Straight Back

DSI Jeff Barton Investigation #5

by David Menon

Off duty police officers are being murdered across Greater Manchester. Jeff Barton returns from his trip to see his late wife's relatives in China in a relaxed and refreshed mood but that's soon put to the test. He's used to being under pressure to find answers but this is different. He feels there's a force within the force that doesn't want him and his team to make any progress. But he's a police officer. He solves crimes. He doesn't let anyone deter him from his task no matter who they are and the more he pulls at the thread of information that comes his way the more he believes that the murders are a warning. But from who and for what?
Then a Manchester student who happens to be the son of a prominent politician goes missing. Jeff is certain there's a connection but when he uncovers what that could be he's faced with the biggest challenge of his career.

117 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 6, 2015

About the author

David was born of an English mother and an Indian father, neither of whom brought him up. He spent his childhood in Derby but has since lived all over the UK, and also for several very happy years he lived in Paris. He loves to travel, loves Indian food closely followed by French, he’s into politics and current affairs and all the arts – books, films, TV, theatre, and music. He’s a seriously devoted fan of Stevie Nicks who he calls ‘the voice of my interior world’. When he’s not writing he teaches English to Russian students for a school in St. Petersburg.

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gave 3* basically because it was more like a novella and I think more could have been made of the story.