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Chasing Monsters
The first thrilling book in the Will Scott series.
In a sleepy northern seaside resort, The Eastborough Police Force is shocked into action when a heavily mutilated body is found in a quiet suburb. Murder rarely happens in these parts. Within a short space of time, the body count begins to rise rapidly, as a serial killer runs amok.
DI Will Scott is tasked with finding the murderer. In so doing he treads paths he never expected to traverse and uncovers a web of deceit where no one can be trusted.
The killer relentlessly continues to strike terror across the community, but without warning, the killing ground changes. Where will the killer strike next …?
In a sleepy northern seaside resort, The Eastborough Police Force is shocked into action when a heavily mutilated body is found in a quiet suburb. Murder rarely happens in these parts. Within a short space of time, the body count begins to rise rapidly, as a serial killer runs amok.
DI Will Scott is tasked with finding the murderer. In so doing he treads paths he never expected to traverse and uncovers a web of deceit where no one can be trusted.
The killer relentlessly continues to strike terror across the community, but without warning, the killing ground changes. Where will the killer strike next …?
389 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 4, 2018
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About the author
Paul Harrison
32 books5 followersPaul Harrison has spent much of his professional life working within the UK’s criminal justice system, primarily as a police officer. Working closely with the now-defunct FBI Behavioural Science Unit in Quantico, he gained a unique and remarkable insight into the minds of some of the world’s most violent criminals. His conversation portfolio reads like a Who’s Who of murderers. As an author, he’s penned thirty-three traditionally published books (mainly true crime) and completed his first novel last year. A seasoned event speaker, Paul is popular across the entire crime genre (fiction and non-fiction). He’s in discussion with several TV production companies across the globe for future Crime related television series. Paul currently lives in Leeds.
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October 15, 2018
Wow!
*clears throat*
Apologies, peeps. Y’all know I’m normally more verbose than this, but I am sitting here stunned. I feel like the wind has been knocked right out of me, but in a good way *snorts* Does that statement, in any way, make sense?
Chasing Monsters is, quite simply, one of the best police-procedural crime thrillers I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Hmm, maybe pleasure isn’t the right adjective to use here - for obvious reasons. Because, let me tell you, the author does not hold back on detailing the killings.
Note to self: as one has an over-active imagination, it may be best for your future sleep to read this author’s next book during the day, and not directly before bed #nuffsaid
The blurb only gives a tantalising tease of the story within. This book will make you question exactly what justice means to you. Cryptic, I know!
I’m sure we all like to think we have a little bit of Poirot in us as we read, using our ‘little grey cells’ to try and deduce who the perpetrator(s) are whilst trying to ascertain the motives behind the killings. Did I have theories? Pfft, this is me we’re talking about - my theories had theories.
What was that? Was I right? Puh-lease. Like I’m going to tell you that here *smirks*
Like all good fictional detectives, DI Will Scott is not perfect. He has his flaws but has an inbuilt integrity at his core and a dogged determination to do the right thing and catch the bad guy.
I loved getting to know him in this first book and of those around him. Including his family, and especially his DS, Daisy Wright. I think we have just scratched the surface of these complex characters and I can’t wait to uncover more of their layers in the next book.
Filled with heart-pounding suspense that’ll have you simultaneously scared and desperate to turn the pages, Chasing Monsters is a story that will stay with you long after the book has been closed.
*clears throat*
Apologies, peeps. Y’all know I’m normally more verbose than this, but I am sitting here stunned. I feel like the wind has been knocked right out of me, but in a good way *snorts* Does that statement, in any way, make sense?
Chasing Monsters is, quite simply, one of the best police-procedural crime thrillers I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Hmm, maybe pleasure isn’t the right adjective to use here - for obvious reasons. Because, let me tell you, the author does not hold back on detailing the killings.
Note to self: as one has an over-active imagination, it may be best for your future sleep to read this author’s next book during the day, and not directly before bed #nuffsaid
The blurb only gives a tantalising tease of the story within. This book will make you question exactly what justice means to you. Cryptic, I know!
