The Librarian

 

THE LIBRARIAN by Stewart Giles- Crime

There's a serial killer on the loose and DS’ Smith and Whitton recognise some of the scenes. They are copies of some of the cases they have investigated, some being rather too close to home for comfort. When a young woman is killed an elderly lady asks to see Smith. She has hyperthymesia- a special sort of memory- and instantly recognises this as a copy of an earlier murder just from the news reports. She used to be a librarian and her house is testament to this, containing a staggering number of books and a couple of hairy friends for company! Smith thinks she could be just the resource they are looking for.

I love Stewarts books and devour them only to be disappointed that I get to the end- I really don’t want them to finish despite wanting to know what happens- argh! There's a warmth of characters despite the situation they find themselves in. They come across as if they are neighbours and friends. That said I really wouldn't want to live too close to Jason Smith- there are far to many murders around! Lol! Emily, new to this book, is a real treasure.  Always a very well thought out plot which has twists and turns which I love, and which throws the reader a curve ball or two along the way. A stunning, captivating read. 

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THE LIBRARIAN (Detective Jason Smith book 20)

From bestselling author: Stewart Giles comes another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith series

The Librarian (Detective Jason Smith #20) by Stewart Giles

Detective Jason Smith has outwitted more murderers than he cares to admit. His insight into the criminal mind is unrivaled and he's made a career out of outsmarting the depraved and insane killers that have plagued the city of York.

But it appears someone has been doing some research on Smith's track record. Somebody knows more than they ought to, and when people are murdered in circumstances, far too familiar to be coincidence, Smith runs out of ideas.

The answers to his questions come from an unexpected source. An octogenarian former Librarian who claims to remember everything that has ever happened in her waking life, will prove to be an unusual ally in Smith's quest to bring down the most disturbing killer he's ever come across.

What readers are saying about The Librarian:

Every chapter is like navigating a terrifying, haunted circus hall of mirrors maze. Hair-raising suspense explodes leading to a dynamite chilling conclusion.. – Lena

What a twisted minded read. I was all over the place reading every chapter.

Superb once again from Stewart Giles the master of writing at his best, simply the best. 5 stars.. – Booklover Bev

This is an entertaining, engaging read. A murder, mystery in itself with multiple murders and a serial killer. I thoroughly enjoyed it, so much so that I am now going to reread the previous books in the series.. – Carol

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

Book 20 – The Librarian

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 Detective Liam O’Reilly series. There are also 3 stand alone novels.

Website: www.stewartgiles.com

Twitter: @stewartgiles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.giles.33