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Deadly Acquaintance
A premeditated murder, and forensically aware killer with the edge.
Isabella Beaumont died from horrific injuries. DCI Ash Kennedy and his team are left baffled to find no forensic evidence and no obvious motive. What they do have, is the disturbing fear there is worse to come.
Gabe Duruy is on the opposite side of the law. A charismatic, yet fearsome leader of an organised crime group in East London. He is no stranger to violence, but even he is sickened by the severity of the Beaumont murder.
What he has yet to discover, is by association, there are extremely dangerous intentions hiding in plain sight.
Isabella Beaumont died from horrific injuries. DCI Ash Kennedy and his team are left baffled to find no forensic evidence and no obvious motive. What they do have, is the disturbing fear there is worse to come.
Gabe Duruy is on the opposite side of the law. A charismatic, yet fearsome leader of an organised crime group in East London. He is no stranger to violence, but even he is sickened by the severity of the Beaumont murder.
What he has yet to discover, is by association, there are extremely dangerous intentions hiding in plain sight.
447 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 27, 2019
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About the author
Bobbie Barker
3 books26 followersBobbie Barker grew up in Islington, London. In the 70’s the area had a very different reputation compared to that of today and it is by no coincidence that her genre, is crime.
Bobbie is a survivor of crimes committed against her personally and through her own story, came her inspiration to become a crime writer.
Today, Bobbie Barker is proud to be a mother, a wife, and an author of British Crime Fiction.
Bobbie is a survivor of crimes committed against her personally and through her own story, came her inspiration to become a crime writer.
Today, Bobbie Barker is proud to be a mother, a wife, and an author of British Crime Fiction.
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June 16, 2021
A five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ star thriller!!!!
What can I say, but this to me was a Bloody Great Read.
Gruesome murders are happening and the local Police force are stumped. It’s when the head of the local criminal empire becomes involved that things heat up. He doesn’t like it when things happen in his neck of the woods that he he has no control over. Especially when his love interest gets injured.
Wonderful characters, believable interactions and situations. All of this, blended together to make a first class thriller, in which you’re kept guessing right up to last chapters. That is what makes this a gripping read.
There are books where you can correctly guess the killer way too early. There are also books that drag you through, boring you to death with irrelevant details until the killer is finally announced.
This book is neither. It moves at a pace that is comfortable for a happy reader. The conclusions are given at the right times to keep the reader involved with the ongoing investigations.
A fabulous five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ star read and one in which I would indeed like to see becoming a series, to keep I touch with these characters and see them grow.
What can I say, but this to me was a Bloody Great Read.
Gruesome murders are happening and the local Police force are stumped. It’s when the head of the local criminal empire becomes involved that things heat up. He doesn’t like it when things happen in his neck of the woods that he he has no control over. Especially when his love interest gets injured.
Wonderful characters, believable interactions and situations. All of this, blended together to make a first class thriller, in which you’re kept guessing right up to last chapters. That is what makes this a gripping read.
There are books where you can correctly guess the killer way too early. There are also books that drag you through, boring you to death with irrelevant details until the killer is finally announced.
This book is neither. It moves at a pace that is comfortable for a happy reader. The conclusions are given at the right times to keep the reader involved with the ongoing investigations.
A fabulous five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ star read and one in which I would indeed like to see becoming a series, to keep I touch with these characters and see them grow.
March 30, 2020
What an Amazing Book, this Author ensures you are on the edge of your seat through out the book, from the first page till the last. A real Twist at the end, hated reading the last page, only because it was the end of the book !!! I can't wait to read the next book, please hurry, no other Author keeps me so spell bound whist reading their books. Absolutely Brilliant....Well Done Bobbie Barker, a true Gem in the Crime writing community !!!
January 3, 2020
Fantastic
I couldn't put this book down I was totally engrossed from page one although I did have my suspicions of who the bad guy was pretty early or it didn't take away from the story line I can't wait to read more from this author
I couldn't put this book down I was totally engrossed from page one although I did have my suspicions of who the bad guy was pretty early or it didn't take away from the story line I can't wait to read more from this author
March 18, 2025
I enjoyed this.
Brought for personally knowing the author, however it led me to reading other titles by her.
Thanks
Brought for personally knowing the author, however it led me to reading other titles by her.
Thanks
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