The Preacher by Stewart Giles

 

The Preacher by Stewart Giles - Crime

A girl commits suicide in front of her friends at a college disco. One of the friends was DS Jason Smith’s daughter Lucy who is understandably traumatised. Her boyfriend heard the girl say something about a preacher. Smith thinks there is something more to this, but his boss thinks it is just a suicide. When there is another one, also with a smashed phone nearby, Smith knows his hunch is right, especially when there are links between them that can't be coincidence. Then another. Who is controlling these people and how/why?

I adore it when I get one of Stewarts books as I know I'll get into the heart of things quickly with characters I love. Jason is one of those loveable rogues, who would do anything for you as long as you are on the right side of him- if not then look out! It's partly a dark story (but nothing to give nightmares)  and how messages can influence people to do horrible things, but with Jason’s care and (tasteful)wit things soon lighten up in a very clever subtle way- the testament to the skill of a brilliant author. A superb, belter of a read. Can’t wait for the next one

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THE PREACHER (Detective Jason Smith #32) by Stewart Giles From bestselling author: Stewart Giles comes another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith. The Preacher has spoken. The Preacher knows everything. A teenage suicide leads Detective Sergeant Smith into a waking nightmare. The girl was his daughter's best friend, and she had no reason to want to end her life. A string of suicides follow, and all of them share a common denominator. Some who calls himself The Preacher is playing God and Smith has no idea where to start looking. The Preacher has his own delusional agenda, and the more Smith learns, the more he realises that he can't stop this monster the old-fashioned way. The Preacher is a predator with no conscience. There are no moral boundaries he won't cross. This is a psychopath who will stop at nothing to fulfil his sick, twisted desires, and Smith realises he will have to forget everything he's ever learned about detection if he wants to stop the most depraved murderer of his

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