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DETECTIVES MERRY & NEAL BOOKS 1-3: three gripping crime mysteries box set Kindle Edition

by JANICE FROST (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 611 ratings
Discover your next favourite detective duo. Meet DS Ava Merry & DI Jim Neal.

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

You get THREE best-selling mysteries in this great value 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, D.I. Jim Neal and D.S. 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.

Detectives Neal and Merry are led on a trail of shocking family secrets and crimes. Can this duo track down the murderer before anyone else dies? Stopping this tragic cycle of violence will put D.S. Merry’s life at risk in a thrilling and heart-stopping finale.

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

Then another shocking act of violence occurs, also connected to the cathedral. Detectives Neal and Merry’s investigation reveals an intricate web of secrets connecting the crimes. But there is something the detectives have missed, the dark secret which can break open the case.


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 . . .


DS Ava Merry and DI Jim Neal are called in to investigate this perplexing murder. Eventually the dead man’s wife is identified. But Laura Cameron’s husband turns out to have kept many secrets from her. And when she goes to visit her old friends who live near where the murder happened, Laura enters a dark web of lies as she tries to dig into the past to discover the truth about what happened to her husband.

Who killed her husband how does it tie into the past? In a thrilling climax, everything will be turned upside down in the twisting crime thriller.

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.

DS MERRY & DI NEAL SERIES
Book 1: DEAD SECRET
Book 2: DARK SECRET
Book 3: HER HUSBAND’S SECRET
Book 4: THEIR FATAL SECRETS
Book 5: DIRTY SECRETS

What readers are saying about Janice Frost’s books

“Really enjoyable read.” Nerys

A wonderful story of intrigue, mystery and murder keeps you reading. I actually completed it in one day much to my wife’s dismay!” Ron Harris

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

“I just had to keep reading to see what was going to happen next.” Dawn
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07K29H2VJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Joffe Books mystery box set
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 633 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1789310511
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  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 611 ratings

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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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  • SWaken
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019
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    This was the second author of British detective novels that I’ve tried, and am enjoying the different (but same) approach to crime solving. The author is quite engaging, and tells a good story that gives you a good cultural experience as well.

    Now on to Book 4..
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  • An Amazon customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2018
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    Took a chance on this series since I had read some lukewarm reviews. The books are thoroughly enjoyable. They are dark reads but not so dark that they are depressing. As the books progress so does the relationship between Neal and Merry. They completement each other in method and in personality with Merry being the more intuitive of the two thus driving the action forward. The author has good writing style and avoids many of the pitfalls many ebook authors fall into such as atrocious grammar and sentence structure. There was one annoying usage, however, in that the author doesn’t see the difference between all right and alright. Beyond that, the author does not disappoint in plot action and characters.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting characters
    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2019
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    Interesting stories of British police procedure.
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  • Betty G Callaway
    4.0 out of 5 stars loved it
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2018
    love to purchase box sets
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super
    Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2019
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read first three in four weeks....
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2018
    I really liked all of the characters in the book and the way they are turning out to support, or not, each other. Each book has a great mystery that is not easily solved but yet the characters remain true to who they are. Definitely worth the read and getting emotionally involved with the characters. I’m looking forward to books 4 and 5.
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  • AnnieW
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting and enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2020
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    All the stories were interesting and intriguing.
    The detectives are likeable and believable.
    Did not want the books to end.
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  • Jan Cook
    5.0 out of 5 stars easy read
    Reviewed in Australia on February 4, 2019
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    entertaining good plots
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  • Red Robin
    4.0 out of 5 stars A gripping story lots of twists and turns.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2019
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    Took a while to get into the story, but when I did I really enjoyed the books, The characters grew on me as I got into the books.
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  • Elisha Middleton
    2.0 out of 5 stars Very amateur
    Reviewed in Australia on October 15, 2019
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    Interesting premise, but the author needs lots of coaching and advice - and a better proofreader. It feels self published. Amateur writing style and riddled with errors.
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  • Jack Beecroft
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2019
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    Excellent book. Well written with believable characters. A good plot with plenty of suspense. This is an author that I shall be reading again.
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