A Quiet Place to Kill, N. R. Daws
A Quiet Place to Kill, N. R. Daws
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A Quiet Place to Kill

Author: N. R. Daws

Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman

Unabridged: 11 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2021

Synopsis

In this tense thriller set on a WW2 airbase, a female pilot faces danger in the sky—and a murderer on the ground.July 1940. As the Battle of Britain begins, the women of the Air Transport Auxiliary carry out the dangerous task of ferrying warplanes to RAF airbases. But for the ATA detachment sent to the base at Scotney, it’s not only in the skies that they’re a target—it seems a killer is stalking them on the ground…On the day pilot Lizzie Hayes arrives in the quiet village, one of her new comrades is found murdered. One of the few women in Britain with a psychology PhD, Lizzie thinks she can use her skills to help identify the killer among the military staff and local villagers, but DI Jonathan Kember isn’t convinced. When a second pilot is murdered, Lizzie’s profile of the killer comes into sharper focus—attracting anonymous threats against her own life.With Kember’s investigation stalling and events at the airbase becoming ever more sinister, Lizzie’s talents are given a chance. But can she and the still-sceptical Kember work together to find the killer before Lizzie becomes the next victim?

About N. R. Daws

Born in Croydon, Surrey, in 1959, Neil Daws has been a decent waiter, an average baker and a pretty good printer, but most notably a diligent civil servant, retiring in 2015 after thirty years, twenty spent in security and counter-terrorism. Enthralled by tales of adventure and exploration, he became a hiker, skier, lover of travel, history and maps, and is a long-standing Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Following the death of his father and uncle from heart disease, he became a volunteer fundraiser and was awarded an MBE for charitable services in 2006. An alumnus of the Curtis Brown Creative writing school, he achieved Highly Commended in the Blue Pencil Agency’s First Novel Award, 2019, where he met his agent, Nelle Andrew of Rachel Mills Literary. He is finally making use of his Open University psychology degree and interest in history, especially World War Two, to write historical crime fiction. Most importantly, he has a wife and two daughters and lives in his adopted county of Kent.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alayne on August 03, 2021

This was a very slow read, it read like an Agatha Christie novel. Set during World War 2 which is one of my favourite eras this was a disappointing read. I really struggled with it, the language and the way the story unfolded. I know crime investigations moved slowly in those days but, this was too......more

Goodreads review by Libby on March 31, 2023

The beginning was quite slow and I found it very hard to get into. I found myself getting bored during members perspective, Lizzie’s perspective is a little better but not by much. To me it felt like the story came second to every else, the writer focuses way too much attention on her mental problem......more

Goodreads review by Susan on September 12, 2021

July 1940 Scotney, Kent. The ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) unit have been moved to RAF Scotney. But as the female pilots arrive a body is discovered. That of Lavinia Scott of the ATA. Sergeant Dennis Wright receives help from D.I. Jonathan Kemper. As part of rhe ATA is Lizzie Hayes, PHd, in Psycholo......more

Goodreads review by Louise on September 04, 2021

This was my Amazon first choice so I didn’t pay for it. After having read it I would have happily bought this book. It may seem strange to say that a book where a killer mimics Jack the Ripper was a cosy mystery, but to me that was the feel of the book. Some of the characters were well written but t......more

Goodreads review by Angela DT on September 05, 2021

A Quiet Place to Kill by N.R. Daws I really enjoyed this tale set in WW2. Our main character is Lizzie Hayes who joins the Air Transport Auxiliary b ( ATA ) a post given to women to pilot planes to RAF based all over ( this took me on a journey via Google to find out more - fascinating . ) Anyway the......more

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