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Severed- Stewart Giles- Crime  
A body is found of a young female student in her flat behind a locked door.  Rather a loner
, no one has missed her until there was rather a noxious smell emanating from her room.
It appears that she died of exsanguination. When a second body is found in the street a
short while later, DS Smith has rather an odd case on his hands. Why are they being killed
and what on earth is going on with the blood? I like this series, there is not only a brilliant
plot but substories about the characters which really brings them to life. Smith and his
partner Whitton. Partners in crime fighting and at home too. A little humour here and
there and a plot to keep the grey matter active. This is a fairly quick read at around 200
pages (which meant I devoured it rather quickly). I had to smile at the line “this
investigation is rather draining”. A clever plot and a very unusual premise- something
I wasn’t previously aware of. I won’t give anything away other than to say ugh!
A highly entertaining, most enjoyable interesting read.
For more reviews please see my blog http://nickibookblog.blogspot.co.uk/

or follow me on Twitter@nickisbookblog

 SEVERED, Detective Jason Smith book 10 From #1 best-selling author: Stewart Giles comes a new addition to the popular Detective
Jason Smith series.  A student, who hasn’t been seen for a while is found dead in her room. Her throat has been
cut but it turns out that is not the cause of death! The post mortem reveals that she had
been drained of all her blood. The killer has left behind no evidence and there are no clues. Is there a vampire loose in
York? When another body is found Smith and the team are struggling to find a link or a
motive. Will this be the case that defeats the brilliant DS Smith? How much more heartache can Jason Smith bear? Severed will take him to hell and back. THE SETTING At the confluence of the River Ouse and Foss, York is the traditional county town of the
historic county of Yorkshire. York Minster and a variety of cultural and sporting activities
make it a popular tourist destination. THE DETECTIVE DS Jason Smith is an Australian who was sent to York to live with his Grandmother when
his sister disappeared from a beach. He has suffered many losses in his short life and
s now a dedicated detective. He is a bit of a loose cannon he has his own way of doing
things that doesn’t always mean following orders and procedures. However, he does
get results. BOOKS BY STEWART GILES DS JASON SMITH SERIES Book 0.5-Phobia Book 1-Smith Book 2-Boomerang Book 3-Ladybird Book 4-Occam’s Razor Book 5-Harlequin Book 6-Selene Book 7-Horsemen Book 8-Unworthy Book 9 - Venom DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES Book 1-The Beekeeper Book 2-The Perfect Murder Book 3-The Backpacker Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3 DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES Book 1 - The Enigma Book 2 - Dropzone PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS Miranda Mistress - coming soon


Stewart Giles – Author Bio After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world
with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live. In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a
detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few
months later. 3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working
with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series - the
DC Harriet Taylor Cornwall series. The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second
in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well. I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with
amazing results. I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book
3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018. After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration
between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brings together the
broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor. Miranda is something totally different. A stand-alone psychological thriller, it is a real
departure from anything else I’ve written before. Severed, book 10 in the DS Jason Smith series is now available. I am currently writing
Mistress, the sequel to Miranda. Website: www.stewartgiles.com Twitter: @stewartgiles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.giles.33 You can join the Stewart Giles reader club by completing this form
https://mailchi.mp/a64f6de4c541/sgreadersclub

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