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THE MOON KILLER an enthralling murder mystery with a twist (Detective Inspector Jack Dawes Mystery Book 5) Kindle Edition

by FRANCES LLOYD (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 4,166 ratings
SIX VICTIMS . . . ONE VERY TWISTED MURDER METHOD.

FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR FRANCES LLOYD.

A series of apparently motiveless murders in London.

The only thing linking them is the method — all the victims are killed in a very unusual way.

Detective Inspector Jack Dawes and his sidekick, Detective Sergeant “Bugsy” Malone, face their most baffling case yet.

They discover that the victims do have a connection. And all the murders take place during the night of a full moon.

The Murder Investigation Team call on the assistance of a psychological profiler, the tall, extremely athletic, Cressida Davenport.

Based on her work, the detectives take a huge risk, putting one of their team’s lives at stake to lure the murderer out of hiding.

WHY DOES THE KILLER USE THIS BIZARRE M.O.?

Discover one of the most enjoyable and gripping murder mysteries you’ll read this year!

Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, L.J. Ross, J.R. Ellis, Angela Marsons or Faith Martin.

What readers are saying about The Moon Killer:

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A clever entertaining, thought provoking read." Misfits farm

MEET THE DETECTIVE
Detective Inspector Jack Dawes, tall and handsome, looks like the fuzz even when he’s off-duty. He rose up through the ranks at Scotland Yard and now is a well-respected detective in the murder squad. A career copper, he was married to the job until he met Coriander during a money laundering investigation, the case which earned him his promotion to DI. He has logical analytical skills. She has intuitive people skills. So he bounces ideas off her. They make a formidable and funny couple whose skills combine to solve crimes.

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR JACK DAWES MYSTERY SERIES
Book 1: THE GREEK ISLAND KILLER
Book 2: THE BLUEBELL KILLER
Book 3: THE SHETLAND KILLER
Book 4: THE GALLOWS GREEN KILLER
Book 5: THE MOON KILLER
Book 6: THE KINGS MARKET KILLER
Book 7: THE DEMON KILLER
Book 8: THE VALE VINEYARD KILLER
Book 9: THE BRIGHTSEA SPA KILLER
Book 10: THE KINGS COPSE KILLER
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Detective Inspector Jack Dawes Mystery Series

Meet the tall and handsome policeman, Jack Dawes and his quick-witted wife, Coriander.

THE GREEK ISLAND KILLER
THE BLUEBELL KILLER
THE SHETLAND KILLER
THE GALLOWS GREEN KILLER
THE MOON KILLER
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B086LHV2J6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ JOFFE BOOKS crime thrillers and mysteries
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
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  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1789313789
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  • Book 5 of 12 ‏ : ‎ Detective Inspector Jack Dawes Mystery
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Frances Lloyd was born in Essex but spent a nomadic childhood being carted between RAF stations until mercifully, she was allowed a crack at a proper education in Cheltenham, studying English and Classics. As an adult, she became something of a wandering minstrel with no physical or spiritual roots apart from a strong work ethic.

Frances has always been a writer. The job that paid the mortgage was in government communications, She also worked as a freelance journalist and photographer but her ambition was always to write crime novels.

She now lives in Northumberland - "Vera" territory - and writes full time. She has published ten DI Dawes murder mysteries.

Married three times but now a widow, Frances’ hobbies are reading, wine tasting and cooking.

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Customers find this mystery book engaging with an imaginative storyline that keeps them guessing until the end. The writing is well-executed, and customers appreciate the fascinating characters, with one noting they feel like family friends. The book maintains a fast pace, though some customers mention it's not easy to guess the killer.

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Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, describing it as an original mystery that keeps readers engaged until the end.

"This book was intriguing, enthralling and an excellent read!..." Read more

"...I still persevered & though proved right, I still found it a brilliant story, characters have become like family friends & they work well together...." Read more

"This is a good series of police procedurals with interesting and varied characters...." Read more

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Customers find the book well written, with one describing it as a page-turner of the best kind.

"...Fast paced, well written and with enough twists and turns to make you dizzy, it kept me turning pages far into the night...." Read more

"...keep you sitting on the edge of your seat and also provide the reader with plays on words and pure laughter...." Read more

"...The general motive for the killings was fairly obvious. The story was well written, but having figured most of it out, it was still interesting to..." Read more

"...The surprising multiple story lines under the main one. An around good read." Read more

6 customers mention "Character development"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, finding them fascinating, with one customer noting how the characters feel like family friends.

"...proved right, I still found it a brilliant story, characters have become like family friends & they work well together...." Read more

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"This is a very original mystery with fascinating characters. The murders pile up as police are baffled. It is a page turner of the best kind." Read more

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Customers appreciate the mystery elements of the book, with one noting it's not easy to guess the killer, while others mention the reader can identify the murderer easily early on.

