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Chris James

Goodreads Author

Born

Rochford, Essex, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alchemy-a-story-...

Genre

Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Influences

James Herbert. Dean Koontz.

Member Since

May 2014

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/scribarian

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A former Murder Squad detective in the UK, now living in Mallorca in the Mediterranean, I am no stranger to murder and the macabre, having led many murder trials.

TITLES:
Debut novel: "Alchemy: a story of perfect murder" - Feb 2015.

Sequel: "Alchemy: turning Silver to Gold" released 14 Dec 2015.

What readers are saying:-

"The suspense is powerful!"
"It's rare that I find a book that I just can't put down!"
"If you love Victorian Era mystery and intrigue, you’ll like this book!"
"An excellent book with lots of twists and turns!"
"If you are a reader of period suspense and murder plots well written to portray the period I highly recommend this book!"
"full of excitement and surprises!"
"very suspenseful and leaves you at the edge of your chair!"
"Loved t ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 138 ratings · 84 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Alchemy: a story of perfect murder 4.06 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alchemy: turning Silver to Gold 4.39 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alchemy: Vols. 1&2 - Special Combined Edition 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My First Giant Tracing Workbook: A-Z Alphabet Letter Tracing Activities for Capital and Small Letters & Handwriting Practice. A Fun Handwriting Practice Workbook for Preschool and Kindergarten. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Alchemy - Top 10 Bestseller British Historical Literary Fiction

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Published on May 30, 2015 04:58

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