A lethal assassin is at large – and his target is Spicer
Maverick Manchester detective, Jon Spicer, is investigating the brutal slayings of several Russian asylum-seekers. As he delves deeper into the case, MI5 warns him to back off, but Jon is determined to find the truth – especially once he suspects a link to the series of heart-wrenching notes being washed-up on the British coast.
No one knows who wrote them – or when – but each note forms part of a harrowing account of someone trying to survive at sea on a makeshift raft.
As Jon gets closer to cracking the mystery, he realises – too late – he’s now the target of a highly trained assassin who will do anything to keep a deadly secret hidden.
Chris Simms: nominated for the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year and CWA Daggers!
Praise for Chris Simms’ novels
‘Chris Simms has been quietly building one of the best police procedural series in this country.’ (CATHOLIC HERALD)
‘Well-researched, pacey and engaging.’ (THE GUARDIAN)
‘Simms has written a gritty novel that grips from start to finish. I just couldn’t put it down.’ (HORRORSCOPE)
‘An absolutely ace British police procedural.’ (IRISH INDEPENDENT)
‘After many years of reviewing crime fiction, it’s not often my jaded nerves get actually, physically jangled.’ (MORNING STAR)
‘An intricate plot is enhanced by good writing and human sympathy. Highly recommended.’ (LITERARY REVIEW)
Some Amazon reader reviews for Cut Adrift
‘This is a brilliantly written, great story to rival other more well-known books in the genre.’ ★★★★★
‘Simms weaves a fantastic tale full of intrigue which kept me page turning for most of a five hour flight.’ ★★★★★
‘The story is as unusual as it is riveting and it keeps you avidly turning the pages all the way to the unexpected dénouement.’ ★★★★★
‘Well for me this series just get better and better. It ended up being a late night as I kept thinking, just one more chapter, and then I just had to finish the book.’ ★★★★★
About the Author
Chris Simms has worked in airports, nightclubs, post offices and telesales centres. After travelling around the world he settled near Manchester – where he now scribbles away in a cosy garden shed with a dainty little lurcher lying at his feet.
Along with nominations for the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year award and Crime Writers’ Association Daggers (for his novels and short stories), Chris was selected by Waterstone’s as one of their ‘25 Authors For The Future’.
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