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Wait to Deceive
DS Declan O’Hara is not a happy man. Tetherton is in the grip of a minor crime wave, he has a new boss to contend with … and, out at local beauty spot Dedham Heights, a bearded woman has been found brutally murdered.
For a sulky chauvinist like O’Hara, the fact that Chief Inspector Wentmore is a woman herself is bad enough. But she has secrets, too, and a past that seems inextricably linked with the murders that soon threaten to tear his world apart.
A psychopathic killer is on the loose, with a thirst for Biblical vengeance and under-age girls. But as the body count rises, O’Hara begins to fear that the monster they are hunting for may be closer to home than anyone dares imagine…
For a sulky chauvinist like O’Hara, the fact that Chief Inspector Wentmore is a woman herself is bad enough. But she has secrets, too, and a past that seems inextricably linked with the murders that soon threaten to tear his world apart.
A psychopathic killer is on the loose, with a thirst for Biblical vengeance and under-age girls. But as the body count rises, O’Hara begins to fear that the monster they are hunting for may be closer to home than anyone dares imagine…
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First published May 3, 2013
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August 18, 2013
Thoroughly enjoyed this novel. What an accomplished crime fiction debut!
The story rattles along at a good pace, the characters seem like real people (particularly O'Hara!) and the author successfully concealed whodunnit from me. I hate that. No, not really. It's part of what makes a great novel. The guessing shouldn't be too easy or it takes all the fun out of it. No danger of that here. Well done, Mr Alexander. Totally deserving of five stars! Please hurry up with the next.
The story rattles along at a good pace, the characters seem like real people (particularly O'Hara!) and the author successfully concealed whodunnit from me. I hate that. No, not really. It's part of what makes a great novel. The guessing shouldn't be too easy or it takes all the fun out of it. No danger of that here. Well done, Mr Alexander. Totally deserving of five stars! Please hurry up with the next.
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