I’m sure we all like to think we have a little bit of Poirot in us as we read, using our ‘little grey cells’ to try and deduce who the perpetrator(s) are whilst trying to ascertain the motives behind the killings. Did I have theories? Pfft, this is me we’re talking about - my theories had theories.
What was that? Was I right? Puh-lease. Like I’m going to tell you that here *smirks*
Like all good fictional detectives, DI Will Scott is not perfect. He has his flaws but has an inbuilt integrity at his core and a dogged determination to do the right thing and catch the bad guy.
I loved getting to know him in this first book and of those around him. Including his family, and especially his DS, Daisy Wright. I think we have just scratched the surface of these complex characters and I can’t wait to uncover more of their layers in the next book.
Filled with heart-pounding suspense that’ll have you simultaneously scared and desperate to turn the pages, Chasing Monsters is a story that will stay with you long after the book has been closed.
May 8, 2019
Not a bad story, though it stretched credulity once or twice. The typos and grammatical errors were quite distracting, and sentence construction and writing style seemed amateurish. The old creative writing chestnut of "show, don't tell" is a lesson that needs to be learned here.
October 14, 2018
"You think you know your neighbours, but are they who they seem?"
As a fan of true crime and fictional crime about serial killers, the plot of the story definitely captured my interest, but when I saw the arresting book cover and read Mr. Harrison's profile, it solidified my decision to read and review this book and it didn't disappoint.
Time is running out for Detective Chief Inspector Will Scott who is appointed lead detective of a serial murder case filled with the ghastly butchery of pedophiles. The killer is racking up bodies faster than the Eastborough Police Force can keep up with and not only is Will's integrity and reputation on the line, but his faith in justice is in doubt.
"Detective Chief Inspector Scott is the detective every individual in the country would want to investigate such crimes."
The murders take the reader from DCI Scott's hometown of Bridlington to London and Miami. Harrison's characters are well-developed and believable. The protagonist, DCI Will Scott, displays his personal and ruthless determination to find the killer and reveals his gentler side as a good husband and father. The antagonist, "The Paedo Preyer", is presented as a person with God-like tendencies who feels obligated to be the one to torture and murder pedophiles on behalf of sexually abused victims everywhere.
The story is face-paced and continuously provides twists and turns to keep the reader interested. With Harrison's background investigating violent criminals I can only imagine the confessions he's heard that are likely as explicit and gruesome as they are in this crime thriller. A book I recommend highly.
As a fan of true crime and fictional crime about serial killers, the plot of the story definitely captured my interest, but when I saw the arresting book cover and read Mr. Harrison's profile, it solidified my decision to read and review this book and it didn't disappoint.
Time is running out for Detective Chief Inspector Will Scott who is appointed lead detective of a serial murder case filled with the ghastly butchery of pedophiles. The killer is racking up bodies faster than the Eastborough Police Force can keep up with and not only is Will's integrity and reputation on the line, but his faith in justice is in doubt.
"Detective Chief Inspector Scott is the detective every individual in the country would want to investigate such crimes."
The murders take the reader from DCI Scott's hometown of Bridlington to London and Miami. Harrison's characters are well-developed and believable. The protagonist, DCI Will Scott, displays his personal and ruthless determination to find the killer and reveals his gentler side as a good husband and father. The antagonist, "The Paedo Preyer", is presented as a person with God-like tendencies who feels obligated to be the one to torture and murder pedophiles on behalf of sexually abused victims everywhere.
The story is face-paced and continuously provides twists and turns to keep the reader interested. With Harrison's background investigating violent criminals I can only imagine the confessions he's heard that are likely as explicit and gruesome as they are in this crime thriller. A book I recommend highly.
May 26, 2019
Totally agree with the review above (Will T). Really enjoyed the story but this book was filled with printing/grammatical errors which was very distracting. It prevented me from fully immersing myself in the story as there are errors in nearly every few pages of the book. I would love to continue reading the rest of the series but if there are going to be the same issue with errors I'm not sure I can read them as this really annoyed me with this book.
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