I’m highly honoured to be a part of the blog tour for The Lightning Rod by Tony J.Forder. Thanks to Donna Morfett for my invitation and Tony J.Forder for the ARC of the book.
DI Bliss attends the aftermath of an apparent murder-suicide – but the scene tells him and his colleagues something very different occurred. Now the Peterborough Major Crimes Unit face an adversary like no other.
They have no idea why his victims had to die. They have no idea who he is. They have no idea where he might strike next – only that he will.
But while the killer is cunning, leaving no evidence for them to find, his biggest mistake might be in underestimating the team now hunting him. Because when Jimmy Bliss is on the case, all bets are off.
I can’t believe this is the tenth book in this series! Tony J. Forder goes from strength to strength with the Bliss series. Be it book one or this book you pick up you can expect a tale that is just as fresh and intriguing. This is a series that’s one of my favourites. I could not wait to see what was next for Jimmy Bliss and just hoped it wouldn’t be retirement!
As always it’s a proper belter of a read. What begins as a ‘simple'(?!) Call out to a murder turns into the team finding themselves under investigation, and under so much pressure to discover the answers to two cases. One from the past and this present day case. They soon discover they are dealing with a ‘fixer’. One that is scrupulous and skilled. The team have to find out who hired them and why?
Tony J. Forder has done it again. I almost gave myself R.S.I! The speed in which I was turning pages just because I couldn’t wait to see how everything was going to go for Jimmy and his team. The suspense was there right away, from the very first chapter and it just increases throughout the book. With a Fixer that knows exactly what he’s doing, has Bliss found a case thats going to beat him?
It’s a complex tale from an exceptional storyteller. Tony J.Forder has made sure that there are enough twists, turns and dead ends to make it such a gripping, captivating read yet again.
These characters make it feel like I have come back to be with my friends. Then there are the new characters to meet. These will no doubt be old friends, if this series keeps going long enough, I do hope so! Another excellent chapter in Jimmy Bliss’s career.
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Author Bio
Tony J Forder is the author of the bestselling DI Bliss crime thriller series. The first seven novels, Bad to the Bone, The Scent of Guilt, If Fear Wins, The Reach of Shadows, The Death of Justice, Endless Silent Scream, and Slow Slicing, were joined in December 2020 by a prequel novella, Bliss Uncovered. The series continued with The Autumn Tree and Darker Days to Come, and The Lightning Rod will be released in December 2022.
Tony’s other early series – two action-adventure novels featuring Mike Lynch – comprises both Scream Blue Murder and Cold Winter Sun. These books will hopefully be joined in 2023 by The Dark Division.
In addition, Tony has written two standalone novels: a dark, psychological crime thriller, Degrees of Darkness, and a suspense thriller set in California, Fifteen Coffins.
The Huntsmen, released in October 2021, was the first book in a new crime series, set in Wiltshire. It featured DS Royston Chase, DC Claire Laney, and PCSO Alison May.
Tony’s first 8 novels were originally released by a publisher specialising in crime fiction. In 2020, Tony decided to strike out on his own, and subsequently negotiated the return of all publishing rights to himself. Each of those 8 books has subsequently been re-released under his own imprint, Spare Nib Books.
Tony lives with his wife in West Sussex, UK, and is a full-time author. He is currently working on the second DS Chase novel, The Predators.
Links
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