DEAD ON DELIVERY an utterly gripping British crime thriller (Detective Ray Paterson crime thrillers)

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About DEAD ON DELIVERY an utterly gripping British crime thriller (Detective Ray Paterson crime thrillers)

Discover a crime thriller full of shocking twists by one of the most exciting authors you’ll read this year. Meet Paterson and Clocks. The police detectives who never play by the rules. YOU WON’T WANT TO PUT THIS DOWN, PAGE AFTER PAGE OF ACTION AND CLIFFHANGERS . . . The city of London. Morning rush hour. The police pull over a motorcycle courier for a trivial offence. He doesn’t stop. The police give high-speed chase. He jumps a red light and is mown down by an oncoming car. Killed on impact. Detectives Paterson and Clocks arrive at a scene of carnage. Large plastic boxes are scattered across the road. Their lids open, their contents warming up in the early morning sun. A traffic officer comforts a distraught woman driver. The courier’s body lies nearby, his left leg bent at an awkward angle, his head at another: the loser of this particular meeting of metal and plastic. The detectives take a closer look at the boxes. It’s one of the worst things they’ve ever seen. And they’ve seen some very bad things. This discovery leads Paterson and Clocks on their most dangerous investigation yet — and into the path of Alicia Warren, a ruthless international businesswoman who will kill to keep her profits flowing. And if that’s not enough, Johnny Clocks, England’s most foul-mouthed detective, is trying to keep his new wife happy while building a relationship with the 24-year-old son he never knew he had. A RACE-AGAINST-TIME THRILLER WHICH WILL HAVE YOU TOTALLY ADDICTED. Perfect for fans of Alex Smith, Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Martina Cole. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT STEVE PARKER: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This story had me biting my nails well into the early hours of the morning.” Angela F. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Another gripping, grisly case for Patterson and Clocks who definitely have more lives than any cats!” Donna B. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Well worth 5* and more.” Booklover BEV ⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Gripping from the start, it was suspenseful, twisty and well written with good characters.” Kirsty L. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This book kept me interested right to the last page. Story was great with lots of twists.” Michelle G. THE DETECTIVES Detective Superintendent Ray Paterson is a young and (thanks to family money) wealthy womaniser, separated from his model wife and tipped to be the youngest ever commissioner of police. He knows he’s weak when it comes to practical policing and struggles to find a place among his peers, desperate to be a good policeman and not just a ‘climber’. Detective Inspector Johnny Clocks is a foul-mouthed, working-class officer. He grew up surrounded by rogues and villains to become a first-class thief taker with the Met police. However, his childish attitude has short-circuited his career and he spends his days antagonising as many people as he can. THE AUTHOR Steve Parker is a retired police officer who served for 20 years in numerous high-profiles squads. DETECTIVE RAY PATERSON Book 1: THEIR LAST WORDS Book 2: THE LOST CHILDREN Book 3: THE BURNING MEN Book 4: YOU CAN’T HIDE Book 5: THEIR DYING BREATH Book 6: CHILD BEHIND THE WALL Book 7: HIS MOTHER’S BONES Book 8: DEAD ON DELIVERY

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