Creepy Crawly (Jake Sawyer Crime Thrillers)

A killer who wont forgive A detective who cant forget --- DETECTIVE INSPECTOR JAKE SAWYER is the dark star of the Met Police murder squad. Hes a peerless investigator with an acid tongue and serious martial arts skills for when the going gets rough. But he carries a heavy psychological burden, having witnessed the savage murder of his mother as a young child. When the body of a teenage boy is found near Sawyers birthplace in rural Derbyshire, he transfers from London to help local police decode the killers nightmarish methods. As more victims are discovered, the questions stack up. How are the killings connected? Why go to such violent extremes? And why are there video cameras installed in the shallow graves? Working so close to his childhood home, Sawyer suffers crippling flashbacks to his mothers death, and he teeters on the brink of breakdown. But as the new case takes a shocking turn, Sawyer must risk his safety and sanity to end the slaughter and save an innocent. --- A dark and twisted murder mystery with genuine surprises. The pace never lets up. I was holding my breath during the final scene. Well plotted and superbly written. Gripping. Well-developed characters in a wonderful setting. Im in love with DI Sawyer. Awesome. Compelling. Dark and intense and worth every minute. I wish I hadnt read it, so I could read it for the first time again. --- Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a complex lead character whose backstory continues through the series. CREEPY CRAWLY is Book 1 in this series of page-turning crime thrillers. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Chris Carter and Karin Slaughter.