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THE COMPLETE MERRY & NEAL MYSTERIES six gripping crime thrillers Kindle Edition

by JANICE FROST (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 7,701 ratings
GET THE COMPLETE BEST-SELLING SERIES IN THIS BRILLIANT BOXSET. YOU GET *SIX* CRIME MYSTERIES FULL OF TWISTS.

What readers are saying about Janice Frost’s books

“Really enjoyable read.” Nerys

“A wonderful story of intrigue, mystery and murder keeps you reading” Ron

“A fast-paced mystery with plenty of suspects.” Barbara

“It had me gripped from the first word to the last. I will definitely be reading more Janice Frost books.” Jacqueline

“I just had to keep reading to see what was going to happen next.” Dawn

“Definitely read it, you will be missing out if you don’t.” Marj

“The plot has a depth and keeps the reader always wanting to move forward to the next twist.” Trustyflame

IN THIS SIX-BOOK BOX SET:

BOOK 1: DEAD SECRET
Who killed Amy Hill? Amy Hill, a nineteen-year-old student, is strangled and her body dumped on open ground in the city. New police partners, DI Jim Neal and DS Ava Merry are called in to investigate this brutal crime. The last person to see Amy alive was Simon, the son of a family friend, but before he can be properly questioned he disappears.

BOOK 2: DARK SECRET
Gray Mitchell’s body is found buried under fresh snowfall in the early hours of the morning outside Stromford Cathedral. DI Jim Neal and DS Ava Merry are called in to investigate. It seems that a number of people had motives to kill him, including his partner.

BOOK 3: HER HUSBAND’S SECRET
Two children sneak out on a freezing winter night, hoping to see a ghost. But instead they witness something far more terrifying. A man dumping a body . . .

BOOK 4: THEIR FATAL SECRETS
At the end of a drunken night out two students see something strange in the river: a young woman’s body. Hours later, a second woman washes up on the banks of the same river.

BOOK 5: DIRTY SECRETS
Val Marsh gets home to find her husband Russell shot through the head. Russell’s ‘angel investment’ company had made him many enemies. Business was bad, and his family and friends weren’t all on his side. But did any of them really want him dead?

BOOK 6: MURDEROUS SECRETS
Detective Ava Merry goes to a forties-themed dance at Northfields Farm on Valentine’s Day. But it soon becomes the scene of two brutal slayings. A young couple, Nick and Samantha are found stabbed multiple times.

THE DETECTIVES
DS Ava Merry is a young policewoman, recently promoted to detective sergeant. She is fitness fanatic with a taste for dangerous relationships. DI Jim Neal is single dad who juggles his devotion to his job with caring for his son.

If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Ruth Rendell, or Mark Billingham you will be gripped by this series.

Don’t miss out on this acclaimed series of unputdownable mysteries! YOU GET ALL SIX OF THE ABOVE BOOKS IN THIS EDITION
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B089B5ZZY1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books crime thriller and mystery box sets
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 27, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.1 MB
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  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1789314236
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JANICE FROST

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Janice was born and grew up in West Lothian, Scotland. Her love of writing began when she was given a notebook by a primary school teacher and told to write ‘Just Imagine,’ on the cover. She enjoyed writing stories in the notebook so much that she decided she'd like to be an author. Due to life, work and children, It took a little longer than she imagined.

After a ten-year stint of working in London, Janice moved to Lincolnshire where she still lives. She now writes full-time. In her free time she enjoys walking, and reading in coffee shops.

Janice is the author of six books in the bestselling Merry & Neal series, four books in the Warwick & Bell series, and one standalone mystery, The Woman on the Cliff.

All of Janice’s books are published by Joffe Books.

The Merry & Neal series

1 Dead Secret

2 Dark Secret

3 Her Husband’s Secret

4. Fatal Secrets

5 Dirty Secrets

6 Murderous Secrets

Warwick & Bell series

1 Murder Among Friends

2 Murder Across The Lines

3 Murder Against The Odds

4 Murder On A Country Walk

Standalone novel

The Woman on the Cliff

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Customers enjoy these crime thrillers for their lots of mysteries with twists and turns that keep them in suspense. Moreover, the writing is well done, with one customer noting how the fictional setting feels real. Additionally, customers appreciate the character development, with one review highlighting how the characters continue throughout the series, and the pacing, with one noting how it keeps readers guessing throughout the books.

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76 customers mention "Plot quality"72 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the plot quality of the mystery series, noting its interesting twists and turns that keep readers in suspense.

