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Three Little Pigs: A British Crime Thriller (DCI Kett Crime Thrillers Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Alex Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 15,799 ratings
He will find the truth. Even if it kills him.

Five months ago, DCI Robert Kett’s wife Billie was snatched from a London street. Five months of no leads, no evidence, and no suspects.

Until now.

When a routine police search uncovers a chamber of horrors beneath one of the city’s most expensive houses, detectives find a clue that points to Billie’s fate, and to the identity of her kidnapper—an enigmatic killer known as the Pig Man.

Desperate for closure, and still reeling from his last investigation, Kett returns to London for his most personal and most dangerous case yet—a case that pits him against a terrifying evil.

He doesn’t know if Billie is alive or dead. He doesn’t know if he’s too late to save her. All he knows is that he swore he’d go to hell and back to find out what happened.

And now, he's about to.

"Utterly terrifying and unbeatably exciting, this is one of the best crime thrillers of the year so far." Thrilling Fiction. You won't be able to put down this fast-paced British crime thriller from multimillion-selling author Alex Smith.

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PAPER GIRLS
BAD DOG
THREE LITTLE PIGS
WHIP CRACK
RUN RABBIT RUN
STONE COLD DEAD
EVERY MOTHER'S SON
SWEET BRIAR ROSE
JAW BREAKER
KNOCK KNOCK
KING RAT
KNUCKLE BONES
LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN
UNHOLY SAINTS
TRULY MADLY DEADLY
EVERY LAST DEVIL
RED LINE

Alex Smith wrote his first book when he was six. It wasn’t particularly good, but it did have some supernatural monsters in it. His latest books, the DCI Robert Kett thrillers, have monsters in them too, although these monsters are very human, and all the more terrifying for it. In between these two books he has published fourteen novels for children and teenagers under his full name, Alexander Gordon Smith—including the number one bestselling series Escape From Furnace, which is loved by millions of readers worldwide and which is soon to become a motion picture. He lives in Norwich with his wife and three young daughters.
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    DCI Kett Crime Thrillers
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B082YF34DG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Relentless Media (April 1, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.7 MB
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I've been a writer for almost all my life. I wrote my first book when I was six, and even though it wasn't very good it did have monsters in it. It was a sign of things to come, as I spent most of my twenties and thirties writing horror books for children and teenagers under my full name, Alexander Gordon Smith, including the award-winning series Escape From Furnace. It was only after I had my three daughters that I thought about writing a series of thrillers about a detective with young children, and DCI Robbie Kett was born.

I live in Norwich with my family, where I spend half of my time writing and the other half trying to keep up with my three girls.

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Customers praise the book's suspenseful story with amazing twists and non-stop action. Moreover, the writing style is well-executed, with one customer noting it's completely engaging from the opening sentence. Additionally, customers appreciate the character development and family bond, with one review highlighting the beautiful family that survives unimaginable circumstances.

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28 customers mention "Suspenseful story"22 positive6 negative

Customers enjoy the suspenseful story of the book, praising its amazing plots and twists, with one customer noting it kept them reading nonstop.

"...Phenomenal characters, and stories. If you’re a British Crime Thriller fan, I highly recommend these books!" Read more

"Great characters and plot, moves along like a freight train. Read it in two days. can’t wait to read the rest of the series!" Read more

"...Non stop action, amazing twists, great pace. I’m looking forward to the next!" Read more

"Ok story!" Read more

13 customers mention "Writing style"13 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing style of the book, finding it well-crafted and easy to read, with one customer noting that it's completely engaging from the opening sentence.

"These books are fabulously written, really hard to put down! Phenomenal characters, and stories...." Read more

"The title sounds innocuous enough. Then you start reading and find yourself riveted once again by the masterful writing of Alex Smith...." Read more

"...detective, which all great detective stories must have, it pulls the readers in, humanizes the characters, us, the readers, relate to them quicker &..." Read more

"I had moments of whincing, the thought and dialogue were too real. I fought for Kett when it seemed he was unable to fight...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character development in the book.

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"Great characters and plot, moves along like a freight train. Read it in two days. can’t wait to read the rest of the series!" Read more

"...great detective stories must have, it pulls the readers in, humanizes the characters, us, the readers, relate to them quicker & stay that way, but..." Read more

"...I learned how much gumption, strength, character and risk the police and detectives face on a daily basis...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the family bond in the book, with one review highlighting how a beautiful family survives unimaginable circumstances, while another notes the strong father-daughter interactions.

