SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS: A gripping UK Murder Mystery (DCI Garrick Crime Thrillers Book 1)

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“M.G. Cole is a brilliant new addition to the echelon of British crimewriters.”
Peter James

“Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice.”
PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels.

DCI David Garrick is recovering from the tragic murder of his estranged sister in an event that happened halfway across the world. The stress has aggravated his own health issues, leading to concerns that he may be suffering from hallucinations. It’s certainly not the type of problem he needs working for the Major Investigations Team in Kent.

Fighting his personal affliction, he throws himself into work and is immediately drawn into a new case: a murdered illegal immigrant.

And she’s not the first…

His fledging investigation team are drawn into the seedy world of human trafficking, illegal immigration – and the work of a serial killer with a passion for hacking souvenirs off their victims.

An intriguing new crime thriller…

With the identities of the victims missing, mysteries deepen and suspicions grow as the investigation enters tricky ground as tensions are thinly concealed in the Garden of England’s quaint villages.

Garrick and his team find themselves with a growing list of potential suspects, each with complex motivations that beg the chilling question – could there be more than one killer?

Reader’s praise:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Holy crap what a way to end a book!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn’t put it down!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you want to get in at the beginning of a good series, this is the one!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can’t wait to read the next in the series
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A refreshing change.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Will keep you guessing till the last pages and thinking after the ink is dry!

The debut novel in an enthralling series

This hard-hitting, crime thriller is the first book in MG Cole’s popular DCI Garrick series. Promising yourself: “one more chapter before turning the lights off won’t be enough…”

From the Publisher

Enter the word of DCI Garrick in this thrilling new British Crime Series by MG Cole.

Set in the beautiful county of Kent – known as the Garden of England – DCI David Garrick uncovers some of the most horrific crimes, while finding himself pulled into a dark patch of his own family history. MG Cole creates a compelling, and different, crime detective – and his team – who we can all fall in love with.

MG Cole has written popular books under different names and genres. This is his first crime series.

ENJOY THE WHOLE THE DCI GARRICK SERIES

SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS

DCI David Garrick is recovering from the tragic murder of his estranged sister – an event that happened halfway across the world…

Working for the Major Investigations Team in Kent, he is immediately drawn into a new case: a murdered illegal immigrant.

Working for the Major Investigations Team in Kent, he is immediately drawn into a new case: a murdered illegal immigrant.

And she’s not the first… Garrick uncovers the work of a serial killer. One with a passion for taking souvenirs off his victims. Tensions between the locals and the ‘unwelcome’ visitors are thinly concealed in the Garden of England’s quaint villages. But the resentment is there…

…only the identities of the victims are missing.

MURDER IS SKIN DEEP

DCI Garrick’s new case takes a strange turn when the victim displays a unique characteristic – and a media storm is ignited.

Unwelcome intrusions threaten to sabotage the investigation and put Garrick and his team under the spotlight.

While coming to terms with his recent betrayal and deteriorating health, Garrick is now beginning to suspect somebody is playing games in this new case – and his sister’s murder…

…Or is he succumbing to the psychological pressures he has no control over?

THE DEAD WILL TALK

A drowned woman… A stately home… A family secret…

DCI David Garrick makes a connection when there shouldn’t be one. In doing so he opens up a surprising chapter in his own life. A chapter he was unaware of.

Now the ghosts of his past are rushing to catch up with him as he gets caught up in a deadly game…

DEAD MAN’S GAME

A gruesome discovery in DCI David Garrick’s home appears to be the ultimate endgame for a deranged serial killer he thought had died by his own hands.

But it’s not the end. It’s the beginning of terrifying new chapter in Garrick’s life, in which he stands to lose everything: his job, his love, his sanity. As the sins of his murdered sister begin to surface, Garrick finds himself on case he has no wish to be on: the kidnapping of a missing woman.

The clock is ticking as Garrick and his team unpick a set of clues to rescue the woman…

But with each turn, Garrick cannot escape the feeling that he’s being toyed with. That his actions are being guided by a puppet master playing a much larger game. He knows he must take control, change the rules, and discover if he really is playing a dead man’s game…

…Or is the real killer much closer to home?

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08SVVBH5T
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tanglebox Books (March 4, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 4, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3821 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 252 pages