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Bloodless (Serial Investigations Book 1) Kindle Edition

4.0 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

How do you solve a murder…
… When you’re the prime suspect?

A body cut up into pieces and left in Highgate Wood. It sounds like the most exciting case that private detectives Ram and Will have had to deal with since leaving their FBI training and returning to the UK.

As each new body is piled up amongst the trees, the stakes get higher – and Serial Investigations London embraces their first real challenge.

But Ram’s rock star lifestyle – staying out all days of the week, drinking too much, and having hot gay sex with a different man every night – soon catches up with him when the police realise there’s just one link that connects the bodies.

And it’s him.

Will faces a battle around the clock to prevent his best friend from being put away for life – and while the two of them face their own demons, there’s a secret hanging over their heads that might just bring it all crashing down. And while he fights to keep it together, the one thing Will can’t bear to face is the fact that he wishes his best friend was something more.

If you’re a fan of
extreme slow-burn friends to lovers romance, high-stakes drama mystery thrillers, or sharply witty gay men, you’ll love Serial Investigations. Jump into the action from the very beginning with Bloodless, the first book in a series you won’t dare to put down.

Click 'Buy Now' to enter the minds of highly-skilled detectives as they take on a serial killer who may just get the upper hand – while they battle their secret attraction.

“Best book I’ve ever f***ing read” – Julius Rakktersen

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"As far as mysteries, this is one heck of one, and I'm intrigued for sure by this series... It's just enough everywhere to keep you on your toes and make you want to constantly keep reading" - LoveBytes Reviews

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07R5V9JXV
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 29, 2019
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 12 ‏ : ‎ Serial Investigations
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

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Rhiannon D'Averc
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My name is Rhiannon D'Averc, and I'm an author and ghostwriter based in the UK. To date, I've had over 100 books published. I live in Kent with my husband and son and also keep myself busy as the Editor in Chief of London Runway, an indie fashion magazine.

Serial Investigations follows a pair of private detectives, best friends and sharp minds harbouring a dark secret that is slowly destroying each of them from the inside. It's an extreme slow-burn romance with serial killings, references to real crimes, and the city of London as a central location.

Crowhill Cove is a gay romance series following a group of friends as they find love in unexpected places. Series 2 is coming in the late 2024! Find Crowhill Cove on Substack for extra content including short stories and a seralised novel.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020
    As far as mysteries, this is one heck of one, and I’m intrigued for sure by this series. My only issue, is I don’t like Ram. I know why he’s doing what he’s doing, but sometimes he goes way too far with Will with his comments, and I don’t like it. They both went through the same thing and it’s not been easy for either of them. You’d think they’d band together more, but it only seems to hurt.
    Will and Ram (Julius) basically ran back home to London, after an event in California happened. It’s not fully clear as to what yet, because neither is dealing with it. Will is not eating and becoming…...ghostly, almost. And Ram is drinking heavily at all hours of the day and screwing anything that moves. But they catch 2 cases to work, and it all starts to turn south, when one of those cases has made Ram the lead suspect. Because he was one of the last people to see these men alive. After their one night stand. Will is doing all he can to clear Ram’s name and finish this case. But after they find out who it is, things don’t turn out as easy as they thought it would. And one of them may not make it out alive.
    This is one heck of a murder mystery. There’s so much involved as well. With their pasts, that we don’t know much about yet, to the PTSD they are both trying to cope with. Now add the murder investigation and things are cropping up that they are trying to avoid. So it’s so much going on, but it’s a good busy. It’s not too much, you know. It’s just enough everywhere to keep you on your toes and make you want to constantly keep reading. And believe me, I did. I love Will’s mind. And how it works. And when Ram is sober, they actually are a good team. But what shatters me about these two, is that for best friends, they are hiding an awful lot from each other. There are so many secrets on Will’s side and Ram is just basically floating in the wind. Whatever happened to them, it’s obvious it was traumatic. But instead of dealing with it, they are taking it out on each other. So that complicates things a bit as they are trying to solve this case. But what stinks even more, is that it took something drastic again, to get them to be somewhat normal with each other again. And I hate that for them. It’s obvious they care for each other so much and they work so well together. They had it figured out long before the police did. And because of Ram’s flings, he even knew info that the police didn’t.
    So I’m anxious to see how these next books are going to go. If the secrets are finally going to come out, if they work on what is traumatizing them, and if they get more work for what they did. I hope it works out for these guys. And I hope Ram gets help. Soon.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2020
    I did like Will and Ram but their story left a bit to be desired and some of their actions were unbelievable to expect for a murder investigation. I also believe the story would have really benefited from some backstory, it would have helped to flesh out the MCs more and given their issues some context. That being said I am going to read more in the series, maybe some of the issues get worked out and I did enjoy the storyline and the characters.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019
    Bloodless is a page-turning book. I continually want to know what is going to happen next for Ram and Will.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2023
    This had a very shaky start for me. I had to put it down and come back to it a few times. It did get better as it went along and I appreciated the mystery.

