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Thomas Hutton #3
The Blood That Stains Your Hands
The HAUNTING of DS HUTTON has begun...
A young girl stands silently at a window in the dead of night.A stained-glass Jesus in blue looks down upon a lost church.A woman hangs by the neck from a bridge, the wings of an angel on her back.A teenage boy lies in a bath, the water turned blood red.Four congregations have been told to unite, with unholy consequences. One by one the victims fall, as DS Hutton and DCI Taylor are drawn into the troubled and duplicitous world of the church, its numbers crumbling, those left behind fighting over the scraps of diminishing power. A biblical prophecy will play out, the blood of zealots will run, and the ghosts of Hutton's past will become the waking nightmares of his present...“Douglas Lindsay is someone deserving to be spoken of as a master.” SHOTS MAGAZINE“Lindsay is an underrated writer with an eccentric, blisteringly satirical voice.” SUNDAY EXPRESS“A master of comic crime.” SCOTTISH FIELD“One of the rising stars of tartan noir.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A young girl stands silently at a window in the dead of night.A stained-glass Jesus in blue looks down upon a lost church.A woman hangs by the neck from a bridge, the wings of an angel on her back.A teenage boy lies in a bath, the water turned blood red.Four congregations have been told to unite, with unholy consequences. One by one the victims fall, as DS Hutton and DCI Taylor are drawn into the troubled and duplicitous world of the church, its numbers crumbling, those left behind fighting over the scraps of diminishing power. A biblical prophecy will play out, the blood of zealots will run, and the ghosts of Hutton's past will become the waking nightmares of his present...“Douglas Lindsay is someone deserving to be spoken of as a master.” SHOTS MAGAZINE“Lindsay is an underrated writer with an eccentric, blisteringly satirical voice.” SUNDAY EXPRESS“A master of comic crime.” SCOTTISH FIELD“One of the rising stars of tartan noir.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
- GenresCrime
335 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 15, 2014
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April 11, 2018
Looking for dry wit, sarcasm and a hint of don't give a..........
Detective Hutton is an eye opener in police centre procedural....great one liners, dry wit and sarcasm thrown in.....3 books in the series and each one is better than then the next, great side characters that bring out he best in Hutton......
Where's the rest of the series? Surely Hutton is not done and dusted, there's too much cynicism in him to end !!!!!!
Detective Hutton is an eye opener in police centre procedural....great one liners, dry wit and sarcasm thrown in.....3 books in the series and each one is better than then the next, great side characters that bring out he best in Hutton......
Where's the rest of the series? Surely Hutton is not done and dusted, there's too much cynicism in him to end !!!!!!
January 8, 2015
The third hutton book follows on from the previous two with the troubled detective part of a murder investigation that he's not mentally fit to be part of. This is more of the same but didn't make me throw the kindle down at times like plague of crows did.(still struggle to jog past areas full of crows haha). if you liked the first two then carry on as you should like this.
June 3, 2015
Loved it
March 5, 2015
excellent series--very dark and explicit, but good.
November 11, 2021
DS Hutton is still a self-destructive alcoholic and sex addict, but this third book in Lindsay's Hutton series focuses on a somewhat less sensational premise then the previous "Plague of Crows." There is a bit of the supernatural involved here, perhaps borrowing a bit from Lindsay's "Barney Thomson" series. And we finally learn a bit more about Hutton's personal ghosts. The ending sets us up for the next book, with the question of whether Hutton has undergone any long-range healing from his first real romantic encounter of the series. Time will tell ...
November 20, 2019
This quy is am amazing author. I have loved all his books, his writing is awesome, it's quirky, funny and serious at the same time. Their is always murder and affairs and the main character is always loveable even with his faults. You won't be able to put his books down. Well done Douglas hope there is much more to come.
February 7, 2021
Third One is a Charm
This is the third book in this series and I read them all wham bam thank you ma'am in a row. I can say without a doubt that I thoroughly enjoyed all of them. They don't have to be read in order but there is an occasional comment about the previous case just so you know.
This is the third book in this series and I read them all wham bam thank you ma'am in a row. I can say without a doubt that I thoroughly enjoyed all of them. They don't have to be read in order but there is an occasional comment about the previous case just so you know.
June 11, 2020
Has to be a five star for the entertainment and the laugh-out-loud moments that Tom Hutton's actions provoke. Thank you.
February 7, 2021
Not as exciting as first two
But I am ready to read number four and perhaps the Barry series. I like this guy. Want to spend more time in his worlds.
But I am ready to read number four and perhaps the Barry series. I like this guy. Want to spend more time in his worlds.
March 2, 2021
The quiet ones are always the worst!
Enjoyed this book. Makes me glad I don't to church though. It is a dark but amusing read with a good storyline.
Enjoyed this book. Makes me glad I don't to church though. It is a dark but amusing read with a good storyline.
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