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The Silent Victims

DCI Hanlon, Book 4

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The Silent Victims

By: Alex Coombs
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
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The final gripping case for DCI Hanlon from bestselling author Alex Coombs.

DCI Hanlon faces the toughest decision of her career as a string of political murders lead to a deadly confrontation.

A controversial, right-wing German politician is due to speak at the Oxford Union. Following a series of murders linked to a violent anarchist group, the city is on high alert. DCI Hanlon has been partnered with DI Huss to ensure the speech goes smoothly and that there will be no more killing.

Meanwhole, as Hanlon traces the person behoond the murders, she soon realises that the chilling truth has a terrible price. Is Hanlon willing to meet the cost?

Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Lisa Regan and Mark Dawson.

This book was previously publihsed as *An Incidental Death by Alex Howard.*

©2021 Alex Coombs (P)2021 Boldwood Books Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Political Spies & Politics Thriller Thriller & Suspense Espionage Crime Fiction Murder Suspense

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I found this very strange. I read book 3 recently and this is supposed to be book 4 but it seems to be set before book 3. The writing styles in Books 2 &3 was much more mature and cohesive. This reads more like a writer learning their craft. Not the best Hanlon book by a long way.

Out of book order?

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Great prequel but... Sorry, but the narration was over the top. It was acted out rather than read. Couldn't wait for the book to finish.

Hm.

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Just not plausible in parts. Disjointed and disappointing.
Not sure why certain characters were included only to be strangely absent later.

Not as good as the other Hanlon tales

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Alex produces the goods again. if you like the other books you will love this one just as much. We all long for a strong female heroine (that's probably too stereotypical for you young woke people) Hanlon fits the bill. A good read well read that keeps you engaged until the somewhat bitter end. Next please

Hanson to the rescue again

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It was a while since I had read others in the series so it took me a while to reconnect with the main characters. I had to listen to the first few chapters a couple of times to memorize all the names but once I got into the book I enjoyed it.

A good read

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