LIEUTENANT JONATHAN STRIDE - a small
town American cop with a troubled love life whose investigations are
invariably complex and gripping as he confronts scheming killers with a
wild imagination. THE WATCHER is the 4th in the series, with THE BURYING PLACE out in September.
Sarah Broadhurst's view...
One of those lovely, psychological thrillers that harks back to an
early case, digging up all sorts of surprises. I cannot praise it
enough. It is the author’s fourth starring series character Jonathan
Stride and it’s outstanding. With twists at every turn to keep you
totally hooked, it is almost impossible to put down. Not to be missed.
A stunning, clever and unputdownable new Minnesota-based thriller from the masterful pen of a future giant. Lieutenant Jonathan Stride has never forgotten the case that made him decide to join the police force. Back in the 1970s, Laura -- sister of Stride's girlfriend -- was murdered.
The obvious suspect was a vagrant, who slipped through the hands of the police, including Stride's detective hero Roy. Now, though, Stride's looking at the case in a new light. Tish Verdure, an old friend of Laura's, has come home: and she's certain that the killer was a local boy, now an attorney with connections at the highest level.
Stride's soon convinced that there was a deliberate decision to direct the investigation towards a simple solution and away from Tish's suggested perpetrator: but he's also convinced that Tish is hiding a secret about the past. A secret that could have shattering consequences -- including a second murder...
Brian Freeman has sold his thrillers in forty-six countries and seventeen languages. His debut, IMMORAL, won the Macavity Award and was a finalist for the Edgar and Dagger Awards for best first novel. His second novel, STRIPPED, was published to worldwide critical acclaim. Brian and his wife live in Minnesota.
Maxim Jakubowski's view on LIEUTENANT JONATHAN STRIDE...
A small
town American cop with a troubled love life whose investigations are
invariably complex and gripping as he confronts scheming killers with a
wild imagination. THE WATCHER is the 4th in the series, with THE BURYING PLACE out in September 2009.
