Dead Heat

Henry Christie #7

by Nick Oldham

Detective Inspector Henry Christie has been suspended from duty. He's spending quality time with his family, and is enjoying being reconciled with wife Kate, but at heart he's bored - and itching to get back into the fray. So when the attractive and wealthy mother of one of his daughter's horse-riding friends asks him to investigate the bizarre mutilation of some of the family's bloodstock, Christie agrees - against his better judgement. He soon finds himself running down dead ends as he discovers that John Lloyd Wickson, Charlotte's father and local multi-millionaire, has enemies in high places. As Henry starts to ask some probing questions he finds himself caught up in a web of corruption and intrigue much wider and more complex than anything he had envisaged . . .

301 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Nick Oldham was born in Belthorn, Lancashire, in 1956. He has been a police officer since the age of nineteen, spending the majority of his service in operational roles, before retiring in 2005. He lives with his partner, Belinda, on the outskirts of Preston.

Reviews

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This author is new to me
Pleasantly surprised!
I like Henry Christie
Brave and smart. He’s straight arrow..suspended as a detective at the moment for some silly legal reason. He takes the time off to get back into shape
When a wealthy lady asks him for help..she is the parent of a girl, Charlotte, who takes riding lessons with his daughter, Leanne.
Story full of bad guys..thankfully, they all die. He has to bend truth a little for how one of the bad guys died but it actually was justified

[Dave Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic Read. Oldham at his best

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another cracking read. Looking back I note than none of the Henry Christie series had taken me more than 48 hours to read. Just cannot put them down!!!!

[Gary K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read as usual