    I received an ARC and this is my unbiased opinion
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2019
    The way the author handles the character viewpoints and taking turns with the narrative lured me deep into this tale immediately. I found myself rationing my reading to make it last longer, right until the last chapter. I’ve already subscribed to the website, to make sure I find out when this story is continued!
    Just the right amount of action, plenty of intriguing deception and detective work. Uncertainty of how exactly it will all end. Great book!
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020
    This book is a mystery thriller with a pseudo romance. I hope it heats up more in the sequel! I liked the main characters, humor mixed with angst over unresolved previous issues as well as their current situation and investigation. Good writing, realistic.
  • Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2019
    Gaping plot holes and sloppy details. Even if the killer had circumcised victims ante-mortem any medical examiner or cop would have caught it. Pu-leeze. Just absurd details. The hints about the backgrounds and psychological issues for both was the only intrigue. Grammatically well written.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2020
    Will and Ram (Julius) have returned to London and started their own detective agency. It’s mostly a failure. Will is starving himself and Ram is blackout drunk almost everyday and sleeping his way through most of the gay population. Will is doing all he can to keep Ram from going off the rails but not having a lot of luck. They stumble onto a serial killer and Ram becomes a suspect.

    This was an odd book for me. The main characters weren’t really easy to have sympathy for. Their issues were serious but neither really seemed to care. The mystery part of the story was ok but not riveting. Ram doesn’t know Will is gay so they didn’t share that commonality. There’s some “big” secret from their near past that has them both tied up in knots.

    I try to keep an open mind with the first book in a series so I’m hoping I will like the next one better.

Top reviews from other countries

  • Christiane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gruesome crimes with a dash of gay romance sound good to you? Buy this :)
    Reviewed in Germany on May 9, 2019
    Two characters to absolutely fall in love with, even though (or maybe because?) they both have complex issues, a series of brutal murders to puzzle about and a dark secret in their past...
    I loved every minute of reading it and desperately want to read more about Ram and Will now!
  • Garr
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2019
    Sets up a really great atmosphere right from the start and constantly leaves you wanting to find out what happens next.
  • Tim Ebl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down, and yet I didn’t want it to end!
    Reviewed in Canada on May 3, 2019
    The way the author handles the character viewpoints and taking turns with the narrative lured me deep into this tale immediately. I found myself rationing my reading to make it last longer, right until the last chapter. I’ve already subscribed to his website, to make sure I find out when this story is continued!
    Just the right amount of action, plenty of intriguing deception and detective work. Uncertainty of how exactly it will all end. Great book!
  • JES
    3.0 out of 5 stars Spoilers ahead. Sorry.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2019
    I love a good detective story (Criminal Intentions by Cole McCade for one) and with the number of 5* reviews, thought I would give this a go. I have to say I wasn't keen and was going to give up on it and only didn't because I wasn't in a position to download anything else at the time. The 3 stars probably seem like a contradiction but are there because I liked the writing style and overall storyline, it's just there were some things I didn't like.
    For me it started off well. Initially it seemed that main character Ram had life problems and Will, his best friend and the other MC helped get him back on track. It turns out, both have issues to deal with, one of which is due to their job and affects them enough that they move from America and back to good old London. It may be that an explanation will be given in the next book as to what happened, but I found it frustrating that a lot of their behaviour was based around this but was never expanded upon. For me there wasn't enough background on either of them. Career wise they met while training to be police officers, then there was the FBI, then private investigators, but with very little detail for each. Will had an eating disorder that wasn't explained, Ram drank a lot and had numerous one night stands that resulted in a bit of a problem for him, but having finished the book, I still have no idea why he behaved like that. I could go on. Regarding their investigation, I had a problem with them taking gruesome crime scene photos to a restaurant, laying them all over the table for the waitress to see and having a discussion about the case in a public place. I'm not going to go into everything but they sometimes weren't as professional as they could be, considering their background.
    I think if I felt I knew Will and Ram more, I would have also enjoyed the story more. I did enjoy it, but just not enough for me to continue with their personal stories or find out what happens next, as there seems to be another player now, a set up for book two.
    Sorry.

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