The Crossbow Stalker

A Serial Killer Strikes in the Heart of England

De: Tony Bassett

Narrado por: Colin Mace

Midlands police chase a serial killer who inflicts death by the new urban weapon of choice.

Given the targets seem enveloped in love affairs and deceitful liaisons, Chief Inspector Gavin Roscoe suspects a motive of jealousy and revenge. But as the number of victims increases, the connection between them wears thin.

Is it really a broken heart holding the crossbow? And if it's not some crazed Cupid, who has their finger on the trigger?

Plucky Detective Sergeant Sunita Roy doesn't think they are looking in the right places. Yet without evidence, her theory won't hold water. With the help of valiant and besotted DI Tom Vickers, she'll take considerable risks to hunt down the hunter.

Following multiple leads, the duo will need to collar the right suspect, but nothing is quite what it seems in this exciting police procedural full of twists and turns.

The Crossbow Stalker is the second standalone book to feature DCI Roscoe and DS Roy.

©2022 Tony Bassett (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd

Story Excellent

I could not believe so many negative reviews. I have thoroughly enjoyed this series. I hope there will be more. The characters are well developed and the plot quite different from most mysteries.

Good characters and plot twist

Enjoyed the settings, characters and plot of this story. Looking forward to more from this author!

It kept my attention!

The narration was exceptional
The story and characters were compelling and identifiable. It was easy to dive in and be carried along with the tale.
I spent many days up too late reading.
The problem, I found the story improbable, too many holes, and ultimately a reach.
Won’t read again

ok

story was ok, but I had hard time not drifting off as I found it hard to determine who the readers character was while he was talking as them

Engaging and Enjotable

I like the characters. I disliked the relative inconsistency of the main character between books one and two, and I was frustrated by the constant risk taking of the second primary character. Very smart, but also not so much :)

Disappointing

Second book in series after a swore I wouldn't read another one by this author. Dumb women. Incredibly unrealistic and amateur police. Don't waste your time.

Meh

Formulaic, in that the broad plot path very closely resembles the plot of the first book in the series. Love Sunita's role in the book, but character development is shallow and how she arrives at her conclusions is told to the reader at the end rather than shown to us throughout.

The murderer is not easily guessed.

I enjoyed this book. I am a little baffled why Roscoe, as the senior detective, seems to always make the wrong assumption and Roy seems to solve everything. It leaves the other characters pretty much in the background.

Not a great story

Voices on audible were awful.
Plot wasn’t very good and the ending was rushed it felt.

Author

The story was weak and there were too many leaps of logic. The chief inspector is a terrible character. He was a better character in book 1