The Marlow Murders By Biba Pearce

 

THE MARLOW MURDERS Biba Pearce - Crime  

A woman is found dead, as ever, by a dog walker. A week or so beforehand her hat from her fancy dress outfit and phone were found under a bench. It appeared she had been to a charity Christmas party and never made it home. Detective Rob Miller is called back to work after having time off, following his wife having a horrendous attack in their home. His whole team were suspended pending investigation, when a consultant they were using turned rogue so now they are still trying to pick up the pieces. When someone else is killed with a potential link to the first murder, it can’t be coincidence, Marlow surely can’t have two murderers at the same time?

 This is a wonderful read and one I really enjoyed. There is great characterisation and a well thought out plot that keeps the pages turning easily. Although book seven in a series this does stand alone- I haven’t read all of the others. It’s very well written and very engaging, with the odd smile here and there. I liked the introduction of PC Trent who came across as a great character, a foil to Rob in many ways. A brilliant police procedural with a multi-dimensional plot that kept me guessing right the way through. Loved this.

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THE MARLOW MURDERS (Detective Rob Miller Mysteries Book 7) FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS, A HEARTSTOPPING MYSTERY FROM YOUR NEW CRIME FICTION OBSESSION: BIBA PEARCE. Debby Morris, mother of two, goes to a Christmas party at the historic Hollyhock Manor in Marlow, and never comes home. Her phone, handbag and Santa’s elf hat are found in a park near the River Thames. The police issue a nationwide search, but Debby is not found. Planned disappearance or something more sinister? Then Debby’s body, still in her elf costume, is discovered five miles downstream from where she disappeared. But the circumstances around Debby’s death are murkier than the Thames in which she was found. Detective Rob Miller is pulled from compassionate leave and put in charge. He’s still reeling from his last botched case, and now all eyes are on him — waiting to see if he’ll crack. As if saving his career isn’t enough, Rob and his team are now in a race against time to bring an ingenious killer to justice.

AN UNSTOPPABLE CRIME MYSTERY THAT YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN. This gripping page-turner is perfect for fans of Helen H. Durrant, Mick Herron, Joy Ellis, Angela Marsons, Rachel McLean, Alex Smith and J.M. Dalgliesh. MEET THE DETECTIVE DI ROB MILLER An ambitious young detective gunning for promotion. He will do anything for his job, but can he also keep his personal life under control? His fourteen-month-old son is still keeping him up at night, but at least he has his dog. THE SETTING The Murder Investigation Team is based out of leafy Putney, with its overgrown often-flooded riverbanks. One way the river Thames leads into central London, the other out into the countryside. It’s an idyllic setting that masks a criminal underworld.

BIBA PEARCE Biba Pearce is a British crime writer and author of the DCI Rob Miller series. Biba grew up in post-apartheid Southern Africa. As a child, she lived on the wild eastern coast and explored the sub-tropical forests and surfed in shark-infested waters. Now a full-time writer with more than twenty-five novels under her belt, Biba lives in leafy Surrey and when she isn’t writing, can be found walking through the countryside or kayaking on the river Thames.

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