LIEUTENANT JONATHAN STRIDE - a small town American cop with a troubled love life whose investigations are invariably complex and gripping as he confronts scheming killers with a wild imagination. THE WATCHER is the 4th in the series, with THE BURYING PLACE out in September.
Sarah Broadhurst's view...
One of those lovely, psychological thrillers that harks back to an early case, digging up all sorts of surprises. I cannot praise it enough. It is the author’s fourth starring series character Jonathan Stride and it’s outstanding. With twists at every turn to keep you totally hooked, it is almost impossible to put down. Not to be missed.
Comparison: Jeffery Deaver, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane.
Lieutenant Jonathan Stride series:
1. Immoral (2005)
2. Stripped (2006)
3. Stalked (2007)
4. The Watcher (2008)
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A stunning, clever and unputdownable new Minnesota-based thriller from the masterful pen of a future giant. Lieutenant Jonathan Stride has never forgotten the case that made him decide to join the police force. Back in the 1970s, Laura -- sister of Stride's girlfriend -- was murdered.
The obvious suspect was a vagrant, who slipped through the hands of the police, including Stride's detective hero Roy. Now, though, Stride's looking at the case in a new light. Tish Verdure, an old friend of Laura's, has come home: and she's certain that the killer was a local boy, now an attorney with connections at the highest level.
Stride's soon convinced that there was a deliberate decision to direct the investigation towards a simple solution and away from Tish's suggested perpetrator: but he's also convinced that Tish is hiding a secret about the past. A secret that could have shattering consequences -- including a second murder...
The Watcher features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
The Watcher is available in Paperback
The Watcher was written by Brian Freeman and published by Headline Publishing Group
The Watcher has 470 pages
£9.89
