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Two O’Clock Boy

DI Ray Drake, Book 1

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Do you want a thriller that grips from the first line?

Do you want a thriller to leave you gasping for air?

Connor Laird frightens people: he's intense, he's fearless, and he seems to be willing to do anything to protect himself and those he loves. He arrives in the Longacre Children's Home seemingly from nowhere, and instantly becomes hero and villain to every other child there.

Thirty years later, someone is killing all of those who grew up in the Longacre, one at a time. Each of them has secrets, not least investigating cop DI Ray Drake.

One by one the mysteries of the past are revealed as Drake finds himself in a race against time before the killer gets to him.

Who is killing to hide their secret?

And can YOU guess the ending?

©2018 M.K. Hill (P)2023 Head of Zeus Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Suspense
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What a great book.. lots of twists and turns ,going back in time .. very well written and excellent narration. .. the sudden ending took me by surprise lol

Oh very different but loved it

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I havnt heard any books by this author however really enjoyed this. it had me shocked and gripped. Really good twists and turns and I loved the narrators voices.

gripping

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Great book. Gripping and well read. If you like police procedurals you’ll love this book.

Plot twist after plot twist

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Firstly, I am grateful to have been able to listen to this one included in my membership and am always conscious of this when leaving a review but...

Narration is good - not great. Flics sister at one point had quite a strong Australian accent and then at a later point had not a hint. Some of the voices weren't quite distinct enough to be memorable and the plot was SO complicated that made it tricky in places (for me).

Storyline - Soooo complicated! I am a huge fan of crime drama and listen to audible all day, every day so know my stuff! This book has so many characters; which makes it hard enough to follow AND two periods of time to flip back and forth. I will admit I am no spring chicken but my brain really struggled to keep up in places and I lost the plot on more than one occasion. I always find characters who act stupidly very frustrating (like running down the middle of the road when being chased by a car) and this book has elements of that.

Overall - initially, I thought I had found a new author/detective to follow but I don't think that I will continue with others as, to be frank, I simply don't like the D I Drake character or think he is remotely feasible as a detective in real life and I like my fiction to be set well and truly within the realms of reality.

Complicated but entertaining

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First time of reading this author. Unlike any others really, he kept enough big secrets in the story to last right to the end

The most twisty and turney …. Loved it

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