The Bluesman by Stewart Giles -Crime
Stewart has done it again- a book I start and don’t want to put down….
DS Jason Smith is being questioned about his actions in the Scarecrow case- a case that no-one can forget. He is off on advised leave when he gets a call from a friend of an old friend to say he has disappeared- something he would never do and no-one can get in touch with him. Meanwhile the team have been called out to a man acting very irrationally and soon find a bloodbath in his house- his wife and children have been killed. Could the man be acting irrationally because of this? It soon appears that there may be a link between his and Smith's missing friend- someone called the Bluesman who lends money and if re-payments are not forthcoming takes payment in fear. Who is this so-called Bluesman and why on earth would they do such a thing?
Despite the potentially gruesome scenes. Stewart as ever takes his readers on a thoughtful journey. Yes there is the odd sentence of what has been done but nothing too much, most being left to the reader's imagination- to me the show of a skillfully, carefully thought out read by a virtuoso author. There’s a wonderful, slightly uneasy feeling which keeps the pages turning so easily as the two stories intertwine and as ever Smith gets into the thick of things. There’s the softer side with Whitton and Smith's family and banter from the team to lighten the mood - heaven knows they need it! (lol!). I found myself thinking over and over “just one more chapter, just one” hmm…. two hours later…… A truly brilliant read. My only complaint…. I didn't want it to end!
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THE BLUESMAN (Detective Jason Smith book 19)
From bestselling author: Stewart Giles comes another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith series
The Bluesman (Detective Jason Smith #19) by Stewart Giles
Smith isn't In a good place.
He's still in shock after the worst case of his career. He has problems on the home front, and he's just been told to take some time off.
Things couldn’t get much worse.
They're about to get much, much worse.
Smith gets a phone call. When a stranger asks for his help, he doesn't know what to do. An old friend has gone missing and the parting words of the woman on the phone chill Smith to the bone.
He's sold his soul to The Bluesman.
Smith has some time off. But as he digs deeper into this mystery Bluesman he starts to wonder about everything else in his life.
The Bluesman is not what he seems, and he's going to change Smith's life forever.
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
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 - Deadeye
Book 13 - Motive
Book 14 – Australia
Book 16 – Wishbone
Book 17 – Ghosts
Book 18 – The Scarecrow
Book 19 – The Bluesman
DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 - Blood on the Island
Book 2 - Lies on the Island
Book 3 - Fear on the Island
Book 4 - Malice on the Island
Book 5 – Revenge on the Island
Book 6 – Christmas on the Island
Book 7 – Silence on the Island
Book 8 – Secrets on the Island
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
Book 3 – The Raven Girl
Trilogy: The DS Smith & Harriet Taylor box set
THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa
STANDALONE NOVELS
Horror - The Divide
Thriller - The Ghostwriter
Thriller – The Guests
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 brought together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor.
The Miranda trilogy is something totally different. A psychological thriller trilogy. It is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before.
The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow. I also have another series featuring an Irish detective who relocated to Guernsey. The first 8 books in the Detective Liam O’Reilly series are now available. There are also 3 stand alone novels.
Website: www.stewartgiles.com
Twitter: @stewartgiles
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