for fans of American crime-writing giants James Patterson, David Baldacci and Michael Connelly. ________________________________________________________________________  Praise for The Fighting Detective series:    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Keeps you turning page after page.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This story is absolutely fantastic!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Another winner from Blair.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fast-paced and with non-stop action, this series delivers the goods.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Bought it, read it, loved it!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great read!