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by Gillian Hamer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
‘On the beach stood the adverse array (of Britons), a serried mass of arms and men, with women flitting between the ranks. In the style of Furies, in robes of deathly black and with dishevelled hair, they brandished their torches; while a circle of Druids, lifting their hands to heaven and showering imprecations …’

When Roman historian, Cornelius Tacitus, recorded the invasion of the small island of Mona Insulis off the North Wales coast in 60AD – the beginnings of a propaganda war against the Druidic religion began.

Two thousand years later, that war is still being fought.

For two millennia, descendants of a small sect of Anglesey Druids have protected their blood lineage and mysterious secrets from the world. Until members of this secret society are murdered one by one.

Detective Sergeants Gareth Parry and Chris Coleman, along with new girl,
DC Megan Jones, must stop this killer at all costs. What they discover will
shock the whole police team and leave consequences which have an impact
like no crime in the history of the force.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CWHHK9S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ G E Hamer
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2013
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780957193253
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0957193253
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
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Gillian E Hamer

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Born in the industrial Midlands, Gillian's heart has always yearned for the wilds of North Wales and the pull of the ocean.

A Company Director for twenty years, she has written obsessively for over a decade, predominantly in the crime genre. She has completed six full length novels and numerous short stories.

After completing a creative writing course, she decided to take her writing to the next level and sought representation. She is a columnist for Words with Jam literary magazine, a regular theatre goer and avid reader across genres.

She splits her time between Birmingham and a remote cottage on Anglesey where she finds her inspiration and takes long walks on deserted beaches with her Jack Russell, Maysie.

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  • OldSaltCityAce
    5.0 out of 5 stars A very gripping and, well, mysterious mystery!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2013
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    A handful of varied and somewhat eccentric people are caught up in the midst of a psychotic serial killer; women are being gruesomely tortured and brutally killed, all in pursuit of buried treasure; Roman gold in Wales. A young, ambitious detective tries her best to solve the case while keeping the interest of an old flame. The hardened 'old pro' fights his own battle of opening up to a former lover's return as he follows leads down one blind alley after another. Can the two detectives check their own emotional baggage long enough to find the killer before he strikes again?
    I enjoyed this very much, and I highly recommend it!
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  • shamus
    4.0 out of 5 stars Who done it?
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2013
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    I never know who did what and when so I always like Christie's work, Any of her fans should enjoy this book.
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  • Francis Guenette
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prose that snaps off the page, crisp, clear and powerful
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014
    I loved this book and simply couldn’t put it down. If it takes a special reader to enjoy bouncing from AD60 in Northern Wales to a police investigation in 2013, then I must say, I am that reader.

    No spoilers in this review – the book is a mystery wrapped in layers of history and I won’t give any of that away. What I can say is that Hamer has the rare ability to make characters come alive with thoughts and emotions that ring true. The reader truly cares about what’s going to happen to these people. I was also left somewhat breathless by setting descriptions done with stunning and swift clarity – be it a windswept cove or the inside of an older woman’s home. Thinking back on the novel, it is almost as if I had been watching a movie rather than reading a book, the images remain so clear.

    Be warned, this author pulls no punches. Be prepared to gasp more than once and feel a few body blows as the story progresses.

    Without a doubt, I am on the lookout for more of this author’s work. Bravo, Gillian Hamer.
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  • leekmuncher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Golden
    Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2013
    The third book I've read by this author and Gillian Hamer delivers another edge-of-the-seat nailbiter which does not disappoint.

    Once again, the setting is the glorious north coast of Wales. But this time, an ugliness blights the landscape.

    Someone is torturing and killing older people for information.
    The contemporary crime story is threaded through by a second narrative, illustrating the long-lost indigineous culture of the Druids. As these two threads grow increasingly intertwined, we come to understand much more about the place and its people.

    Central character, new girl DC Megan Jones, is a terrific creation reminiscent of Clarice Starling. This girl's a grifter and determined to be a good detective.
    But one of the first lessons to learn is who, and who not to trust.

    A cracker of a read, and just perfect for a wild and windy Sunday.
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  • Elizabeth Perrat
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling crime mystery with an "otherworldly" slant
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2013
    I greatly enjoyed this author's first two crime novels--The Charter and Closure--set along the wild and beautiful Anglesey coast, so much so that I've put the north Wales coast on top of my to-visit list. Her third novel--Complicit--set against that same backdrop of stunning scenery certainly did not disappoint either.
    Detective Sergeants Gareth Parry and Chris Coleman, along with the feisty and determined new DC, Megan Jones, must stop a murderer who is torturing and killing people for information.
    Interwoven with the modern-day crime story, the narrative also explores the ancient Druid culture of this region. And, after a series of suspenseful, page-turning scenes, it becomes increasingly obvious that these parallel narratives are closely connected.
    I would highly recommend Complicit for lovers of crime stories with an historical and "otherworldly" slant.
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  • Ciclochick
    4.0 out of 5 stars Well-paced thriller
    Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2017
    This was a compelling story that kept my nose firmly between the pages…I did actually guess ‘whodunnit’ before the revelation, but it didn’t mar my enjoyment at all, although I felt ten chapters dedicated to a war some two millennia earlier were rather boring and unnecessary. The relevance of the war to the plot could have been woven into the story in other ways.

