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Archer and Baines #5
Too Long Gone
THE BAD GUYS ARE KILLING EACH OTHER. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE.
After an explosion rips through a block of flats in a Buckinghamshire town, investigators make a grisly discovery. Even as DI Lizzie Archer, DS Dan Baines and their team attempt to identify the body that has lain buried in concrete for more than a decade, a much fresher corpse turns up on the notorious Northfields Estate. Reading gangster Kit Meredith looks like the first victim in a cross-county gang war that threatens to use Aylesbury Vale as its battleground.
As Archer and Baines struggle with both cases, and the body count rises, they have to face personal demons and make tough choices, with the stakes higher than they've ever been.
Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Elizabeth George and Gillian Hamer.
After an explosion rips through a block of flats in a Buckinghamshire town, investigators make a grisly discovery. Even as DI Lizzie Archer, DS Dan Baines and their team attempt to identify the body that has lain buried in concrete for more than a decade, a much fresher corpse turns up on the notorious Northfields Estate. Reading gangster Kit Meredith looks like the first victim in a cross-county gang war that threatens to use Aylesbury Vale as its battleground.
As Archer and Baines struggle with both cases, and the body count rises, they have to face personal demons and make tough choices, with the stakes higher than they've ever been.
Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Elizabeth George and Gillian Hamer.
353 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2019
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About the author
Dave Sivers
13 books23 followersDave is a British crime writer and the creator of the popular Archer and Baines series set in Buckinghamshire's Aylesbury Vale and the gripping new series featuring West Hertfordshire's DI Nathan Quarrel.
Dave grew up in West London. In the course of his erstwhile day job he moonlighted as a nightclub bouncer, a bookmaker's clerk, and as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines. He also gained prizes and publication with his short fiction and, along the way, picked up a First Class Honours Degree from the Open University.
His first published novels were two 'crime fantasies' featuring the personal inquisitor Lowmar Dashiel, and his first contemporary crime novel was Book One in the Archer and Baines series, The Scars Beneath the Soul.
To date, he has published nine novels and a small collection of short stories. He has also contributed to anthologies and is especially proud to be among the 30 authors featured in Noir From the Bar, profits from which go to NHS charities. He is a co-founder of the BeaconLit book festival which takes place annually in Buckinghamshire, where he now lives with his wife.
davesivers.co.uk
Dave grew up in West London. In the course of his erstwhile day job he moonlighted as a nightclub bouncer, a bookmaker's clerk, and as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines. He also gained prizes and publication with his short fiction and, along the way, picked up a First Class Honours Degree from the Open University.
His first published novels were two 'crime fantasies' featuring the personal inquisitor Lowmar Dashiel, and his first contemporary crime novel was Book One in the Archer and Baines series, The Scars Beneath the Soul.
To date, he has published nine novels and a small collection of short stories. He has also contributed to anthologies and is especially proud to be among the 30 authors featured in Noir From the Bar, profits from which go to NHS charities. He is a co-founder of the BeaconLit book festival which takes place annually in Buckinghamshire, where he now lives with his wife.
davesivers.co.uk
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May 15, 2020
Brilliant!
I love the Archer and Baines books. We get to delve further and further into the different characters with each book.
The stories are fantastically composed. This one really did come with a twist.
I'm always ready for the next book
I love the Archer and Baines books. We get to delve further and further into the different characters with each book.
The stories are fantastically composed. This one really did come with a twist.
I'm always ready for the next book
March 21, 2021
Great
Great follow up to the last book I recommend this if your a fan of Archer and Baines I'll be looking forward to the next book
Great follow up to the last book I recommend this if your a fan of Archer and Baines I'll be looking forward to the next book
August 25, 2019
His writing improves with each book
I enjoyed this book as much if not more than Dave’s previous ones.
He has certainly set the scene for some excitement in his next novel.
If I had a slight criticism it would be that I’d have liked a bit more depth to the personal areas of Baines’ life. What happened to him in his past has never been given much detail. Perhaps that is a book for the future. Will there be a resolution?
I enjoyed this book as much if not more than Dave’s previous ones.
He has certainly set the scene for some excitement in his next novel.
If I had a slight criticism it would be that I’d have liked a bit more depth to the personal areas of Baines’ life. What happened to him in his past has never been given much detail. Perhaps that is a book for the future. Will there be a resolution?
September 9, 2019
Cracking Read
Yet another good plot. Lots of twists and turns. Worth 5 stars. Keeps you hooked till the end. More Please.
Yet another good plot. Lots of twists and turns. Worth 5 stars. Keeps you hooked till the end. More Please.
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