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The Death of Innocence: A heart wrenching, twisting British murder mystery crime thriller (Detective Tom Blake Book 6) Kindle Edition
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Compelling read! Intense and well-written narrative, with great characters! This book will stay with you for a long time, don't miss it!!! S McK Goodreads
A secret so deadly, no one is safe.
When controversial journalist Rosalyn French is captured on CCTV stumbling barefoot around a multi-storey car park after her laptop is stolen, Detective Inspector Tom Blake is called in to investigate.
Twenty-four hours later, her apartment is found ransacked and her body discovered floating face down in a canal. Rosalyn has been secretly meeting with a world-renowned scientist from a powerful pharma company. Were they having an affair – or is something much darker going on?
When the scientist is found dead in his lab with a knife clenched in his hand and Famacoxin kills carved into his desk, DI Blake must ask himself: is this smear of a groundbreaking children's cancer drug, funded by millions in research dollars, covering up far more sinister deeds?
Could Blake and his team be on the brink of uncovering an atrocity that still affects the lives of the world’s forgotten children today?
Will they be in time to discover a horrifying truth, and protect more innocent children from murder, before the powerful forces they hunt silence them forever?
This British detective novel is a breathtaking, character-driven murder mystery that will keep you hooked until the final shocking twist. Perfect for fans of J.D. Kirk, J.M. Dalgliesh, Angela Marsons, Simon McCleave and Mel Sherratt.
What readers are saying:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Compelling read! Intense and well-written narrative, with great characters! This book will stay with you for a long time, don't miss it!!!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Great reads with many twists and turns.' Author Elliot Fassbinder
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'J F Burgess knows how to keep his readers hooked right until the end.' Goodreads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I really like the way Mr Burgess tells a story.' Goodreads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'J.F. Burgess writes with confidence and a distinctive style.' Alex Black
MEET THE DETECTIVES
Tom Blake is a forty-six-old widowed detective inspector. His wife and ten-year-old son were tragically killed in a fatal hit and run car crash ten years ago. He was driving at the time and his daughter Isabel was also in the car - they both miraculously escaped with minor cuts and bruises, but he still suffers from emotional flashbacks and neck pain. His team never caught the joyrider who killed his family and he vows to bring the perpetrator to justice one day.
Olivia Kamberi is a forty-year-old Interpol agent based in Tirana, Albania. She's a tough single lady used to fighting organised crime in the Balkans. Will this deadly case finally bring her closer to finding happiness or push her toward something far more dangerous?
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateFebruary 28, 2022
- File size1.5 MB
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Product details
- ASIN : B09SJ57XX8
- Publisher : ; 1st edition (February 28, 2022)
- Publication date : February 28, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 1.5 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 181 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,656,706 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #7,068 in International Mystery & Crime (Kindle Store)
- #9,022 in Traditional Detective Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #10,799 in International Mystery & Crime (Books)
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About the author

J.F. Burgess is a popular crime novelist, both in the UK and the US.
The gripping DI Tom Blake murder mystery books are set across the gritty, industrial five towns of Stoke on Trent and the hauntingly beautiful Staffordshire Moorland Peaks.
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Tom Blake and his faithful Sergeant, John Murphy, investigate local crimes often, with connections to national and international criminal networks, including people trafficking, murder, prostitution, high-stakes robberies, and domestic abuse.
The first book, ‘The Killer Shadow Thieves,’ has been downloaded over 10,000 times, hitting the top 100 of several Amazon UK crime categories since publication.
His four subsequent novels in the DI Tom Blake Murder Mystery Thriller Series, regularly feature in the top 100 of Amazon’s crime categories and currently have over *410,000* Kindle Unlimited page reads.
Readers have described his books as:
‘Page-turning, tense, crime mysteries with shocking twists that take readers deep inside the criminal mind.’
Join his VIP Readers Club to receive exclusive discounts, FREE books and signed copies of his breathtaking crime thrillers that will have you on edge of your seat... https://www.jfburgess.co.uk/vipclub
Jonathan lives in Stoke on Trent, England, with his wife and two kids.
You can get in touch with him here — info@jfburgess.co.uk
Author website — https://www.jfburgess.co.uk/
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2022Really enjoyed this next book.. When DI Tom Blake and DS John Murphy are called in to investigate a body floating the river near the police station, they had no clue they would soon become involved in kidnapping, murder, Nazi-type experimentation of drugs on children, and finally, running for their lives from the Russian mob. Highly recommend this next in the series.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2022the characters of Blake and Murray are well developed. This case touches on evil so dark but also shows the way humans can do the best thing they can.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2022Detectives Blake and Murphy travel to Albania in hopes of discovering the connection between the deaths of a journalist, a scientist, the Mafia and a drug developed for children's cancer. What they find is a horrific scene that almost cost them their lives. This book cuts deeply and shows the inhumanity of the Nazis during WW II. Even children were not safe. Superbly crafted, this is one book that should be at the top of your reading list. Outstanding. Very Highly Recommended.
Top reviews from other countries
- StuartReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 4, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read.
This book will blow your mind so do not dismiss it.You will have to read past the first chapter but then it will keep you on tender hooks tug at your heart strings and you will not want to put it down.I am on to the next book already .
- andrew bottReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars The Death of Innocence
Another Great Book I first started reading book as it was a free from kindle and I’ve purchased every one since this again is a Great Book the lead D.I Blake is a character and half keep them coming easy to read page turner
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant book
Book 5 in the Tom Blake series and like the others a must read for anyone who enjoys crime thrillers should read all of these books.. I can't wait for the next installment
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars The Death of Innocence
Really enjoyed this book very good story and well deserves 5 stars J.F Burgess brilliant Author would recommend this book to all that likes a good mystery.
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- Audrey GibsonReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING
Book 5 in the series and they get better and better. Tom Blake is a brilliant character and can't wait for the next one.