Fatal Decision, Ted Tayler
Fatal Decision, Ted Tayler
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Fatal Decision

Author: Ted Tayler

Narrator: Roger Clark

Unabridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2022

Synopsis

Gus Freeman is a retired detective inspector who has spent the past three years alone.Freeman’s wife, Tess, died from a brain aneurysm six months to the day after his retirement. He is still coming to terms with his enforced solitary existence.His old boss wants Gus to head up a Crime Review Team investigating cold cases. Old witness statements plus fresh clues, and the hunt would be on. But Freeman wonders whether his superiors need his old-style methods. Is the request out of pity, to occupy his mind with fruitless digging into cases that their best young brains failed to crack? Yet he can’t resist the chance to enter the fray for one last hurrah.In this first case, the team tackles the brutal murder of Daphne Tolliver in June 2008. The sixty-eight-year-old widow was walking her dog, Bobby, in a woodland close to her home. Despite the efforts of detectives at the time, they never identified a single suspect. A reconstruction of Daphne’s last known moments on television five years later yielded nothing. Gus Freeman and his new team appear to have a tough nut to crack for their first case.

About Ted Tayler

Ted Tayler is the author of the Freeman Files and Phoenix series of mystery novels and two stand-alone novels. He lives in West Wiltshire, England, where many of his stories are based.

About Roger Clark

Roger Clark is a professional actor and voiceover artist who lives in New York City. He is best known for his award-winning portrayal of Arthur Morgan in the 2018 blockbuster game Red Dead Redemption 2. He has performed in over forty-five countries.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on January 09, 2020

Gus Freeman has been a retired Detective for 3 years. His old boss wants Gus to head up a new department, essentially investigating cold cases that have never been solved. He wants him to start with the death of Daphne Tolliver. Ten years ago, while taking her dog for a walk, the elderly widow was mu......more

Goodreads review by Peta-Dee on April 15, 2020

An enjoyable and very light read. Quite a basic storyline with me guessing the murderer very early on in the story. I can't imagine anybody not guessing to be honest. However, in the dark times we currently find ourselves in this was just an easy and unchallenging read.......more

Goodreads review by John on February 05, 2020

The character of the protagonist Gus Freeman is well drawn. Widowed, retired, but called back to service on a cold case, he shows his younger colleagues how it's done. As with come of my favorite TV shows, I enjoyed this glimpse into life in the UK. We Americans share a language with the Brits (more......more

Goodreads review by M.R. on April 09, 2020

Fatal Decision was a fast read. It revolved around a retired police detective, Gus Freeman, who is roped into heading up a Crime Review Team to look into cold case files of local murders. Overall I enjoyed the book, although it seemed to meander along for the first 50-60% of the story and then rush......more

Goodreads review by Kathy Shields on April 12, 2020

Good read. I had a little trouble liking Gus because he came off as so narcissistic.......more

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