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The Innocent and the Dead

DI Jack Knox, Book 1

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The Innocent and the Dead

By: Robert McNeill
Narrated by: David Monteath
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One woman found dead. Another kidnapped. Two cases. One overworked Scottish detective. The Innocent and the Dead is the first in the DI Jack Knox series and comes with the prequel story 'Labyrinth'.

DI Jack Knox is called in to investigate a high-profile case. A local distiller’s daughter has gone missing, and when he receives a ransom note, his fears that it is a kidnapping are confirmed. Knox decides to take a serious risk to capture the abductors, but the stakes could not be higher. The father is wealthy and well-connected. If Knox’s gamble goes wrong, he’ll have hell to pay.

Meanwhile in the prequel story, 'Labyrinth', the body of an attractive young woman is found in woodland on Edinburgh’s iconic Calton Hill. Knox will have to cut through the lies of the people who knew her in order to establish a motive and collar the killer.

©2019 Robert B. McNeill (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Disappearance

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I love this book with its two stories. They were very well written with good characters and the narrator was excellent.

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An enjoyable listen, very well narrated. I would have liked to have got to know the background of the characters in the main team but maybe that will happen in future episodes. The plot was predictable but pleasing for all that.

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I enjoyed this book very much. It wasn’t too violent, the story interesting and characters believable. This novel was well read in a clear and pleasant voice.

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