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Lucky Number Seven: An Explosive British Crime Thriller (DCI Kett Crime Thrillers Book 13) Kindle Edition

by Alex Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 6,379 ratings

Book 13 of 16: DCI Kett Crime Thrillers

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Sometimes You Win. Sometimes You Die.

When seven packages are delivered to the staff of an insurance company in Norwich, the unthinkable happens: one of the packages explodes.

Six people survive, the seventh does not.

As the fire rages and the city reels, DCI Kett and the Extreme Crime Task Force are brought in to try to figure out why anybody would murder an innocent woman in such a violent manner.

But the killer has only just started. Seven more people are targeted, seemingly at random, and it soon becomes clear that somebody is playing a deadly game of chance—if you lose, you lose everything.

The hunt is on for one of the most sadistic criminals the team has ever faced.

Sometimes you beat the odds. Sometimes you don’t.

And Kett knows that sooner or later, everybody’s luck runs out…

Lucky Number Seven is the thirteenth book in the million-selling DCI Robert Kett series. Relentless action, compulsive mystery and dark humour abound in the series that Thrilling Fiction calls "Heart-stoppingly gripping!" from the author that James Patterson describes as "fresh and ferocious!"

Binge the series now:
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

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 it too, although these monsters are very human, and all the more terrifying for it. In between these two books he has published fourteen other 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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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C6R69T7T
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Relentless Media (August 4, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4850 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 442 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #34,116 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #192 in Vigilante Justice
- #367 in Vigilante Justice Thrillers
- #382 in Serial Killers

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Hi there, and welcome to my Amazon author page! Thanks for stopping by and checking out my books. If you want to be the first to know about new releases then feel free to follow me by clicking on the follow button on my book pages or on my author page.

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.

Feel free to get in touch at alexsmithbooks.com

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JD-WR

A tossing good story

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024

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Great characters and Clare just gets funnier each book. Can’t recommend this series enough, each book is unique in its own way.

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2023

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I love the DCI Kett books. This was an especially touching book because, as a parent, you do feel that you would do anything for your children. However, murder is not something that most of us would contemplate. These books have such wonderful characters and amazing storylines. I hope that horses will continue to feature in the books as a means to help Alice find her way. There is something special about the rich odor of horses that soothes the soul. I would recommend this series for anyone who loves a great British mystery.

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Kindle Customer mer

Busy read so many things going on!

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2023

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Enjoyed all the characters added tothestory. The humor and seriousness were dealt with realness. Avery good read. Go for it. Good writer

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E.F. Tracey

An excellent installment in a great series

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2023

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Alex Smith is a truly wonderful writer, who is able to give the reader both a great crime plot and warm, fully developed characters. I eagerly await his books, and only wish there were more.

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023

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This book was thrilling from the first page! DCI Kett and team had to catch a killer who was cunning and dedicated to his “game”. I guarantee you will not figure it out! This book had it all. It had beautiful family moments, terrifying crimes and laugh out loud moments. I highly recommend this book. Beth P.

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023

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His books just keep getting better and better. I love them so much that. I take my time and slowly read them…love them, this one is even better than the last. Fantastic story, characters that you become attached and plenty of great lines that will make you laugh out loud

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2023

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Sometimes you just get lucky. I enjoy Alex Smith's novels very much. His characters are well developed, the dialogue and story is better than good, I look forward to each offering. These are fun books to read thanks for them Mr Smith... I co hope you overcome your medical issues, stay well sir.

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023

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He's a new author to me and I'm indebted to David Gatward and JD Kirk for the recommendation. DCI Kett and his colleagues at the Norwich Constabulary are people I want to get to know better. Lucky Number Seven was a great read.

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Melissa Colley

Very enjoyable series

Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2023

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It is fast paced. I like that the main character loves his wife and children. Also, I must warn you it is very gory as the series deals with serial killers. I love it. Recommend it if you like that type of series. I like that you don't know at the beginning who did it. Keeps you guessing until the end.
Read all the books in the series.

Anne Lee, Liverpool

Another diamond of a crime story.....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2023

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What a great imagination Alex Smith has. This particular book had many twists and turns but he always makes his books believable and characters gel, great storyline that still includes the lives of Kett's family and of course the rest of the team which intertwine with one another, they show compassion and a good sense of humour at the same time taking seriously their respective jobs. I would recommend the whole series of "Kett" books to anyone who loves crime novels as much as I.
I have given this book 5* because it deserves it.😀

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super spannend

Reviewed in Germany on August 24, 2023

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Wieder einmal sehr spannendes und witziges Buch. Die Dialoge zwischen DCI Kett und seinen Kollegen sind wie immer sehr gut geschrieben und witzig.

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