"Fast paced but obvious who the killer was midway though book.. Good read for people who pride themselves in guessing whodunit before finishing..." Read more

"The book was well written. The reader could identify the killer easily early on. The general motive for the killings was fairly obvious...." Read more

"I found that the killer was easy for me to identify very early in the book to many clues However I read the first 4 books and enjoyed them..." Read more

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  • Jeannie
    5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!! JUST WOW!!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2025
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    This book was intriguing, enthralling and an excellent read! Taxed with trying to find a serial killer who is dispensing with their victims in a very bizarre way, DI Jack Dawes agrees to bring in a criminal profiler to assist with the investigation. Fast paced, well written and with enough twists and turns to make you dizzy, it kept me turning pages far into the night. When the culprit and the motive were revealed it was a complete shock. A another very good police procedural in a great series.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Story
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2021
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    I’d have given this a five star but for the fact that it seemed obvious to me who the killer was, from fairly early on. I still persevered & though proved right, I still found it a brilliant story, characters have become like family friends & they work well together. I hope there will be more in this series.
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  • Micki
    5.0 out of 5 stars Murder, Mayhem and Humor
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2023
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    I never post a review even though I love murders. Lloyd's writings are wonderful! They keep you sitting on the edge of your seat and also provide the reader with plays on words and pure laughter. I truly enjoyed all the books in this series and only guessed the murderer in three of them. I look forward to more great murders from Lloyd.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
    Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022
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    This is a good series of police procedurals with interesting and varied characters. Jack and Corrie Dawes sometimes work in tandem and sometimes not and that is when the trouble starts.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Good guessing game
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020
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    Fast paced but obvious who the killer was midway though book.. Good read for people who pride themselves in guessing whodunit before finishing entire book.
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good writing, but easliy solved
    Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2020
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    The book was well written. The reader could identify the killer easily early on. The general motive for the killings was fairly obvious. The story was well written, but having figured most of it out, it was still interesting to see when the police would figure it out.
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  • Sandra, Jackson California, Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2020
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    Ms. Lloyd has written another great crime thriller that keeps you turning the pages until the end. Even though I figured out who the killer was, Ms. Lloyd's storyline was imaginative and her characters intriguing and well developed. I sincerely hope there are more books in this series.
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  • Barbara R Tracy
    4.0 out of 5 stars To easy
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020
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    I found that the killer was easy for me to identify very early in the book to many clues
    However I read the first 4 books and enjoyed them
    It was just my preference to have the journey to the conclusion to last a little longer enjoyed the first book that took place on the Greek island was the best oh the five books
    I will try another couple of berms by this author
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  • zelda999
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super
    Reviewed in France on July 16, 2020
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    Histoire originale, on ne s'ennuie pas
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  • lucien c
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in Brazil on August 12, 2020
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    The problem with Frances is she doesn't know when to stop. Good characters, interesting stories, but after the crime is solved she goes on and on...
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Moon light do,sent become you.
    Reviewed in Germany on July 8, 2021
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    The characters are so enjoyable as always, its pretty clear who the killer is early in the piece but dosent detract from the storyline. Great series well worth reading
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  • Jean Williams
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Moon Killer
    Reviewed in Spain on June 7, 2020
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    Wow! What a brilliant book "The Moon Killer" by Frances Lloyd is. Just a single blow, and a tampon thrust down the victim's throat is all it takes to murder members of the Under 21 football team. But these didn't take place until the men were in their 40's and following different lives to their football days. Each murder was carried out during a full moon. The police are fast running out of time to apprehend whoever was carrying out the vicious killings. An absolute page turner. Highly recommended.
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  • Ginger Book Geek
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another intriguing case for Detective Inspector Jack Dawes
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2020
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    I have a little confession to make- yes, yet another one. Although I have the first four books in the Detective Inspector Jack Dawes series on my ever increasing 'to be read' mountain, I haven't actually read one of them yet. When I was invited to take part in the blog tour for 'The Moon Killer', I thought that it would be an ideal opportunity to acquaint myself with Frances' work. Oh boy, I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'The Moon Killer' but more about that in a bit.
    It didn't take me long at all to get into this book. In fact, by the time I got part way through the first chapter, I knew that I was going to be in for one hell of a read and I was spot on. The first murder of a particularly unlikeable individual was enough to draw me into the story. I had to keep reading to find out if the murderer was going to be caught and what possible motivation they might have. The pages turned increasingly quickly as I worked my way through the story. At one point, the pages were turning over that quickly that it was almost as if they were turning themselves. Usually I have the attention span of a gnat and I am easily distracted but not in this case I wasn't. There was that much going on, that I feared missing out on some vital clue or getting left behind. I reached the end of the story far quicker than I had either anticipated or wanted to. I had been enjoying the story that much that I just didn't want it to end.
    'The Moon Killer' is extremely well written. The author grabs your attention from the start with the murder of a particularly unlikeable chap and he is killed using an unusual murder weapon. I must admit that I have never, ever come across this way of killing somebody before and this unusual 'weapon' will ensure that this story stays in my mind for a very long time to come. I don't know whether or not it was intentional but I found myself smiling at certain things I read about certain police officers and the banter which flew between them. It could be what you might call 'gallows humour'. Frances uses such vivid and realistic descriptions that I felt as though I was part of the story myself. I also felt part of the investigating team and I found myself trying to interact with the different officers as if they could hear me.
    In short, The Moon Killer' is one heck of a read, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I am rather irritated with myself that I left it this long to discover how great an author Frances is. I will most certainly be reading the first four books in the series just as soon as I can. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.
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