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Crimson Shore: The Gold Detectives I Kindle Edition

by Gillian Hamer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 147 ratings
A half-naked woman dead in a ditch. A disappearing pathologist. A teenager run off the road. For a peaceful island, Anglesey is experiencing abnormal levels of crime. What's the connection?

DS Dara Brennan has women problems. His boss, Amanda Gold, is embroiled in office politics and his wife thinks he's a disappointment. And then there's DS Kelly Jones.

As missing-person cases become murder enquiries, Dara must put aside his personal life and focus on the killer's trail. The only tenuous link between the victims is an abandoned children's home. What happened there, twenty years ago? And who is hell-bent on revenge?

Dara is keeping his eyes on the road. But he forgets to look in the mirror.

Crimson Shore is the first novel in The Gold Detectives series set along the North Wales coast.
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    The Gold Detectives
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    327 pages
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  5. Publication date
    May 19, 2014
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KGKEPCS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gillian E Hamer
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 19, 2014
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 917 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 327 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0957193291
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  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Gold Detectives
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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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  • jaffareadstoo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping from start to finish...
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2014
    Crimson Shore sees a new departure for this author, who has with her previous books made an impact with cross-genre crime fiction. However, in this new series of procedural crime novels the focus is more on the dynamics of an active crime office, and the back room banter between close knit colleagues allows a fascinating glimpse into the pressures they face, not just in their daily work, but also within their personal lives.

    When a series of unexplained dead bodies start to show up on the peaceful island of Anglesey in North Wales, the Bangor CID team, headed by DI Amanda Gold, have the devil’s own job in trying to keep one step ahead of a murderer who leaves virtually no evidence behind. With precious little to go on, DS Dara Brennan and DS Kelly Jones are left struggling, not just with a series of complex murder cases but also with their growing attraction to each other. As with any new series there is much to take in, the mechanism of a bustling CID office and the repartee between colleagues is done with a realistic understanding of the vagaries of police hierarchy, however, it is the journey into the mind of a killer where the story really starts to bite.

    Placing a series of gritty crime novels in this peaceful corner of North Wales is an inspired choice of location, and this quiet, or maybe not so quiet little island really comes to life under the watchful eye of this talented author. However, don’t be fooled by the idyllic setting, as this story is by no stretch of the imagination either tranquil or cosy crime; there is a brutal killer on the loose and as the hard hitting violent behaviour thumps you into taking notice, very soon you start to jump at shadows and you see evil in every hidden corner.

    I read Crimson Shore over the space of twenty four hours as I couldn't tear myself away from it and was gripped by the sheer competence of an author who leads you gently by the hand into the presence of pure evil, and believe me, to have a safe pair of hands to hold in this novel is very comforting indeed.

    I am sure that this is the start of a commendable crime series and I am already eager to catch up with DI Amanda Gold’s CID team in the, hopefully, not too distant future.
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  • Cathy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great start to a series
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2016
    4.5*
    When the body of a woman is found in the drainage ditch of a farmer’s field, Detective Sergeant Dara Brennan and DS Gethin Evans are called to the scene. Little do they know this is the beginning of an unexplained torturing and killing spree. A voice message left on Dara’s phone alerts him to the fact that Dr Watson, the pathologist, has some information on the dead woman. But the doctor doesn’t return Dara’s calls, he cannot be contacted or traced and is listed as a missing person.

    Head of Bangor CID, DI Amanda Gold, is uncertain of her future due to her rather disagreeable DCI and office politics. She and her team, consisting of Dara, Gethin, Kelly Morgan and Duncan Fletcher, have established a good working relationship and she would be devastated if DCI Parry has her transferred to another division.

    As the body count rises, and with nothing substantial to work with the team face an increasingly difficult task. The murderer leaves no DNA traces or evidence of any kind and the murders seem random. To muddy the waters even more Dara is put in charge of the investigation and while he is very capable, his personal life is getting ever more complicated and messy.

    I enjoyed the writing style, the cast of characters, their quirks and the interaction between them. The forensic aspect was well researched and handled well, as was the insight into the minds of the victims. The location is beautiful and familiar to me, which is always a bonus.

    Gillian Hamer is a new to me author but I’ll definitely be reading more of her work. I had no idea where the story was going and, even though a link between the murder victims becomes apparent, the horror of the motive is gradually revealed and the perpetrator was a complete surprise. The letters from a young and unhappy Andy to his mother spread throughout the narrative add drama and poignancy.
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  • Avid Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014
    I am an avid fan of Gillian Hamer’s cross-genre novels, so was a little concerned that I might not enjoy a standard police procedural as much as her earlier books. I needn’t have worried – Crimson Shore couldn’t be described as standard in any sense of the word. The storyline is intriguing and the characters come to life to such an extent that I wanted to slap one of them (Dara) on more than one occasion. The fact that I was so annoyed shows the power of Ms Hamer’s writing.

    Crimson Shore is the first in The Gold Detectives series. Detective Inspector Amanda Gold being the eponymous Gold in the series’ title. She is pushed by her unpleasant superior, DCI Idris Parry, into allowing Detective Sergeant Dara Brennan to take over a murder investigation, with her providing back up.

