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KILLING ON COMMAND: A Gripping British Crime Thriller with a Relentless Detective and a Killer Hiding in Plain Sight
A murder in front of a crowd.
A killer no one saw.
When a man is brutally killed during a war reenactment in rural Kent, the line between performance and reality shatters in an instant.
The victim lies dead in uniform.
The crowd is still watching.
And the killer has vanished without a trace.
DCI David Garrick is called in to lead an investigation where everyone saw something—but no one saw enough.
Because this wasn’t random.
It was planned.
Staged.
Executed in plain sight.
As Garrick and his team dig into the tight-knit world of re-enactors—where loyalty runs deep and grudges run deeper—it becomes clear the killer is closer than anyone thinks...
Because some shadows don’t fade— they wait.
“M.G. Cole is a brilliant new addition to the echelon of British crimewriters.”
PETER JAMES, author of the bestselling 'Grace' novels.
"Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice."
PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels.
What Readers are
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Holy crap what a way to end a book!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn’t put it down!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you want to get in at the beginning of a good series, this is the one!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't wait to read the next in the series
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A refreshing change.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Will keep you guessing till the last pages and thinking after the ink is dry!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The debut novel in an enthralling series
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Promising “one more chapter before turning the lights off won’t be enough…”
A killer no one saw.
When a man is brutally killed during a war reenactment in rural Kent, the line between performance and reality shatters in an instant.
The victim lies dead in uniform.
The crowd is still watching.
And the killer has vanished without a trace.
DCI David Garrick is called in to lead an investigation where everyone saw something—but no one saw enough.
Because this wasn’t random.
It was planned.
Staged.
Executed in plain sight.
As Garrick and his team dig into the tight-knit world of re-enactors—where loyalty runs deep and grudges run deeper—it becomes clear the killer is closer than anyone thinks...
Because some shadows don’t fade— they wait.
“M.G. Cole is a brilliant new addition to the echelon of British crimewriters.”
PETER JAMES, author of the bestselling 'Grace' novels.
"Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice."
PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels.
What Readers are
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Holy crap what a way to end a book!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn’t put it down!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you want to get in at the beginning of a good series, this is the one!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't wait to read the next in the series
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A refreshing change.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Will keep you guessing till the last pages and thinking after the ink is dry!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The debut novel in an enthralling series
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Promising “one more chapter before turning the lights off won’t be enough…”
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Published May 29, 2026
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