"...caused lives to end to soon. A chilling story of secrets within a family. This last one was not one I could get into...." Read more

"I truly enjoyed this series! The author starts out with cliffhangers then keeps us guessing right through the books...." Read more

"A really good series. Good plots, really good characters. Neal is a gem of a man. But…the author is so incredibly bigoted against Christians...." Read more

"...has crafted an incredible group of characters they are well developed with backstories, faults, and warts...." Read more

64 customers mention "Readability"64 positive0 negative

Customers find the book series thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining, with one describing it as a super page turner.

"...Good plot and characters. Readers will definitely enjoy, can be read separate, though series is good. DIRTY SECRETS..." Read more

"...definitely has a certain way with descriptions; this series was better than a movie!" Read more

"Terrific characters and twisted plots make this series an exciting read. I'm hoping there are many more books in the future!" Read more

"...They are a good teal and work together with the other detectives to solve crime in England." Read more

52 customers mention "Character development"52 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the mystery series, with one customer noting how each person comes to life in the stories.

"...Good plot and characters. Readers will definitely enjoy, can be read separate, though series is good. DIRTY SECRETS..." Read more

"A really good series. Good plots, really good characters. Neal is a gem of a man. But…the author is so incredibly bigoted against Christians...." Read more

"...The author has crafted an incredible group of characters they are well developed with backstories, faults, and warts...." Read more

"...The characters are well developed and relatable and they evolve across the six books...." Read more

23 customers mention "Writing quality"23 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, finding it well-crafted and realistic, with one customer specifically noting the well-done dialogue.

"...The writing is incredibly descriptive. The plots are very well thought out and polished...." Read more

"...The characters are well developed and relatable and they evolve across the six books...." Read more

"Well written, with interesting characters that you can't help becoming attached to. The plots are gripping and move quickly...." Read more

"...While the writing is good, if I had been reading this as a single book rather than as part of a box-set I wouldn’t have bothered with any of the..." Read more

22 customers mention "Enjoyment"22 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy this mystery series, with one noting it's more reasonable than the previous book.

"...Seemed to ramble and not flowing. The series and this box was excellent, with good characters, well done." Read more

"A really good series. Good plots, really good characters. Neal is a gem of a man. But…the author is so incredibly bigoted against Christians...." Read more

"...The plot of this book is a little convoluted but more reasonable than the previous book...." Read more

"...reading The Complete Merry and Neil Mysteries and this was a great series. I purchased it because it cost $.99 from Amazon and boy am I glad I did!..." Read more

9 customers mention "Pacing"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pacing of the book series, with one customer noting how it keeps readers guessing throughout the books, while another mentions that the characters become well-developed as the series progresses.

"...The author definitely has a certain way with descriptions; this series was better than a movie!" Read more

"...Ending thrown in. A tight plot, very little wasted explanations for things you already know. A great read, great book and great series." Read more

"...the description of how the police went about finding information, grouping facts, sifting through relevant, or not, facts in order to put together..." Read more

