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Worse Than Dead

Inspector Drake, Book 2

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A car ferry leaves Dublin. The chief engineer lies dead. Can DI Drake catch the killer before the passengers disembark?

Dealing with the fallout from a difficult case, Welsh Inspector Ian Drake faces a deadly foe as well as counselling for his OCD. When a ferry arrives in port, he knows a killer is on board. Unable to trace the killer after the ship berths, he fears the worse.

Tension mounts when two more members of the crew are killed. When Drake’s cousin gets involved and he faces the implications of his father’s treatment for cancer, he struggles to face the challenges of tracking the killer. And links to a well-known criminal family make the inquiry even more demanding.

Can he catch the killer and avert more deaths?

Worse than Dead is the second book in the dynamic Inspector Drake crime series. If you like police procedurals, clever mysteries, and gripping thrillers, then you’ll love Stephen Puleston’s unnerving whodunit.

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The story is too complicated for an audiobook. I had to keep backtracking when I picked it up again otherwise I couldn't follow it. I do have this as a kindle book as will give it a try to see if reading it is easier to follow.

Complicated

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Loved this story. Made all the more interesting as I'm usually driving round Anglesey or North Wales as I listen. Hats off to Richard Elfyn too for the reading. Excellent voice, and accurate portrayal of the distinctive North Wales accent. I heartily recommend this book.

Another cracker

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This was a good listen, enough to keep you engrossed all the way through to the end. Highly recommended.

A good thriller

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2nd Inspector Drake this one the audio version and a murder on a ferry crossing from Dublin so as Drake and his team wait at the docks for the ferry to dock Drake's thinking this is easy the killer is still on board. Not quite so easy to hold the ferry as the passengers and the goods lorries need to disembark and reload and return back to Dublin, so Drake has no alternative but to interview the ferry staff quickly and get names and addresses from the passengers. What and why would somebody kill an engineer but as Drake and the team look into his life it's not rosy and when interviewing the wife she gives them a data stick, but that seems to stump Drake even more as its some sort of code but what. Drake himself is a complex character suffers from OCD and must do a bit of sudoku puzzle before he starts his day, and also likes dark strong coffee. This case seems a little slow going for his liking and his cousin who has been inside not the best of persons to know when you're on the police force but gives him vital info, Good strong story seems to dither a bit at times but on the whole enjoyable.

Good Police Procedures

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DI Drake and his team are called in to investigate a dead body found on a ferry from Dublin to Holyhead. It seems like an open and shut case as the murderer is obviously still on the ship. But it’s not that simple and soon more bodies turn up.

I have already read the prequel and Book 1 of the series and I couldn’t wait to get stuck into this one and be transported back to North Wales. The plot is complex, with many characters and red herrings, but not so much that I couldn’t follow. Once again Drake’s OCD plays a big part in the book as he tries to get his rituals under control, whilst working long hours under pressure and trying to cope with family problems too. This is a well written police procedural with realistic characters and situations, and I look forward to reading more in the series.

Richard Elfyn's brilliant narration added to my enjoyment of the book.

North Wales Police Procedural

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