Letter from the Dead
Detective Inspector Declan Walsh, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Robin Laing
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By:
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Jack Gatland
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By the time you read this, I will be dead....
When Victoria Davies was pushed off her stately home's roof in 2001, all evidence pointed to her husband Michael. But now, 20 years later a letter has appeared, written by Victoria before her death; a letter that was never received and a letter that brings new suspects into the fray; Labour MPs Shaun Donnal, Andrew MacIntyre and Charles Baker.
But two decades on, life has changed for these men. Donnal is now a paranoid alcoholic living on the streets of London, 'Andy Mac' is a popular YouTube Evangelist and Charles Baker is the current Conservative Home Secretary and the bookie's choice for next Prime Minister in the upcoming Leadership Election.
Now Detective Inspector Declan Walsh, saved from permanent suspension and newly transferred to the Temple Inn 'Last Chance Saloon' Crime Unit, must navigate a minefield filled with political intrigue, adulterous affairs, social activist aristocrats and brutal, bloody murder, as each suspect leads his new team to another problem, and skeleton to fall out of the closet....
The debut book in a new series of procedural crime thrillers featuring DI Walsh and the team of the Last Chance Saloon, Letter from the Dead is perfect for fans of J.D Kirk, L.J Ross, J M Dalgliesh, Ian Rankin, Damian Boyd, Alex Smith and Ann Cleeves, among others.
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- Karen Colpitts
- 21-01-25
Fabulous narrator with a range of very believable accents!
Great story. Great characters. will look for more from this writer, For a free book Very enjoyable.
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- MR D.
- 13-12-24
Will keep you guessing
Would have given 4 stars as I enjoyed this very much but if I had to hear the words the man in the rimless glasses repeated one more time I was literally going to stop listening it ruined a very good book.
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- Jax
- 26-04-25
Comparable to Slow Horses
Excellent. Fast moving story. Plenty of characters. Expertly performed. Loved the performers voice. Got to cut this short as it has gone straight into a recommendation and that voice is not good. And the story sounds awful.
Highly recommend this book though
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- Carole H.
- 01-04-25
Good but difficult to follow when you are doing other things you really need to be on holiday or something as there are so many names to remember. I will have to listen to the next one when available, but don’t know whether it is yet.
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- Mrs CJ
- 25-10-22
Excellent!
I really enjoyed this story. The plot was quite complicated, the main characters were likeable enough, and there are enough hints of problems in their various pasts to make me want to know more about them. I hadn’t come across the narrator before, but he is excellent. I’ve already downloaded Ep2, and am very pleased to see there are quite a few more to enjoy. Highly recommended.
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- lady em
- 22-07-24
An unusual story full of intrigue old and new.
A good story but the narration was a bit sticato. Hopefully that will improve as the series progresses.
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- D J Reeves
- 05-03-25
A really good read
Loved the characters, a bit disjointed the way the story jumped from character to character, but overall a really good story.
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- Galadriel
- 06-10-22
Loved the story and narrator but......
Loved it except for some cringe-making syntax.....
I was hoping it was just an odd one but no - all the way through.
I'm on the third book and virtually the first paragraph... "...it was at a party he found himself at....' 🙄
Very irritating... Might not make it to the fourth...
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- Mrs J Andrew
- 28-01-23
Great plot
First book I listened to by Jack Gatland,loved it and will listen to more stories
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-04-23
First book
First of the Jack Garland books. Enjoyed very much . Robins narration excellent. Not my usual type of police story like more body and morgue involvement normally. Will try next in series to see how I get on.
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