    Descendants of the Druids involved in that war hold secrets that one person wants to know…badly. So badly, in fact, that serial killings become the urgent focus of three detectives. A killer is at large who will stop at nothing to unearth these very closely guarded secrets.

    It was a surprise to me to discover that this book is actually the third in a series, so I was particularly impressed how well it stood alone. The characters and plot are well developed (perhaps just a tad muddled towards the end). I also had to suspend disbelief…Druids might have had ‘seers’ in their midst in 60 AD…but in the twenty-first century? I don’t think so.

    For all that, it was a gripping book and deserves a five-star rating, but sadly, the editing wasn’t up to scratch. Grammatical errors, some odd phrases verging on Malapropisms and a bunch of punctuation faux pas (too much reliance on software editing) means I have to knock a star off.

    Notwithstanding, I like this author and will certainly hunt out more of her books.
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  • Welsh Annie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2013
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    I've written before about this wonderful series by Gillian Hamer. I was hooked by the first in the series, The Charter - well-drawn characters, a strong sense of place, good dialogue, a rattling good story, a murder mystery, a touch of the supernatural, a treasure hunt, a thriller and adventure story, and well researched history backing it all up. The second, Closure, was even better. Two separate story threads to begin with - a serial killer targeting students at Bangor University, and the work of North Wales CID to track him down, and the seemingly disconnected story of Jake, a child experiencing horrifying dreams triggered by a past life.

    This third in the series had me equally hooked. 60AD and the attempts of the Romans to overcome the Druids of Mona, and a modern serial killer on the loose, all linked by a secret society protecting ancient secrets. Detectives Gareth Parry and Chris Coleman are joined by a new girl, DC Megan Jones, and the story twists and turns with twists, turns and many heart in mouth moments and really unexpected shocks. As this series builds, the characters of Gareth and Chris are developing nicely, and Megan is a great addition - keen to shine, sometimes clashing with the others in her eagerness to make her mark, but with an edge of softness in her developing new relationship and her caring for young Anna Brown. These books are all complete, stand-alone stories, but the background stories of the detectives do mean that they benefit from reading in sequence.

    The settings are really well drawn - this is a part of the world I know well - and the Welsh voices have just the right touch of authenticity. While the setting is what originally drew me to this series, I'd highly recommend it to a whole range of readers - there's police procedure and crime investigation, a strong historical back story, touches of magic and mysticism, all wrapped up in a flowing and readable style along with a thrilling adventure story. Very highly recommended - I loved this book, and can't wait for the next one.
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  • Paul T.
    4.0 out of 5 stars A meeting of past and present.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2014
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    The intriguing central premise in this well paced murder mystery is that events of the deep past can have repercussions today. So there are in fact two stories, both centered round the island of Anglesey and the Menai strait (beautifully described throughout). In one story, a Druid priestess faces a bloody invasion by the Roman legion. In the other, Detectives try and solve a series of horrendous murders - all involving women with hidden connections. The author moves between different times, developing both stories to their linked climax. Fast paced and well structured, this was generally a well written story, though let down in my opinion by some failures in detail. For example, Police procedure at a murder scene wasn't accurately portrayed, and a pike was a medieval weapon, not one that would have been used by a Celtic warrior. However, this may just be nit-picking on my part. I doubt if most readers would be concerned over such minor points, and it was still a good, well-written story, with a tense and powerful climax.
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  • jaffareadstoo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2013
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    Echoes of the past resonate throughout this cleverly constructed murder mystery which flips effortlessly between the story of the Roman invasion of Mona Insulis and the effects on the Druids of Anglesey two thousand years ago, and the seemingly inexplicable and torturous deaths of a group of individuals who may or may not be part of a secret organisation in present day North Wales.

    Like Gillian Hamer's previous two novels, the stalwart investigative skills of detectives Gareth Parry and Chris Coleman are again stretched to the limit as they seek to uncover this serial killer's modus operandi, but it is in their bemused relationship with new girl DI Megan Jones, whose enthusiasm for crime solving can sometimes seem to be a hindrance, where the contemporary police procedural story really comes alive.

    As with the author's previous two crime novels, the plot never falters and moves along at a cracking pace, the writing is as always crisp and clear and the intertwining of both past and present and the gradual connection between the two is done with real skill.

    The wild and beautiful history of Anglesey comes gloriously alive in the hands of this talented writer, I'm now completely hooked on this series and only hope that Gillian Hamer can write really quickly, as I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.
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  • Jane Hitchcock
    5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read with a mystical twist
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2021
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    Excellent story, or should I say stories the modern cop story being the main narrative, with the other set in the times of the Roman Invasion of Anglesey being the other
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  • cathm
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fab
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2015
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    This was the first of Gillian Hamers books I have read and I was amazed at how when I read the conversations I could hear the Welsh lilt, not often when reading that this happens. Fabulous believable story, characters you can care for. All in all a cracking good story.
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