The Blood Line, Will Shindler
The Blood Line, Will Shindler
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The Blood Line
an absolutely gripping detective crime novel to keep you hooked

Author: Will Shindler

Narrator: Tom Lawrence

Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2023


Synopsis

The next instalment in Will Shindler's critically acclaimed and explosive DI Alex Finn and DC Mattie Paulsen series - a gripping London-set detective story full of twists and turns

An ordinary day. An ordinary street. A gruesome delivery waiting on the doorstep that's going to set off an spine-chilling chain of events...

Claire Beacham returns from a busy day at work to a parcel on her doorstep - no note, no label. As a politician, she's used to being suspicious of anonymous hate mail but today she's too tired to worry. She opens it, finding a gruesome surprise inside. A severed head falls to her kitchen floor; the rich, red drip of blood on her hands.

It is clear to Claire and those around her that this terrifying package is a message. But who sent it, and why?

It's Claire's first delivery - and won't be her last.

DI Finn cannot enjoy the gentle return to his role in the Murder Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police that he planned. Someone is targeting Claire and with every message comes another casualty. With the clock ticking, DI Finn and DC Mattie Paulsen must wade through the depths of the murky political sphere before the bodies start piling up.

Praise for Will Shindler's DI Alex Finn series:

'Riveting' The Sunday Times
'Excellent' Weekend Sport
'Unmissable' Sunday Express Magazine
'Gripping' Heat
'This is the best kind of police procedural' Literary Review

(P)2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Will Shindler

Will Shindler has been a broadcast journalist for the BBC for over twenty-five years, spending a decade working in television drama as a scriptwriter on Born and Bred, The Bill and Doctors. His time on these leading prime time dramas has given him a rich grounding in authentic police procedure, powerful character development and gripping narratives. He currently combines reading the news on BBC Radio London with writing crime novels and has previously worked as a television presenter for HTV, a sports reporter for BBC Radio Five Live, and one of the stadium presenters at the London Olympics. He is the writer of The Burning Men, The Killing Choice and The Hunting Ground. The fourth book in the DI Alex Finn series - The Blood Line - will publish in 2023.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on October 24, 2022

4-5 rounded up DI Alex Finn #4 What a good title and most appropriate! This is another well crafted addition to an excellent series. Central to the plot of this one is labour MP Claire Beacham who is sent a parcel whose contents shock everyone to the core. DI Alex Finn returns to work after a six mon......more

Goodreads review by Rob on March 03, 2023

Think of a book caught somewhere between the tv drama Line of Duty and a taut well written detective story and you have an idea of the very clear and highy charged emotional story that is "The Blood Line" After a forced 6 months leave of absence DI Alex Finn is back behind the desk of the job he lov......more

Goodreads review by Karen on June 24, 2023

3.25 / 5 I hated that ending, everything was going smoothly but that ending was like the opposite of a cherry on top. It looked pointless, and seemed unnecessary. I don’t know if I missed something but the ending right at the end didn’t make any sense, which has left me feeling disappointed. The book......more

Goodreads review by Erin on March 19, 2025

(2.5 rounded up) Idiotically, I picked up this book not knowing it was in the middle of a series, lol, making it extremely confusing and hard to follow at points. Along with it being very focused on politics, which I don't really care for. All the murders and deaths are pretty cool and gruesome, thou......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 17, 2023

Book 4 in the fantastic DI Alex Finn series. And the best one so far. When MP Claire Beacham picks up a parcel from her doorstep little does she know how much her life will implode. For inside is the severed head of a man. And that's just the beginning. Do Alex Finn was hoping to ease back into things......more