Baby Lies by Chris CollettMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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After the successful completion of Operation Ocean Blue,DI Tom Mariner is looking forward to some well earned holiday.He needs time to prepare himself for the upcoming trial of the man who attempted to kill him.He is just about to leave his office when Pc Mann informs him that a six month old baby girl has been abducted from a local nursery.Although the police have a good description of the woman who took baby Jessica even after putting out an appeal to the public they can't generate any leads.
Then the kidnapper calls demanding money for Jessica's return and a dreadful discovery is made in the woods.
Tom Mariner and his team find themselves investigating a complex case that turns out to involve a lot more than a child abduction.
After the intense opening chapter that chronicles the conclusion of Operation Ocean Blue,Tom and his team swiftly find themselves caught up in the mysterious disappearance of baby Jessica.I really liked DI Tom Mariner and his DS Tony Knox,two likeable characters who had a mutual respect for each other and were friends as well as work colleagues.There is a lot more to this book than Jessica's disappearance and the scary truth is that the issues raised throughout this story happen every day all around the world.It's terrifying when you realise that there are people who actually think and behave in the way that the unsavoury characters did in this thriller.
Although this book can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone there are threads that continue on from the previous books.Fortunately the trial wasn't dragged out for too long,it was dealt with in one chapter,I'm not a big fan of court scenes myself.In my opinion there was a bit too much about Tom`s personal life,I prefer the story to concentrate on the case or cases being investigated and there to only be snippets about the police teams personal lives.Just enough to add some dimension to the characters but not so much that it disrupts the flow of the main story.
I did enjoy the investigation parts of this well written thriller,I liked the sympathetic police team,there was some unexpected twists,The story kept the reader guessing and was heart breaking at times and also thought provoking.
AUTHOR BIO
I was born and grew up in a Norfolk seaside town, almost as far east as it’s possible to go in England without falling into the North Sea. There I worked variously in a boarding house (now defunct) a local bakery (closed down) and a crisp factory (razed to the ground). I graduated in Liverpool, then for twenty-five years taught children and young people with learning disabilities, including autism, before going into higher education as a senior lecturer.
Mindful of its reputation, I moved somewhat reluctantly to Birmingham, where I met my husband, in 1981. But just a few years later DI Tom Mariner was created to police its mean streets, and these days I relish the vibrancy and rich social history of the city. After eight outings for Mariner, I still feel as if I’ve barely scratched the surface.
Recently retired from lecturing and I’m currently luxuriating in the time I now have to continue the Mariner series, alongside published short stories and academic works. In my spare time, among other things, I’m a manuscript assessor for the Crime Writers Association.
THE SETTING
Birmingham is a city of stark contrasts with a rich cultural and historical heritage. Playing a key role in the industrial revolution, it helped shape the nation’s manufacturing industry
But with its many green spaces, Birmingham also borders on the beautiful countryside of Worcestershire and Warwickshire, is just a few miles from Stratford on Avon and a short drive from the wild country of mid-Wales.
Birmingham’s population is large and ethnically diverse, and while urban regeneration has forged a modern and culturally vibrant city, the decaying remnants of the industrial past and 1960s concrete jungle give it a unique and gritty character; the dark underbelly policed by DI Tom Mariner and his team.
THE DETECTIVE
Detective Inspector Tom Mariner is, on the surface, an average dedicated policeman, but his experiences as a younger man have given him an insight into life on the dark side, and a clear sense of right and wrong. Mariner has little interest in material things. He lives in a modest canal-side cottage, enjoys the occasional (real) beer and game of dominoes and drives an old car. He is most at home in the outdoors, with an OS map and a compass, and in times of crisis, will take off and walk for miles in any weather.
THIS IS A REVISED EDITION OF A BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED AS “BLOOD MONEY.”
DI MARINER SERIES
Book 1: Deadly Lies
Book 2: Innocent Lies
Book 3: Killer Lies
Book 4: Baby Lies
Books 5-7 coming soon
PUBLICATION DATE : 5 March 2018
PUBLISHER : Joffe Books
GENRE : Crime,Mystery & Thriller
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gripping-detective-mystery-twists-turns-ebook/dp/B07B8RJN61/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1520984798&sr=1-1&keywords=baby+lies
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