Shallow Ground
Detective Ford, Book 1
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Steve West
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Andy Maslen
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Detective Ford has a cold-blooded killer to catch. But can he escape his own dark secrets?
Barely a month since his promotion to Inspector, DI Ford is called in to investigate the murder of a young nurse and her son in a small flat in Salisbury. There are few clues, and no apparent motive, but Ford can sense that there's a serial killer at work. After all, he knows from brutal personal experience how killers cover their tracks....
It's been six years since Ford lost his wife in a climbing accident - an accident he caused. He is desperate to keep the truth hidden, especially from his son, Sam. But Ford's new partner, Dr. Hannah Fellowes, is a crime scene investigator with a ruthlessly analytical mind, and as they work together to track down the killer, his crippling guilt is compounded by fear of exposure.
When instinct leads him towards a high-profile suspect, his superiors' warnings just make him more determined to connect impulse and fact. But can Ford hold it all together - the case, his life - long enough to stop the killer?
©2020 Andy Maslen (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.What listeners say about Shallow Ground
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- BlakWulf
- 23-06-22
Thoroughly enjoyable
A well written and researched police thriller. Definitely a cut above most of them. Some of the voices and accents were a bit over the top but it didn't distract from the cleverness of the narrative.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-04-21
Enjoyable
A gruesome murder of a nurse and her young son is investigated by newly promoted DI Ford. As more murders take place he realises there is a serial killer at work. With two main suspects can Ford identify the perpetrator before the case is taken from him? A tense murder mystery with gruesome scenes and extraordinary motives.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-12-20
couldn't put it down
Normally I get really into books then can't finish them as they get boring...this one was the opposite...couldn't leave it alone in the second half...a very easy enjoyable read (listen). It would have been nice to have some proper south west accents from the narrator but otherwise I loved it.
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- Vixanne
- 27-07-22
Enjoyable Read!
My first Andy Maslen, but it won’t be my last. It took me a while to get used to the narration but an enjoyable story with good characters, just coming into their own. I am looking forward to learning more about them as the series unfolds….
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- nick hitchings
- 25-09-24
a brilliant novel
a very good book didn't take long to get through it love the style of book the start was good
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- Rob Roy
- 30-07-23
Compulsive
I read/listened to this over two days and it ruined my plans for a Sunday afternoon - since I could not put it down.
Andy Maslen in good form with a new ( at least to me) series, which is basically a police procedural set in the South of England over a three week period. Good characters and plenty of twists.
Stella Cole fans will not be disappointed. Perhaps not a totally original serial killer plot but with plenty to get involved in.
I will definitely be reading the next episode soon; this is not one of those tales with so many loose ends that you are almost obliged to read the next one - though I think you will want to!
Narration of the audiobook is excellent.
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- Taxing
- 16-12-20
I'm not normally one for reviews but...
I have read and/or listened to previous books by Andy and whilst they've always been enjoyable, this one had me gripped.
Twists and turns, this way and that, the pace is fast enough to want to keep going but slow enough to allow you to understand the characters.
The characters have good depth and background, and I can't wait to read the next instalment
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- Anonymous User
- 20-07-23
A fast paced thriller
A clever story with overlapping suspects. Very tense with a detective tackling his first case as Inspector and determined not to fail. He is a single parent who is in danger of alienating his teenage son because of his long hours at work. Tense right up to the end. It is a great read.
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- R. L. Woods
- 26-12-20
Twisty
Great book, took a while to get used too the voice, but a great book.
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- Mr. Christopher J. Fallows
- 01-05-21
Brilliant
Another great book from Andy Maslen.
If you’re a fan of Chris Carter then you’ll love this !
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