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Reviews for Book #1
★★★★★ "The first in a great new mystery series! - Amazon Reviewer
★★★★★ "Quality crime fiction. Barney Mains is a character of our times, deep and sometimes gruff but immensely likeable" - Amazon Reviewer
★★★★★ "Great mystery story with very likeable characters" - Booksirens Reviewer
★★★★★ "Intriguing start to an unlikely hero. I thoroughly enjoyed the read and am already looking forward to the further adventures of the trio he introduces here." - Goodreads Reviewer
★★★★★ "The characters are quirky and well-written. There are lots of twists and turns throughout... safe to say you'll be turning the pages until the very end"- BookSirens Reviewer
If You Believe in
Second Chances...
Detective Inspector Barney Mains has for years been stuck behind a desk in a dismal corner of Edinburgh Police HQ, a victim of his own determination to do everything by the book.
But in The Detective Wakes, he's stirred to action when he's sent to the South of France.
Barney's only supposed to fly the flag while French police seek a missing British celebrity - but he can't resist the pull of real police work.
Suddenly, he's in the middle of a shocking conspiracy which will lead to murder.
And force him to question the very system he's sworn to serve.
Bloggers on Book #2:
"A thrillingly great read"
"An extraordinary thriller"
"Highly recommended reading"
"Couldn't put it down. 5*"
"A brilliant read!"
"An absolute gripping page turner"
"It's entertaining, sucks you right in from the start, nicely builds up the tempo to a fabulously taut ending and I just love
Barney Mains!"
"A gem of a series!"
There's been a murder. And the only suspect has vanished.
Even his own brother, DI Barney Mains, thinks he's guilty.
But when the missing man's teenage daughter begs Barney to help, he has no choice.
And before long he starts to question whether the criminal brother he hasn't seen for ten years could actually be innocent this time.
It's just that everyone seems to be in an all-fired hurry to pin the killing on him.
Despite there being a pair of highly visible alternative candidates - a tall ex-army type and a sidekick built like a tank.
The trail leads Barney to the South of France and the gated world of the super-rich.
For only there will he discover whether his brother is a killer on the run.
Or the next victim...
Reviews for Book #3
★★★★★"A surprise on every page and a major twist at the end. I have thoroughly enjoyed all three of the Barney Mains mystery series. -Goodreads reviewer
★★★★★"This is a series to be savoured and a writer to be watched and admired. I wouldn't call this a series of whodunnits because there is so much more to this trilogy than that." - Bookbub reviewer
★★★★★"Excellent sub-plots neatly woven together kept me guessing. It's a police procedural with a twist and Jim knows how to do it." - Goodreads reviewer.
★★★★ "This is a masterful, breezy, edge-of-your-seat thriller..." Amazon reviewer.
A serial killer is executed in a courtroom surrounded by police.
Who in their right mind would take such a risk? And why?
But in a South of France being torn apart by anti-British protests and deadly wildfires, nothing is as it seems.
Amidst the chaos, DI Barney Mains must somehow distinguish friend from foe.
For he has been landed with the victim's dying wish.
And it's something he just has to do.
Even if it kills him…
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