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Tony J. Forder

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Tony J Forder is the author of the bestselling DI Bliss crime thriller series. Bad to the Bone, The Scent of Guilt, If Fear Wins, The Reach of Shadows, The Death of Justice, Endless Silent Scream, Slow Slicing, The Autumn Tree, Darker Days to Come, The Lightning Rod, What Dies Inside Us, Something More to Say, and The Honourable Rogue. There is also a prequel novella available called Bliss Uncovered.

Tony’s other books include two action-adventure thrillers, Scream Blue Murder and Cold Winter Sun, featuring reluctant hero Mike Lynch. Also, The Huntsmen and The Predators, feature DS Royston Chase, DC Claire Laney, and PCSO Alison May, both police procedural novels set in Wiltshire. In addition, Tony has written two standalone novels: a dark, ...more

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	Bad to the Bone (DI Bliss, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 2,667 ratings — published 2017 — 16 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
	The Scent of Guilt (DI Bliss, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 1,338 ratings — published 2018 — 8 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
	If Fear Wins (DI Bliss, #3) 4.52 avg rating — 845 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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
	The Reach of Shadows (DI Bliss, #4) 4.58 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 2019 — 7 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
	Slow Slicing (DI Bliss, #7) 4.62 avg rating — 734 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Endless Silent Scream (DI Bliss, #6) 4.63 avg rating — 704 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Huntsmen (DS Royston Chase #1) 4.48 avg rating — 716 ratings — published 2021 — 3 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
	The DI Bliss Series (DI Bliss, #1-5) 4.69 avg rating — 677 ratings — 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
	The Autumn Tree (DI Bliss, #8) 4.68 avg rating — 662 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Degrees of Darkness 4.43 avg rating — 668 ratings — 9 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

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Sheer Bliss...

The new DI Jimmy Bliss is well under way now - thirty chapters in, perhaps close to two-thirds done, but it's shaping up nicely. Emotional on so many levels this one.

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Series by Tony J. Forder

DI Bliss (13 books)
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Tony J Forder liked Yvonne's review of The Stonemason's Song (DI Bliss, #14).: "This is the 14th book in the DI Bliss series. While he has retired and hung up his warrant card, he is still an active member of the Peterborough force. Rather than just retire, he took on the role of leading the Unsolved Cases Team, as well as being" Read more of this review »
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Tony J Forder liked Nikki Ayling's review of The Stonemason's Song (DI Bliss, #14).: "Another 5 star read, Tony Forder has definatly done it again. No spoilers, but it definatly resonated to me towards the end of the book. and yes I cried during the last few chapters. If you want another excellent read then you cannot go wrong with th" Read more of this review »
Nov 12, 2025 10:29AM · see review
Tony J Forder liked Misfits farm's review of The Stonemason's Song (DI Bliss, #14).: "Bliss is back! Yay! Ex DI Bliss is now working both a cold case unit and is occasional SIO with the MCU, albeit now as a civilian. After over 40 years in the force you would think he had seen it all, but the occasional thing still takes him by surpri" Read more of this review »
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Tony J Forder liked Sallie Greenhalgh's review of The Stonemason's Song (DI Bliss, #14).: "Tony Forder has done it again! The Stonemason’s Song is another fantastic read, full of tension, heart, and superb writing. Bliss is back at his best – juggling a cold case while leading an investigation with some seriously strange undertones. As alwa" Read more of this review »
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Tony J Forder made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Two pages but only one edition topic " Thank you so much, Sandra. Much appreciated. "
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