    We know from the outset that the killer is linked to a children’s home which closed under mysterious circumstances many years earlier. What we don’t know is who the killer might be, or why the murders are taking place now.

    Dara is not emotionally equipped to deal with his new-found responsibility. His marriage is on the rocks, he’s drinking to excess and he is powerfully attracted to a colleague, all of which impact on his judgement. However, for all that, he is a very likeable character. My reasons for wanting to slap him were kindly ones. I wanted him to succeed and stop sabotaging his own efforts.

    The story is set on the island of Anglesey and so well-crafted are the descriptions, it was easy to picture the scene. At times I could almost feel the wind coming off the sea.

    Ms Hamer clearly knows her way around the forensic department, as she allows her characters to reveal key clues through dialogue over the dead bodies. As both bodies and clues mount, and Dara goes into meltdown, the story races to its fabulous conclusion. This is another winner from the pen of Gillian Hamer.
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  • Frankatolla
    3.0 out of 5 stars Decent read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016
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    This novel was nothing new for the serial killer mystery genre. It was solidly written but I would have liked more character development. I will read the next book in the series.
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  • Kazz Moss
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book of the Year For Me!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2017
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    Dara Brennan is a detective working under DI Amanda Gold - very possibly the Gold in the title, although I don't know until I have read the next book. Dara is promoted to DI and Amanda is working with him as he becomes the Senior Investigating Officer. I like the fact that there wasn't any animosity and she and Dara get on well. As it's his first time leading a team after his promotion, he is on unsteady ground until he gains confidence. He makes a lot of mistakes, but he is learning and I liked that. Nobody is perfect first time and Dara is very likable.

    This book is set on my home territory and I've never heard of the author before, so it was a thrill knowing exactly where the detectives were travelling and I knew the exact spot one of the victims was attacked.

    The story line was compelling and I couldn't stop reading until I got to the end. A fantastic read, and actually very sad and quite chilling too.
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  • Hoods
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hamer is an absolutely brilliant writer of the crime/mystery/police procedural novel
    Reviewed in Australia on November 20, 2015
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    Hamer is an absolutely brilliant writer of the crime/mystery/police procedural novel. I bought both books in this series and loved them both, reading both over two nights. The stories, set on the island of Anglesey in Wales, crack on at a comfortably-sustained pace. The first introduces DI Amanda Gold's team and focuses mainly on DS Dara Brennan (an Irishman) and DS Kelly Jones; the second, False Light, is more about Amanda herself. Everyone in her loyal team of detectives is interesting, and perhaps her series will develop each individually in turn. Crimson Shore? Not sure of the relevance of the title, I must say--I suppose there IS a beach and, of course, there's blood...

    Just over a dollar? Wow.
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  • The Bagster
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good solid four-star read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2017
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    The Crimson Shore by Gillian Hamer

    I read a lot of fiction other than crime fiction, but I do read a lot of crime fiction. For the most part, I don’t review the crime fiction I read, because more than 50% of it does not merit at least three stars and – with certain exceptions – I’m not prepared to review a book if I can only give it one or two stars. The fact is that a huge amount of published crime fiction is simply not up to scratch. It isn’t well edited, it isn’t well proofread, the grammar is appalling, the characters are wooden, the plot is completely unrealistic – the reasons are legion.
    In the case of The Crimson Shore, none of those things is a problem. This is the first book in the Gold Detective series and the question I had to answer at the end was: is it three stars? Or is it four stars? I’ve gone for four.
    The story is set in Anglesey, and it’s always good to read a book set in a place where not many books are set. The boss Detective is Amanda Gold (hence the name of the series), she has working for her a Detective Sergeant Dara Brennan who is – as the name suggests – Irish (we never find out, at least in this book, what an Irish cop is doing in Anglesey), and then there’s Detective Sergeant Kelly Jones. Kelly Jones is the sort of woman one would like to see more of <Cough> – and Brennan does.
    Brennan makes a pig’s ear of his assignment, which is to lead an investigation, and Amanda Gold covers for him more than any reasonable boss should be expected to. If he gets there in the end, it’s as the result of a team effort and not because of individual brilliance. I appreciated the lack of that irritating cliché, the hunch-driven detective who follows wild leads because he’s a genius. Hamer doesn’t treat us with that sort of contempt.
    If I had a problem with the book, it was only that the personal antipathy between DI Gold and her DCI, who would really like to see the back of her, has become another cliché of the genre, but that’s the only nit I could pick. A good solid four-star read.
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  • limey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great whodunnit- with a twist!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2016
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    This is the first book I've read by this author, but it won't be the last. I love the setting of Anglesey, where I've spent many happy holidays and the story kept me hooked - a real page-turner. In spite of the growing body count, there was no gratuitous violence and it was hard to see the how the story would end. I picked up a couple of clues but almost too late! Well written and great characters in the form of the policemen and women - look forward to the next one in the series.
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  • P A Burton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Crimson Shore
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2016
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    This is without a doubt, one hell of crime novel. A real nail biter of a story and extremely difficult to put down once started. I found the main characters easy to like and would hope more books will follow, to create a great series for us crime enthusiasts to follow.
    I have to say the ending was a shock, no way was I expecting that! Fab read.
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