The Insider, Mari Hannah
The Insider, Mari Hannah
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The Insider

Author: Mari Hannah

Narrator: Colleen Prendergast

Unabridged: 12 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 11/01/2018


Synopsis

The thrilling second novel in the acclaimed Stone and Oliver series by award-winning author, Mari Hannah.

'Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah.' Val McDermid

'Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark heart.' Peter James

After their success in their last investigation, DCI David Stone has been promoted and moved to the Murder Investigation Team, taking DS Frankie Oliver with him. But there's a catch: the case they are given is the latest in a series of undetected murders. It's a baptism of fire for MIT's newest recruits.

In the incident room, the murder wall makes grim reading: three women have been killed within the past year and nothing links the crimes: no day of the week, geographical area, similarity between victims and, most importantly, no forensic evidence.

Joanna Cosgrove is the latest victim, her body discovered fully clothed close to a railway line on the south side of the river in the Tyne Valley. The MO is the same as the other three, but the words 'serial killer' are not welcome in Northumbria force.

And the manner in which she was killed is too close to home for Frankie...

'Brand new series, same top-notch writing.' Eva Dolan

Read by Colleen Prendergast

(p) Orion Publishing Group 2018

About Mari Hannah

Mari Hannah is a multi-award-winning, bestselling author/screenwriter. She writes across three crime series: DCI Kate Daniels (in development for TV with Sprout Pictures & Atlantic Nomad); Stone & Oliver and Ryan & O'Neil. Among her numerous awards is a Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library 2017. In 2019, Mari was the programming chair of Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. In 2020, she was the recipient of Capital Crime International Crime Writing Festival's Crime Book of the Year. She lives in rural Northumberland with her partner, an ex-murder detective.


Reviews

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on October 31, 2018

The Insider, the second book in the critically-acclaimed DCI David Stone & DS Frankie Oliver series set in my home county of Northumberland, lives up to the promise that was shown in the first novel and provides the Murder Investigation Team with more problems than they first envisaged as, for start......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on October 14, 2019

After devouring the first book in the Oliver and Stone series - The Lost, in one sitting I was chomping at the bit to start this book. D.C.I David Stone has been promoted and moved to the Murder Investigation Team taking D.S Frankie Oliver with him. The case they are taking over may have a leak who i......more

Goodreads review by Liz on November 08, 2018

A great addition to the new series featuring Stone and Oliver- with a beautifully twisted mystery and some more intriguing character development for our pair. The Insider is a highly engaging highly readable procedural with a huge dose of authenticity and that elusive page turning quality that makes......more

Goodreads review by Joanna on October 29, 2018

I’m a huge fan of Mari Hannah and I have been eagerly awaiting the next book in the Stone and Oliver Series. Hannah’s books are always fab reads so its always great to be able to relax into them knowing you’ll love them. The story starts off straight away with a scary search for a murder victim in th......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on September 25, 2018

I would like to thank Netgalley and Orion for an advance copy of The Insider, the second novel to feature DCI David Stone and DS Frankie Oliver of the Northumbrian police. When the SIO on a triple murder retires Stone and Oliver are parachuted in to rescue the case and are immediately faced with a fo......more


Quotes

Nobody understands the many faces of cops better than Mari Hannah. Val McDermid

Mari Hannah writes with a sharp eye and a dark heart. Peter James

Brand new series, same top-notch writing. Eva Dolan

There's an authenticity to Mari Hannah 's gritty police procedurals that eludes many of her contemporaries ...The book has steely narrative command, with chilling insights into the killer's ego. Guardian

Few crime writers capture the workings of the police - and the pressures on offices - better than Hannah. If you read only one police procedural this year, make it The Insider. It deserves it. Daily Mail

Hannah's plots are original and modern, rooted in the fast-changing relationships between men and women. Sunday Times

A pacy, gritty and authentic read. Heat