Stop Dead (A DI Geraldine Steel Thriller Book 5): 3 - Softcover

Leigh Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842438581 ISBN 13: 9781842438589

Publisher: No Exit Press, 2013

Synopsis

Finalist for The People"s Book Prize

"UNMISSABLE" - LEE CHILD * "A RARE TALENT" - DAILY MAIL * "BRILLIANT" - JEFFERY DEAVER

When a successful businessman is the victim of a vicious murder, all evidence points to his wife and her young lover. But then the victim"s business partner suffers a similarly brutal fate and when yet another body is discovered, seemingly unrelated, the police are baffled. The only clue is DNA that leads them to two women: one dead, the other in prison.

With rumours growing of a serial killer in the city, the pressure to solve the case is high. But can Geraldine find the killer before there"s yet another deadly attack?

"Stop Dead is a whodunit of the highest order" - CrimeSquad

For fans of Mark Billingham, Angela Marsons and Peter James

Look out for more DI Geraldine Steel investigations in Cut Short, Road Closed, Dead End, Death Bed, Stop Dead, Fatal Act, Killer Plan, Murder Ring, Deadly Alibi, Class Murder and Death Rope

Don"t miss the DI Ian Peterson series: Cold Sacrifice, Race to Death and Blood Axe

About this title

Review:

"A well written, a well-researched, and a well-constructed whodunit... A character with a lot more to tell, and one we will be happy to journey with for many books to come. Highly recommended. --Mystery People

"As in her previous work, Russell delivers highly efficient prose, achieving the momentum of such earlier books as Cut Short." --Crime Time

"A rare talent." --Daily Mail

"Impressively dependable" --The Times

"Unmissable" --Lee Child

"A brilliant talent." --Jeffery Deaver

"Taut and compelling." --Peter James

As in her previous work, Russell delivers highly efficient prose, achieving the momentum of such earlier books as Cut Short. --Crime Time

A well written, a well-researched, and a well-constructed whodunit...A character with a lot more to tell, and one we will be happy to journey with for many books to come. Highly recommended. --Mystery People

About the Author:

Leigh Russell studied at the University of Kent, gaining a Masters degree in English. For many years a secondary school English teacher, she is a creative writing tutor for adults. She is married, has two daughters, and lives in North West London. Her first novel, Cut Short, was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award in 2010. This was followed by Road Closed, Dead End, Death Bed, Stop Dead and Fatal Act, in the Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel series. Cold Sacrifice is the first title in a spin off series featuring Geraldine Steel's sergeant, Ian Peterson.

About this edition

• Publisher: No Exit Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1842438581
• ISBN 13: 9781842438589
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384