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Choke Back the Tears

A Yorkshire Coast Crime Thriller (Michael Brady, Book 4)

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Choke Back the Tears

By: Mark Richards
Narrated by: Luke R Francis
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“Brilliant. Brady is fast becoming the Yorkshire Rebus.”

Billy and Sandra were childhood sweethearts.

Writing their names on a lovelock. Fastening it to the end of Whitby pier. Throwing the key into the sea.

A lifetime together. A happy retirement in a peaceful hamlet on the North Yorkshire Moors.

Until the day they were brutally murdered.

“Whoever did this–he didn’t do it quickly. And he enjoyed it…”

Billy was a fisherman, making a living in the cold, cruel North Sea. One night his boat went down. Two crewmen drowned. Billy survived.

Are the families looking for revenge? It’s the obvious conclusion.

But why have they waited so long?

Why have they killed Billy and Sandra?

And why kill them in such a barbaric way?

“This isn’t a murder, Mike. It’s an execution. A medieval execution.”

Choke Back the Tears is the fourth audiobook in the Michael Brady series.

©2022 Mark Richards (P)2025 W. F. Howes Ltd Mystery Police Procedurals England

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This is one of my favourite series, set in the wonderful town of Whitby. I was so sad to hear that Mark Richards had passed away before all his books were available on Audible, but that has now been remedied so I was thrilled to get my hands on this one!

This time Brady has to deal with a horrific murder of a couple in their own home. The story is fast flowing and I loved the way we get to know Brady's thoughts as the investigation unfolds. It is well written and expertly plotted. The characters continue to develop with each book and feel a bit like old friends now.

Excellent narration by Luke R Francis.

Another great book in this series

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Great author with an excellent story. Well narrated. I wish that it took me longer to listen to but it was so good that I couldn’t stop listening, do over far to quickly.

I love the way this author writes.

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Love this series and can’t wait for the next book to be available, have enjoyed listening to them all

Brilliant

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