Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and the author for my gifted ebook. This is my honest review.
Detectives can’t bury their mistakes, murderers can.
DCI Liam Doyle is haunted by the demons from his past and the challenges of the present: a broken marriage, a tarnished reputation, and a troubled young son who needs him. He’s newly moved out of south London – and out of his comfort zone.
When a murdered woman is found at a Lancashire beauty spot in his new patch. Doyle is tasked with finding her killer, along with his new detective sergeant, Anna Morgan.
As the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that things are not as they seem. A clever killer has created a complex web of deceit and is always one step ahead of Doyle … and the bodies are mounting up. Is the past the key to unlocking the present? When the stakes get higher, Doyle’s need to find the killer becomes personal and the detective is plunged into a desperate race against time. Will Doyle succeed before he has another dead body on his conscience?
Played out across the rugged Lancashire landscape, Cut Short is a gripping crime thriller layered with plot twists and sprinkled with humour. This fast-paced novel, the first in a series featuring DCI Liam Doyle, will have readers on the edge of their seats.
If you have enjoyed books by authors such as Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride, JD Kirk and Alex Smith, you won’t want to miss Cut Short.
Purchase Links
UK Links:
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0GM2NSV3Y
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GM292VHF
USA Links:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Cut-Short-Audiobook/B0GM2JCKH5
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GM2RJBLB
My Review
Cut Short by BD Spargo on audiobook was a no-brainer for me. Number one, it is narrated by Aubrey Parsons. I have met him as he narrates Wes Markin’s books and he read at one of Wes’s book launches. Aubrey is brilliant at what he does and this one is no different.
A new author, but the blurb drew me in as well. Set in Chorley, Fleetwood and the Lancashire towns around that area. I am from Oldham and the area feels like home. My Tuesday evening, as a child, was always a run out to Cleveleys for a chippie supper. I felt right at home listening to this with the setting.
A brand new series which follows DC Liam Doyle. A copper from ‘down South’ who has relocated to Chorley due to his ex and son living there. Before he knows it he is thrown into the case of a murdered young woman, discovered at a Lancashire beauty spot on his patch.
As the case progresses, Doyle and his new team realise there may be more to this than meets the eye. When the bodies start to pile up and the pressure increases, it soon becomes paramount they find the killer. A race against time begins, will they find their killer before tragedy strikes again?
An amazing read! Doyle is a man who battles his demons daily and I felt like I knew him. The team around him are clever and hhassome comical moments between them all. The author has created them so well that I could almost see them as I listened to Aubrey Parsons. His narration made this such an immersive experience.
The story is told from the present and the past, this gives the listener enough information to understand all the characters. I am saying nothing else on this point, listen to the book and you will get it. The tension builds from the start of the story. Doyle finds himself in a weird place of not knowing anybody, having no home and a murder case too! This creates a layered story and one with twists and turns that adds that, ‘just one more chapter’ feeling. I was on the edge of my seat as the plot unfolded!
I was disappointed when I finished listening to this book, only because I didn’t want to leave the characters. They definitely felt like friends and I am now going to see if I can find anything else by this author!! Totally recommend this audiobook! Immersive listening!
Author Bio
Fast approaching fifty; without enough money for a sports car, BD Spargo decided to express his mid-life crises by turning to crime …
Thankfully for pretty much everyone this meant writing crime fiction rather than anything more nefarious. Originally from London, he spent his early career working in television and theatre including on the Ruth Rendall Mysteries broadcast on ITV.
A life changing accident necessitated retraining and a change of direction going on to work in mental health services. This culminated in ten years managing a groundbreaking forensic psychiatric service. He now lives in Lancashire with his family and is getting acclimatised to the rain.
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