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Letter from the Dead

Detective Inspector Declan Walsh, Book 1

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Letter from the Dead

By: Jack Gatland
Narrated by: Robin Laing
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By the time you read this, I will be dead....

When Victoria Davies was pushed off her stately home's roof in 2001, all evidence pointed to her husband Michael. But now, 20 years later a letter has appeared, written by Victoria before her death; a letter that was never received and a letter that brings new suspects into the fray; Labour MPs Shaun Donnal, Andrew MacIntyre and Charles Baker.

But two decades on, life has changed for these men. Donnal is now a paranoid alcoholic living on the streets of London, 'Andy Mac' is a popular YouTube Evangelist and Charles Baker is the current Conservative Home Secretary and the bookie's choice for next Prime Minister in the upcoming Leadership Election.

Now Detective Inspector Declan Walsh, saved from permanent suspension and newly transferred to the Temple Inn 'Last Chance Saloon' Crime Unit, must navigate a minefield filled with political intrigue, adulterous affairs, social activist aristocrats and brutal, bloody murder, as each suspect leads his new team to another problem, and skeleton to fall out of the closet....

The debut book in a new series of procedural crime thrillers featuring DI Walsh and the team of the Last Chance Saloon, Letter from the Dead is perfect for fans of J.D Kirk, L.J Ross, J M Dalgliesh, Ian Rankin, Damian Boyd, Alex Smith and Ann Cleeves, among others.

©2020 Jack Gatland (P)2021 W F Howes
Mystery Police Procedurals

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Like another review I read. Best crime book I've listened to in ages. It only lasted me a couple of days as I just wanted to keep going. Narration was a bit irritating but after I increased speed to 1.1 it was perfect. Definitely recommend you will not be disappointed.

Fantastic

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I really enjoyed this story which held my interest all the way through. The narrator also did a very good job. Recommend.

Very good

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Intricate storyline, well developed characters with realistic dialogue, reminiscent of the Strike series- engaging read.

Clever plot

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The reading was good, enjoyable characters and accents, now looking for book 2 and will recommend to my book WhatsApp chat

Good story kept twisting so not easy to know who the baddies are :)

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Good but difficult to follow when you are doing other things you really need to be on holiday or something as there are so many names to remember. I will have to listen to the next one when available, but don’t know whether it is yet.

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