Death at Dead Man's Stake

A life or death decision leads Sergeant Jessica Raker to swap the Metropolitan Police for trouble up north, but old enemies are on her tail . . .

"The build-up of tension is ominous and terrifying . . . Oldham has produced a superb first book in his new series. Readers who like their police procedurals gritty, violent, twisty, and tense will love it" Booklist Starred Review

A split-second decision has life-changing consequences for Metropolitan Police firearms officer Jessica Raker when she fatally wounds the son of a notorious organized crime chief during a robbery in Greenwich - and discovers her husband has been having an affair.

With her career, her marriage and her life in danger, Jess is sent back to her home town of Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley to take up a sergeant role in Lancashire police. But as she throws herself into dealing with a hostage situation up on Dead Man's Stake Farm and a body discovered in a reservoir on her first day, her enemies are plotting their revenge - and they're closer than she thinks . . .

The build-up of tension is ominous and terrifying . . . Oldham has produced a superb first book in his new series. Readers who like their police procedurals gritty, violent, twisty, and tense will love it Booklist Starred Review
Suspenseful . . . Oldham heightens the tension Kirkus Reviews
This is a brutal, gutwrenching read with a roller-coaster ride of a plot, full of suspense and vividly portrayed characters Booklist on Death Ride
Riveting . . . A nail-biting level of suspense Publishers Weekly on Death Ride
Oldham continues to push the envelope Kirkus Reviews on Death Ride
This edge-of-the seat narrative, with constantly ratcheting tension, features a twist-a-minute plot and a thoroughly unexpected shock ending Booklist on Tranfusion
Understated exposition and violent set pieces, all professionally handled throughout Kirkus Reviews on Transfusion
Fans of Oldham's Henry Christie series will already know to expect an action-packed, violence-filled, edge-of-the-seat thriller, while readers not yet familiar with this excellent series have a real treat in store . . . A meaty plot full of white-knuckle suspense makes this a cracking-good read b>Booklist on Bad Timing
Taut . . . Fully realized characters complement the well-crafted plot. Oldham shows no signs of losing steam' Publishers Weekly on Bad Timing

Nick Oldham is the author of the acclaimed Henry Christie series and the Steve Flynn thrillers. He is a retired police inspector, who served in the force from the age of nineteen. Death at Dead Man's Stake is the first book in the Jessica Raker series.

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