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The House in the Woods

Atticus Priest, Book 1

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The House in the Woods

By: Mark Dawson
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Four murders. Two detectives. One mystifying crime.

On Christmas Eve, DCI Mackenzie Jones is called to a shooting at a remote farmhouse. Ralph Mallender believes his father lies dead inside. When three more bodies are discovered, it's clear a festive family gathering has turned into a gruesome tragedy. 

At first it seems like an open-and-shut case: a murder suicide committed by Ralph's volatile brother Cameron. Then new evidence makes Mack suspect the man who reported the crime is in fact the perpetrator. 

But Mack isn't the only one with a stake in the case. Private investigator Atticus Priest has been hired to get Ralph acquitted. That means unearthing any weaknesses in Mack's evidence.

Irascible, impatient, and unpredictable, Atticus has weaknesses of his own. Mack knows all about them because they share a past - both professionally and personally. This time round, however, they aren't on the same side. And as Atticus picks at the loose ends of the case, everything starts to unravel in a way neither of them could ever have predicted....

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Another brilliant and electrifying story from the pen of master storyteller Mark Dawson. Atticus Priest - Book 1. I hope we don’t have to be on the edges of our seats for too long before No.2 appears.
Fantastic at every level and a great narrator too. 👍👍👍👏👏👏

Wow! Just Wow!!!!

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My first foray into Mark Dawson’s work and I’m hooked. What a well written, brilliantly researched and thrilling crime novel. Will definitely be exploring further.
Simon Vance’s reading was the icing on the cake - bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Fantastic ’un-cosy’ crime.

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loved it .listened to it all in three sittings. going to download the next one now

a proper detective in the style of Sherlosk Holmes

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Another fine story by Mark. fantastic new characters. Great story line with lots of twists and turns. brilliant.

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very well thought out character who you really can imagine solvingthe crime. the complete detective.

outstanding

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