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"What a suspenseful story, couldn’t put the book down. Unbelievable story of strength, determination, and love survives throughout...." Read more

"I read the whole series. I enjoyed the interaction between father and daughters and hoped for Billie’s safe return...." Read more

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  • Kirk
    5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2024
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    These books are fabulously written, really hard to put down! Phenomenal characters, and stories.
    If you’re a British Crime Thriller fan, I highly recommend these books!
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  • A Reader from Des Moines
    4.0 out of 5 stars excellent police procedural!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023
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    Great characters and plot, moves along like a freight train. Read it in two days. can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
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  • Abigail Roberts
    5.0 out of 5 stars insanely good
    Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
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    I really enjoyed the first two books of the series, but Three Little Pigs was impossible to put down! Non stop action, amazing twists, great pace. I’m looking forward to the next!
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  • Indy Lady
    5.0 out of 5 stars Three Little Pigs
    Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025
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    The title sounds innocuous enough. Then you start reading and find yourself riveted once again by the masterful writing of Alex Smith. DCI Kett's wife is missing and he cares for their three daughters. He never gives up trying to find her. This is a must read if you are a fan of truly deviant (meaning just plain old horrible). Start reading early as you are not going to want to put the book down, I promise you!
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  • Dorothy C. Connors
    3.0 out of 5 stars Impulsive behavior of seasoned D1
    Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2022
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    After reading the first book in this series, I promised myself not to bother reading anything else regarding the lead detective in this book. The inclusion of his badly behaved children is most irritating; brings nothing of importance to a mystery novel, that in the final analysis, made me put the book down. His irrational behavior regarding the search for his missing wife, Billie, disregarding rules and regulations which includes the fellow officers that he drags into this search makes the reading of this story impossible!
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  • BookWorm
    4.0 out of 5 stars ok read
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2022
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    Ok story!
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  • Eden.Violet
    5.0 out of 5 stars ITS RARE THAT I DO REVIEWS
    Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2022
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    ITS RARE THAT I DO REVIEWS

    And rarer still I do Five ***** Stars, but it’s well deserved in this case. I must have a Scottish fling thing going on right now as the series I read before this was JD Kirks Logan & Hoons series, all 17 books, and I fell in love with the writing style and the humor, and I thunk that’s why I’m enjoying these so much, there’s similarities without it being an actual similarity if that makes sense!

    I was concerned that the 3 kids would detract from the books, but strangely it’s vice versa & I wouldn’t want it in any other way, ESPECIALLY in this book or they’d all of been dead!

    The authors managed to create a semi-broken detective, which all great detective stories must have, it pulls the readers in, humanizes the characters, us, the readers, relate to them quicker & stay that way, but the authors done that without having it been a dead spouse etc, and with that it opened up so many possible doors, and no doubt opened up many book covers too.

    The red herrings, or as I like to say ‘the little red fishies’ are strung throughout the book and they’re GOOD, I love guesstimating, but wow!

    There’s no swearing, well pretty much none anyways, most of it’s in ‘adult don’t let the kids hear it’ and there’s no sex scenes. The baddies are despicable and are multilayered and there’s more than 1 or 2.

    So, if your umming & ahhing whether to read these?…

    YES, GO BUY BOOK ONE & TWO right now and ALWAYS keep a book up your sleeve as you’ll be wanting to read the next one ASAP.

    WHOOPS & lastly these DO carry on from each other so READ THE BOOKS IN ORDER!!!

    Finally, my sincere THANK YOU to the author for the enjoyable reading time which I’m sure is going to follow through to book 4 & onwards!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Tough to read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024
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    I had moments of whincing, the thought and dialogue were too real. I fought for Kett when it seemed he was unable to fight.
    My second Kett crime book and reaching for the third and on.I really like Alex Smiths writings
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  • Janice Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars it doesn’t get much better than this!
    Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2022
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    I love everything about these books! So much so that I’m going to cut this short,( just read it!) so I can start the next book…
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  • Pamela Dach
    5.0 out of 5 stars Three little pigs
    Reviewed in Germany on November 18, 2024
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    Super read
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  • Delia Wilson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. You should read these books in order. I'm so glad I found this author and was able to read the three books one after the other - no waiting. They are very well-
    Reviewed in Spain on April 14, 2020
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    -written; the characters are credible and demand your understanding. While the situations are thankfully beyond the ken of most of us, I found myself urging Robbie on in his unlawful acts. Actually quite exhausting!
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  • Becky Lyons
    5.0 out of 5 stars Effed up!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2024
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    I honestly have no idea the darkplaces this author must've been to to dream up this storyline, but it's a page Turner for sure! My only complaint is that the writer's idea of time seems to be warped as too much happens in just one day; could've really done with being spread over at least a week. But ill let it slide - great story, great characters, great twist.
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  • Journeying Soul
    5.0 out of 5 stars Intense!
    Reviewed in Australia on August 20, 2022
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    This is a story that has the adrenaline pumping from the beginning to the end. I still don’t understand how DCI Kett is still alive. Great characters. Wonderful writing. Terrifying plot. Great read.
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