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A BRUTAL SEASON-Judi Daykin- crime thriller (Detective Sara Hirst Book 3)

Loved this. A young woman is found murdered in Cromer, a Norfolk seaside

town. She was the carnival queen and a popular choice so who would want

her dead and why? One of the carnival organisers is married to a bully and it

appears his son is following suit, with little respect for others. Detective Sara

Hirst and the serious crime team have tangled webs to work through but are

there any links to the murder? 

I quickly got into this and it is a new series as well as a new author for me

which is brilliant as this shows the books stand alone very well. There is a

warmth of character and excellent storytelling along with a tension running

through as there should be in a good, well planned crime novel. A brilliantly

entertaining read that I thoroughly enjoyed and very much look forward to

the next in the series. Stunning. 

For more reviews please see my blog http://nickibookblog.blogspot.co.uk/

or follow me on Twitter@nickisbookblog

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DISCOVER ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING CRIME THRILLERS YOU’LL READ THIS YEAR.

Detective Sara Hirst has moved from London to Norfolk Police’s Serious Crimes Unit.

It’s carnival week in Cromer on the Norfolk coast. The Norfolk Police’s Serious Crimes Unit have been having an easy-going summer — until this morning.The body of Daisy Shaw, the Carnival Queen, is discovered in a back alley.Suspicion falls on the carnival crew, especially when it turns out that Daisy’s boyfriend Kit was one of them.The atmosphere in Cromer soon grows nasty. The roads are closed. The town descends into chaos. And the murder detectives are right in the thick of it, trying to piece together what happened to Daisy.Can Sara solve the case before things go from bad to worse?

Fans of Joy Ellis, J.M. Dalgliesh, Matt Brolly, Rachel Lynch and Angela Marsons, get ready for your next favourite detective.

JUDI DAYKIN WAS LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY NEW BLOOD DAGGER 2021!

READERS CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF JUDI DAYKIN:

“A gritty, gripping crime novel that reveals the tragic reality of the county lines drug business. Highly recommended.” William Ryan, author of The Holy Thief, about Into Deadly Storms

“A superb chiller from a fast-rising star of crime fiction, Judi Daykin’s Into Deadly Storms is a brilliantly plotted read guaranteed to keep readers riveted all through the night.” Bookish Jottings

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Sara Hirst is on her way to becoming a favourite with me.” Elaine T.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “It all neatly comes together with a satisfying ending.” Carol S.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Loved it.” Aileen G.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “OMG, this was one of the best first books I have ever read.” Denise

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I loved this first book.” Greta

“A really good read.” Barbara

“Sara Hirst is a great character.” Nerys

“What an astonishing debut crime novel.” Hazel

THE DETECTIVE
In her mid-thirties, DS Sara Hirst has left a successful career in London’s Metropolitan Police Force and taken a new post in Norfolk Police’s Serious Crimes Unit. Unfortunately, her welcome on the team is far from warm, and Sara will have to work hard to prove herself when the discovery of a body on her first morning leads to all kinds of difficulties.

THE SETTING
A patchwork of tiny rural villages, with quaint coastal seaside resorts and peppered by farms, on a bewildering network of small back lanes. There are no motorways here, and sometimes it feels like your nearest neighbour lives in Holland.

Bounded on one side by the Norfolk Broads and the Wash on the other, its greatest feature is the boundless skies. The weather changes before your eyes. To many, it seems like a fairytale, a cherished memory of childhood holidays. In reality, these are small hard-working communities, where people tend to mind their own business, and it’s easy to keep a dark secret.

ALSO BY JUDI DAYKIN:
DS SARA HIRST SERIES
Book 1: UNDER VIOLENT SKIES
Book 2: INTO DEADLY STORMS
Book 3: A BRUTAL SEASON


JUDI DAYKIN
Yorkshire born, Judi has lived, worked and made theatre in Norfolk for the last forty years. She completed her MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and her debut novel was shortlisted for the Little, Brown UEA writer's prize in 2019.
'I love the beautiful, vast skies and watery landscapes of Norfolk. Our home in a village on the north coast can feel wonderfully remote, even though the nearest town is only a few miles away. I can't imagine living anywhere better than this.'
Judi is also a working actor, and has been known to twiddle the knobs on the sound desk for the variety shows at Cromer Pier. She runs her own theatre company, Broad Horizons, specialising in commissioning new plays recovering and retelling women's stories.
BOOKS BY JUDI DAYKIN
DETECTIVE SARA HIRST SERIES:
UNDER VIOLENT SKIES
INTO DEADLY STORMS
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