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Time Is Running Out

By: Michael Wood
Narrated by: Stephanie Beattie
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‘This is a total BOOM BOOM POW! of a book…Budge up Jed Mercurio when you are done working on Line of Duty I think it is time for you to meet Matilda’ LJ, Read and Rated Book Review Blog

‘Excellent plotting. The twists keep on coming making this an irresistible read’ Michael J. Malone, author of A Song of Isolation

You’re a survivor, aren’t you, Matilda? But what’s the point in surviving when everyone around you is dead?

When DCI Matilda Darke receives a mysterious telephone call, she immediately dismisses the threat. Afterall the Homicide and Major Enquiries team are a regular target for prank calls.

But ignoring this warning might soon be the biggest regret of Matilda Darke’s life.

A lone gunman is on a deadly rampage around Sheffield, leaving a bloody trail in his wake. Taking his shots with a sickening precision, he’s about to leave his mark on the world and change Matilda and her team’s lives forever.

The next chilling instalment in the DCI Matilda Darke thriller series, perfect for fans of Patricia Gibney and Angela Marsons.

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Critic reviews

Praise for Michael Wood:
‘A tense, nail-biting story with a truly twisted ending’ Katerina Diamond
“An established master of the serial killer novel takes us on another dangerous journey through the streets of Sheffield. Watch out for those twists – you won't see them coming!” Stephen Booth
‘A gritty and atmospheric thriller with more twists and turns than a hangman's knot. I loved it’ Matt Hilton
‘Solid storytelling and great unravelling of plot. Michael Wood ups the pace as the noose tightens’ Rachel Sargeant
‘Taut, twisting and sharp as a blade, The Hangman’s Hold wrong-footed me at every, devious turn’ Chris Whitaker
'Wood hit the ground running with For Reasons Unknown, first in the DCI Matilda Darke series. In the fourth instalment, The Hangman's Hold, he picks up the pace again with a twisting plot that races to a nail-biting finish’ Chris Simms
‘Bites into you like the rough twine of a hangman’s noose and refuses to let go. Tautly plotted, brilliantly realised, this is further proof that Michael Wood is only going to get better and better. The Hangman’s Hold is going to be big…’ Neil Broadfoot
Praise for Michael Wood:
‘You can count on Michael Wood to deliver a deliciously twisted and intriguing plot, leading to a surprise ending by a likeable and very real protagonist, Matilda Darke’ Yrsa Sigurdardottir
‘She is the perfect heroine’ Elly Griffiths
‘A pitch-black concept, tightly delivered and played at exhilarating pace’ Paul Finch
‘Crackling dialogue, dark wit and an exciting ending. Recommended if you liked Happy Valley’ Mark Edwards
‘DCI Matilda Darke is going places’ James Oswald
‘A compelling, addictive read, it’s hard to put down. I really enjoyed getting to know DCI Matilda Darke. She's strong character with real depth’ Robert Bryndza, bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE ICE
‘A beautifully written book with a dark heart and a secret that impacts on generations’ Sarah Ward
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I loved this one .. I couldn’t put it down … it made me laugh… it made me exclaim out loud , it made me cry a lot, but most of all it shocked me to the core…. I couldn’t believe what I was reading in done parts …. Completely gripping from beginning to end … must read the next …. Well done Michael Wood.. 5 stars from me

Fast paced thriller

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the level of violence/death in this book was verging on the ridiculous. Where on earth were the armed response people? To be honest it really stretched credibility for me - at one point when a character was shot I was saying out loud 'really??'
So, I am not sure if I will read any more in the series.

Blimey!

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Very far fetched compared to the previous books. Devastated that some of my fav characters have been taken out. I was finally getting the hang of who was who. Such a shame

Disappointed

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This is a complete departure from the usual in this series; Matilda Darke features hardly at all. South Yorkshire police appears to have more rogue police officers than the real London Met and although a good, well written book, it does stretch credulity at many points. I join other reviewers in doubting that the deaths of so many main and well loved characters bodes well for the rest of the series and question why the author chose to go down this route. Maybe he felt that he’d taken their character development as far as could 🤷🏻‍♀️. I’ve enjoyed the series up until now and will continue to listen but only if the aftermath of this story doesn’t become a repetitive theme in the way that Matilda’s grief for James was in the earlier books. We shall see.

A departure from the usual style

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I didn’t enjoy this book. I have listened and enjoyed all the previous ones although it seems like the ‘culprit’ is nearly always someone from within the police service. I have grown to like and become invested in the different characters so it’s such a disappointment that the author has chosen to kill so many of them off, when in my opinion there was so much more for them to give. I’m not looking forward to the next book with so many of the key characters gone when in the real world it’s unlikely those left would ever get over their loss, be the same person or would have perhaps decided to leave the police all together.

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