The Cold Years- Joel Hames

Sam Williams is defending Richard Fothergill against very old accusations. Sam’s old

enemy Trawden is now dead however it almost doesn’t feel like it as people are

hassling Sam and putting him in the firing line- especially DI Martin. Why is he a

suspect? Sam’s girlfriend Claire is keeping things very close to her chest and possibly

hiding something. This is written in the first person and I have to say for me took a

while to get used to. That said the descriptions are excellent without being over the

top and you know every thought and are with Sam the whole way. Sam although a

lawyer is also a gumshoe  as he wants to get to the bottom of things even though

his own name is cleared early on. Things keep happening which really shouldn’t

and he can’t help but be suspicious. This is the third instalment in the Sam Williams

books.

I have read the second one ( No One Will Hear), some characters as you would

expect carry over  but this happily stands alone. Characters are well described

and I loved Sam’s trip to Blackpool especially and the person he met there.

A different read (in a good way) and an interesting one. One to savour and

think about and leave you with a smile.

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About the book: When so many haven’t survived, just being alive can feel like a crime.

Everyone needs to be heard: if there’s one thing Sam Williams has learned it’s that. Which is why he finds himself defending Richard Fothergill against accusations that date back decades.

But Sam’s real problems are closer to home. His nemesis, Trawden, is finally dead, but so are those he once called friends. The people he used to count on, the ones who aren’t in the ground, aren’t what they once were, either. DI Martins is on his back again, and she’s got company. And Sam’s girlfriend Claire might be recovering from her breakdown, but she’s not telling him everything.

Life would be so much easier if Sam knew the answers. Instead, all he’s got are questions.

Who is following him, and what do they want?
What did Fothergill really do to the children he taught?
And where was Claire the day Edward Trawden was killed?

Everyone has a secret to hide, but some secrets are too close to home

About the Author:  Joel Hames lives in rural Lancashire, England, with his wife and two daughters, where he works hard at looking serious and pretending to be a proper novelist.

After a varied career in London which involved City law firms, a picture frame warehouse, an investment bank and a number of market stalls (he has been known to cry out “Belgian chocolates going cheap over ‘ere” in his sleep), Joel relocated from the Big Smoke to be his own boss. As a result, he now writes what he wants, when he wants to (which by coincidence is when the rest of the family choose to let him).

Joel’s first novel, Bankers Town, was published in 2014, and The Art of Staying Dead followed in 2015. The novellas Brexecution (written and published in the space of ten days following the UK’s Brexit referendum, with half of the profits going to charity) and Victims were published in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

Amazon Link:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Years-Sam-Williams-Book-ebook/dp/B07KM48HD2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542618488&sr=8-1&keywords=the+cold+years+joel+hames