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Bad to the Bone

DI Bliss, Book 1

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Bad to the Bone

By: Tony J. Forder
Narrated by: Greg Wagland
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A skeletal body is unearthed in a wooded area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. DI James Bliss, together with DC Penny Chandler, investigates the case and discovers that the young female victim had been relocated from her original burial site. A witness is convinced that a young female was struck by a vehicle back in the summer of 1990 and that police attended the scene. However, no record exists of either the accident or the reported victim.

As the case develops, two retired police officers are murdered. The two are linked with others who were on duty at the time a road accident was reported. As Bliss and Chandler delve deeper into the investigation, they start to question whether senior officers may have been involved in the murder of the young women who was buried in the woods. As each link in the chain is put under duress, so is Bliss, who clashes with superiors and the media. When his team receives targeted warnings, Bliss will need to decide whether to drop the case or to pursue those responsible.

Will Bliss walk away in order to keep his career intact, or will he fight no matter what the cost? And is it possible the killer is much closer than they imagined?

©2017 Tony Forder (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Crime Murder

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it's different to most crime stories, you feel his pain and you want it solved , but it goes on and more twists

riveting

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Great characters and good plot twists. Enjoyed the narrator style. Good new detective series to listen to

Favourite new series

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the plot keeps you guessing to the end, with the two lines of the story

a very good read

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I have never read this author before but I shall certainly be doing so again. Brilliant story with strong threads weaving through the characters. Brilliantly read I highly recommend this book

Great story

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really enjoyed this so much it was well narrated. I would recommend this to every one

good

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Has it all. Been looking for something with real grit and great characterisation. Bought the series. Gripping stuff.

Brilliant

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I really didn’t enjoy this book much . Started well, then a lot biographical detail about the lead character’s marriage, health problems and spasmodic love life. The main crime theme of the story remained very much in the background. The narrator was good, but Bliss was aggressively London accented and I found him hard to like.

Slow

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Good story and I’ll probably try another from this writer but only if I can overcome the narrator’s shortcomings. Intonation and characterisations are very flat and lifeless; I felt like I was listening to someone who had recently mastered the skill of reading. I increased the speed to 1.1, which helped a bit but I won’t be looking for the next book immediately as I would normally do after discovering a new author that I like.

Terrible narrator.

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This is a really great novel. All the characters are believable and interesting. It is fast paced, with action all the way through. I will read more from this author.

Very we performed.

A brilliant story!

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Having read other reviews I was worried about the narration. It isn't the best I've come across but not so bad as to spoil what I thought was a very good story with well developed characters. Just concentrate on the story itself rather than the voice telling the tale!

Strong story

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