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DI Marc Fagan #4
The Dead Remember: A forty year old mystery. A First Minister with secrets to protect.
When the body of Assembly Member Alwyn Collier is found near the town of Blaenavon, Detective Inspector Marc Fagan is drawn into a complex mystery stretching back decades.
Collier was under investigation by a Senedd committee following damning allegations about his senior staff. However, all is not what it seems as Fagan peels away layers of the mystery.
As the investigation deepens, Fagan discovers that Collier may have uncovered fresh evidence linked to an unsolved double murder that happened nearly forty years ago, during the miners’ strike.
Fagan’s investigation is hampered by an overbearing Chief Detective Superintendent, determined to put him off the investigation. And a corrupt First Minister, whose ambition for Welsh independence border on obsessive.
Collier was under investigation by a Senedd committee following damning allegations about his senior staff. However, all is not what it seems as Fagan peels away layers of the mystery.
As the investigation deepens, Fagan discovers that Collier may have uncovered fresh evidence linked to an unsolved double murder that happened nearly forty years ago, during the miners’ strike.
Fagan’s investigation is hampered by an overbearing Chief Detective Superintendent, determined to put him off the investigation. And a corrupt First Minister, whose ambition for Welsh independence border on obsessive.
311 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2024
About the author
Jason Chapman
92 books44 followersWelsh thriller writer Jason Chapman lives in the small market town of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire.
Jason has eight books currently on sale and has had growing success through the years with science fiction, political fiction and conspiracy fiction.
In 2023 Jason is due to release his first crime fiction series. Set in south Wales, the series will feature Detective Inspector Marc Fagan.
Jason has eight books currently on sale and has had growing success through the years with science fiction, political fiction and conspiracy fiction.
In 2023 Jason is due to release his first crime fiction series. Set in south Wales, the series will feature Detective Inspector Marc Fagan.
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September 4, 2024
Brilliant!
DI Marc Fagan returns for a forthcoming thrilling story. Author Jason Chapman follows the same pattern of the earlier books where alternating chapters switch from events of the past to the present day. He uses factionalism versions of events in South Wales during the 1984/85 Miners Strike and the lasting effects of it that are still present today. This is a similar story to that e pressed in the two series of the UK television drams Sherwood.
I was brought up in a mining community, but I didn't live there at the time of the strike, though I had several friends who were involved. As such, I really related to this book, being able to relate to both sides of the views expressed in this book.
It is extremely well written. Yes, as other reviewers have stated, there are some proofreading and editing issues, but these don't distract from this fast-moving
A though provking book that deals with the events of an important time in the UK's recent history.
DI Marc Fagan returns for a forthcoming thrilling story. Author Jason Chapman follows the same pattern of the earlier books where alternating chapters switch from events of the past to the present day. He uses factionalism versions of events in South Wales during the 1984/85 Miners Strike and the lasting effects of it that are still present today. This is a similar story to that e pressed in the two series of the UK television drams Sherwood.
I was brought up in a mining community, but I didn't live there at the time of the strike, though I had several friends who were involved. As such, I really related to this book, being able to relate to both sides of the views expressed in this book.
It is extremely well written. Yes, as other reviewers have stated, there are some proofreading and editing issues, but these don't distract from this fast-moving
A though provking book that deals with the events of an important time in the UK's recent history.
June 23, 2025
The UK police caution to those who have been arrested is wrongly quoted every single time in this book. It is done in a way which makes it a nonsense as it omits part of the wording. The correct version is:
"You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence."
For some reason the author omits “ if you do not mention” in every instance which makes no sense
"You do not have to say anything. But it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence."
For some reason the author omits “ if you do not mention” in every instance which makes no sense
July 15, 2024
Good story, needs proofread though
Enjoyed the storyline but please sort out the typos and poor punctiation.
The previous books in the series have had the same issues, but it gets worse as the series goes on.
Enjoyed the storyline but please sort out the typos and poor punctiation.
The previous books in the series have had the same issues, but it gets worse as the series goes on.
June 15, 2024
The typos get worse as the series moves on!
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