Death at Dead Man's Stake

Name: Death at Dead Man's Stake
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Nick Oldham
ISBN: 9781399188814

Author: Nick Oldham

Series: Jessica Raker #1

Narrator: Claire Storey

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd

Published: 02/01/2025

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

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 . . .

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicole on September 01, 2024

Great book! I can't wait to read the rest of this series when it comes out! Note: Will have a longer review later.......more

Goodreads review by Roger on June 18, 2024

I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC in return for an honest review. Here it is. Nick Oldham is a proven master storyteller and fans of his Henry Christie books are in for a real treat with Death at Dead Man's Stake. Oldham has started a completely new series with new characters which are so refr......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on September 03, 2024

Life for Metropolitan Police firearms officer Jessica Raker has been satisfying professionally, perhaps not personally. Her son is still young but her daughter has become a recalcitrant teenager and she and her husband not longer share the closeness they once had. Life becomes more complicated when......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on June 20, 2024

The first book in a new crime series following police sergeant Jess Raker who is the target of an organised crime gang out for revenge following the killing of one of their sons during an armed robbery. Jessica is forced to move back north for the safety of her and her family. Once there she is quic......more

Goodreads review by Annie on October 02, 2024

A new police procedural series with a strong female main police sergeant. Jessica is part of the firearms squad in London when she kills a gangster after a robbery. After a short time in admin, she is moved to the Ribble valley in Lancashire to run a police station. The area where she grew up. Her f......more