"Complex, well developed characters you come to know very well. An amazing team of police detectives who work great together...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Ellen Oceanside
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2020
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    DEAD. SECRETS
    As Ava was thinking looking at the young dead girl, it was the living that gave up the secrets, to solving a case. Secrets from the past came to the present as murder. There were many who had secrets and lies and you have blackmail. How this ties in with college kids, a professor, made for an interesting case. I like Detective Neal, calm and concern for his son Archie and sister. As for Ava she has a lot to learn when her gut instinct questions rather he is a good guy or bad it fails her.
    DARK SECRETS
    Detective Neal, wants to say something to Ava on the last case of how poor judgment led her to be injured. Working together again was a little uncomfortable till a new case began. The murder in the early hours , what called him out, that was so urgent. The secrets the people had in this small town, began to uncover that some people knew one another before.
    A pact that had turned deadly, and how they were still disillusioned as adults led to more anger and murder. Complex plot of hiw murders were
    connected..
    HER HUSBAND’S SECRET
    When her husband had been murdered, the wife seems unfazed by his death. At college there was the four of them that was close, open relationships for several years changed that for Laura and Ewan. She has acquainted now after ten years with the couple and their three children.Finding all the lies and secrets her husband had. Steph he loved more than life he told this couple, and after she went missing he asked Laura in marriage. The pieces are falling in place of why he was distant and moody. What secrets does her friends have with the missing girl, and now murder. What they thought was right when they were young, now has destroyed many families. A twisted tale of the past, Laura wasn’t aware of.
    THEIR FATAL SECRET
    Once again a murder to solve,by the river two women, a list at home, who did it. We meet a new detective, Tom, along with Neal and Merry to solve. Good plot and characters. Readers will definitely enjoy, can be read separate, though series is good.
    DIRTY SECRETS
    Grief is grief no matter how much money one has. A call made by the wife, telling Inspector Neal and Ava, it was not suicide. Yes, he was bothered by something to do with the business , or investors, or a son in law he didn’t approve of. The daughter Ruth, they had an argument,when she found out what Dad had done, telling him, they all had secrets. What a plot for the readers, it is a twisted game of power, a sycopath, lovers, and all that deal in lies. Till the chain is broken, and murder now takes place, a thrilling plot to the end
    MURDEROUS.SECRETS..
    Ava and PJ go to a barn dance for charity with boughten tickets. Ava getting fresh air, and seeing the antics of some young kids. An ambulance was it a prop and she had jump to her usually action that it was more. Two murders are found, and the connection is puzzling. Narrowing down to revenge of an eye for an eye, The mistakes one who couldn’t do it. caused lives to end to soon. A chilling story of secrets within a family.
    This last one was not one I could get into. Maybe because Ava and Neal were not the head of. Seemed to ramble and not flowing. The series and this box was excellent, with good characters, well done.
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  • Traveler
    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than a movie!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2025
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    I truly enjoyed this series! The author starts out with cliffhangers then keeps us guessing right through the books. They made me want to head for the English countryside with a side trip to Scotland. The author definitely has a certain way with descriptions; this series was better than a movie!
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  • KsGrl444
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, but…
    Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2022
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    A really good series. Good plots, really good characters. Neal is a gem of a man. But…the author is so incredibly bigoted against Christians. In two of the books, Christians were hateful and bigoted against gays. In the last book, the Christian parents believed it was better that their gay son was murdered rather than live as a gay man. Wow. AND, they were going to send him to conversion therapy, where in the US, “it involves electrical shock treatment.” Seriously, cannot the author see her own bigotry? It greatly ruined what was a rather good series.
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  • Robert Rozell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Get ready for some of the best books.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023
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    This series had me enthralled so much that I stayed up late reading until 2 to 3 for six nights.

    What I liked the best was just how complicated the plots were.
    The writing is incredibly descriptive.
    The plots are very well thought out and polished.
    The author has crafted an incredible group of characters they are well developed with backstories, faults, and warts.
    Every book gives a little more than about DS Ava Merry, DI Jim Neal, PC/DC PJ Jackson, and all the others.
    I want more of Merry and Neal.
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  • Vidar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2023
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    Janice Frost is a truly talented mystery writer. No particular “formula” is discernible across the six books in this series; each is different in its construction and how the story progresses. The characters are well developed and relatable and they evolve across the six books. While we do see their emotional lives, we are not overwhelmed by the extreme emo that too many mystery writers impose on their characters (and readers). All in all, each is a nicely balanced story and while the series wrapped with the sixth book, there is room for more should the author decide to write them. Would be interesting to see a second series focused on the same central characters (or at least the two key ones) 10 or 20-years on (or a book or series 10 years on and another 20 years on). Meanwhile, I’m off to find more books by Janice Frost.
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  • Kindle Customer via Book Bub
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great series, definitely worth reading!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2023
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    Well written, with interesting characters that you can't help becoming attached to. The plots are gripping and move quickly. And there is a bit of a romantic under current as well as glimpses of the human side of the characters. I was truly sad that I reached the end, I found that I wanted more!
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  • judyg
    4.0 out of 5 stars good read good characters
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2022
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    interesting plots, enough twists to keep your interest, moves right along. Ended at a good stopping point..enjoyed them all. thanks
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  • Kathy Mac
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great reads!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2024
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    Terrific characters and twisted plots make this series an exciting read.
    I'm hoping there are many more books in the future!
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  • L.D. Lil
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in France on June 11, 2023
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    I absolutely loved every one of these books. The characters, the different plots and stories all with unexpected endings. I do hope there will be more Merry and Neal books soon. Highly recommend..
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  • BuyerX
    5.0 out of 5 stars I want more!
    Reviewed in Germany on October 31, 2021
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    Great stories and caracter development. I hope there will be more books in this series, to continue the story of Ava and Jim.
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  • paddy Hayward
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very well-written brilliant read.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2025
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    I read all six books, great reading couldn't put them down. Will definitely be reading more from this author. Will find some more straight away.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A new TV series?
    Reviewed in Spain on March 9, 2023
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    An excellent set of police detective stories. Complex characters all the way. Who doesn't like a good police yarn? Difficult to put down once you start. Although the stories take place in a fictional part of the UK, if you read these books, you will recognise where you are. A very good read and recommended to fans of this genre.
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  • Enrico
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good novel series
    Reviewed in Italy on August 17, 2021
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    Fun series
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