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Bales & Co : A Financial Crime Thriller Series
Peter ‘Bales’ Bailey uncovers financial crime for a living. He’s very good at it.
Saying no to Katie, a feisty personal trainer with a tax problem? Less so.
Katie’s brother is involved in something far nastier than late tax returns. Something people are willing to kill for. And now- through a mix of bad luck and worse judgement - so is Bales.
Dragged from Cambridge’s quiet boardrooms into corners of the city he never knew existed, Bales is about to learn a hard truth. Being brilliant with numbers offers very little protection when people want you dead.
Bales & Co is a sharp financial thriller set in Cambridge, England - perfect for fans of LEE CHILD, JOHN GRISHAM, MICHAEL CONNELLY, HARLAN COBEN and JOHN SANDFORD.
Book 3 - “No Reconciliation" Coming May 2026.
Saying no to Katie, a feisty personal trainer with a tax problem? Less so.
Katie’s brother is involved in something far nastier than late tax returns. Something people are willing to kill for. And now- through a mix of bad luck and worse judgement - so is Bales.
Dragged from Cambridge’s quiet boardrooms into corners of the city he never knew existed, Bales is about to learn a hard truth. Being brilliant with numbers offers very little protection when people want you dead.
Bales & Co is a sharp financial thriller set in Cambridge, England - perfect for fans of LEE CHILD, JOHN GRISHAM, MICHAEL CONNELLY, HARLAN COBEN and JOHN SANDFORD.
Book 3 - “No Reconciliation" Coming May 2026.
315 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 4, 2024
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About the author
Lee Timms
6 books1 followerLee Timms writes thrillers about money, murder, and the occasional missing biscuit tin. His Bales & Co series introduces Peter “Bales” Bailey, a forensic accountant with a Jaguar and too much curiosity, and Katie Taylor, his dynamic partner who knows how to land a punch when audits don’t cut it.
Lee lives near Cambridge with his partner Vanessa and dog Luna, and insists his own accounts are mostly reconciled.
Lee lives near Cambridge with his partner Vanessa and dog Luna, and insists his own accounts are mostly reconciled.
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April 15, 2026
Bales & Co
I saw this book in an email sent to me and with it being set in Cambridge, which is close to where I live, and reading the synopsis made me download it. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and characters. It had quite a lot of action and humour within it. I did think at one point that the ending was a little weak, but the final pages changed my view. I will be looking to download the next in the series. 4.75 out of 5. A good read.
I saw this book in an email sent to me and with it being set in Cambridge, which is close to where I live, and reading the synopsis made me download it. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and characters. It had quite a lot of action and humour within it. I did think at one point that the ending was a little weak, but the final pages changed my view. I will be looking to download the next in the series. 4.75 out of 5. A good read.
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