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The Devil's Dice

A DI Meg Dalton Thriller, Book 1

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The Devil's Dice

By: Roz Watkins
Narrated by: Caro Clarke
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About this listen

A white-knuckle crime debut introducing DI Meg Dalton, perfect for fans of Broadchurch and Happy Valley.

The devil is coming....

A shocking death.

A lawyer is found dead in a Peak District cave, his face ribboned with scratches.

A sinister message.

Amidst rumours of a local curse, DI Meg Dalton is convinced this is cold-blooded murder. There's just one catch - chiselled into the cave wall above the body is an image of the grim reaper and the dead man's initials, and it's been there for over a century.

A deadly game.

As Meg battles to solve the increasingly disturbing case, it's clear someone knows her secrets. The murderer is playing games with Meg - and the dice are loaded....

©2018 Roz Watkins (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Murder Exciting Game

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Critic reviews

"A fabulous book. I can't wait to meet DI Meg Dalton again." (B A Paris)
"An outstanding debut. The Devil's Dice had me gripped from the start." (Stephen Booth)
" The Devil's Dice encapsulates the dark heart of the Peaks and enthrals the reader with its clever and compelling plot." (Sarah Ward)
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Absolutely loved it! Got my interest from the first minute. Gripping story, beautifully narrated, real pleasure to listen.

Very good

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Narration was very good and probably enabled me to get to the end of a very silly storyline. I got this book based on the reviews and am now of the firm belief that I must have been listening to something totally different from most other reviewers. Meg Dalton is a DI in the police force. I am not, but any, or indeed all mention of her job and how she does it seemed to show a definite lack of understanding of the job description or how the police work. Other snippets of information we are fed (probability theory, genetic disease, dark web, assisted suicide etc etc) seemed to be integrated into the plot line in a way that could have been so, so much better. I kept thinking the author had a potentially great idea but couldn't be bothered to undertake anything but the most basic research, and I use that term very loosely, to inform the reader and, of course, herself to write the book. Very disappointing.

A generous 3 stars

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Not your usual police procedural so if that's what you're expecting then maybe pass on this one, it's marvellous, do not get me wrong, but Meg is a flawed character (like most of us) and the characters in the story are all flawed characters too so it reflects reality far more than some tales of ex SAS turned Police Inspector I could mention but won't.

The story is a convoluted minefield revolving around around curses, sickness and assisted dying, it has a strong hold on reality at the end of the day, it's depressing but a great story, I love Meg as a character, flaws and all.

I had fun listening to this just now for the second time, after writing my review of Meg's second adventure which is just as great, so get them both if the above sounds interesting to you.

An entertaining tale.

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This is a gripping story, with the sparky DI Meg Dalton as the very likeable lead character.

Superb - looking forward to more in this series

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Too drawn out for me, had to skip to last few chapters, I did not find it a page turner.

Had to skip chapters with this one

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