They murdered his brother. Now Spicer will have vengeance.
In this tense crime thriller, Jon receives the phone call he has long dreaded. His wild younger brother has been found dead: murdered and horribly mutilated. Jon hoped he could steer Dave away from his drug-fuelled, self-destructive fate, but now must face the fact he failed.
Burning with anger, the maverick Manchester detective heads to the town where Dave’s body was discovered, determined to find the killer and make them pay for taking his brother’s life.
Meanwhile, Dave’s young girlfriend, Zoe, is trapped in an inner-city hell. Vulnerable, destitute and now alone, she is being hunted by a vicious criminal Dave was in debt to.
Arriving in the Peak District, Jon realises the truth of his brother’s murder lies in two places: out on the bleak moors overlooking the secretive rural town and back in Manchester, with a frightened girl trapped somewhere among its mass of imposing tower-blocks.
Chris Simms: nominated for the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year and CWA Daggers!
Praise for Chris Simms’ novels
‘Another gripping thriller from a master of the craft.’ (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY)
‘Definitely a talent to watch. A rising star.’ (THE BOOKSELLER)
‘A must-read for all those who enjoy top-quality crime fiction.’ (SHOTS MAGAZINE)
‘Chris Simms has been quietly building one of the best police procedural series in this country.’ (CATHOLIC HERALD)
Some Amazon reader reviews for The Edge
‘Brilliant! The best book so far! Chris makes it so easy to engage with every single character.’ ★★★★★
‘Unputdownable, and that’s not happened to me for a while with a book so I’m thankful to Chris for getting me back into good books.’ ★★★★★
‘This series gets better with each book. The story line is good and the descriptions very realistic.’ ★★★★★
‘Love DI Spicer!!!! Off to buy the next!!!!’ ★★★★★
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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