The Fifth Grave-Rob Jones Crime
A man is a keen metal detectorist and hasn’t been around this part of the woods before.
It is part of a historic site and there could be treasure. when he finds a gold ring but
attached to a finger, it isn’t what he was anticipating. Tree roots have grown over the
body and hence the police quickly know that this is a cold case- one from 26 years ago
that was never solved. When the next morning there is another murder victim in this
sleepy backwood there has to be a connection. DCI Jacob is just back from leave as he
lost his fiancee in a fire. He is appointed SIO but his boss is unsure if he is really ready
to be back. When he covertly brings in a criminal psychologist and things don’t add up
from the old investigation Jacob finds he is juggling some rather dodgy balls and if
things don’t go the right way it could be his that are on the line. There was something
special about reading this book, that “je ne sais quois” that kept me turning the pages.
A quality of writing, an excellent plot and well rounded characters. I liked Jacob and
his tenacity in the face of adversity and his relationship with Sophie gave him that
other side- one of being human and having feelings not “just” a man in a job.
I very much look forward to the next two in the series.
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Book Description:
A stunning new crime thriller from #1 bestselling author Rob Jones.
Poised to return to work after a long bereavement leave, Detective Chief Inspector Jacob is called away from the sanctuary of his home to attend the grim discovery of human remains over a quarter of a century old. Found deep in woodland with its own grim history, they give little up, but he is soon confronted with local gossip of hauntings and witches.
The mystery deepens when a second person is murdered in the same woods, and Jacob soon realises he is hunting a killer who will stop at nothing to keep the darkest of secrets buried in the past. Working alongside Dr Sophie Anderson, a criminal psychologist with her own damaged past, they close the net until tragedy strikes again in this gripping romantic suspense thriller.
Set in the wild and beautiful Wiltshire Downs, The Fifth Grave is a fast-paced whodunit with a dash of humour and romance and a killer twist.
Poised to return to work after a long bereavement leave, Detective Chief Inspector Jacob is called away from the sanctuary of his home to attend the grim discovery of human remains over a quarter of a century old. Found deep in woodland with its own grim history, they give little up, but he is soon confronted with local gossip of hauntings and witches.
The mystery deepens when a second person is murdered in the same woods, and Jacob soon realises he is hunting a killer who will stop at nothing to keep the darkest of secrets buried in the past. Working alongside Dr Sophie Anderson, a criminal psychologist with her own damaged past, they close the net until tragedy strikes again in this gripping romantic suspense thriller.
Set in the wild and beautiful Wiltshire Downs, The Fifth Grave is a fast-paced whodunit with a dash of humour and romance and a killer twist.
Author Bio:
Rob Jones is the internationally bestselling author of seventeen archaeological adventure novels, including thirteen in the Joe Hawke series. Originally from England, today he lives in Australia with his wife and three children.
Twitter: @AuthorRobJones
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