The Last Straw, Paul Gitsham
The Last Straw, Paul Gitsham
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The Last Straw

Author: Paul Gitsham

Narrator: Malk Williams

Unabridged: 13 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ Digital

Published: 09/12/2018


Synopsis

When Professor Alan Tunbridge is discovered in his office with his throat slashed, the suspects start queuing up. The brilliant but unpleasant microbiologist had a genius for making enemies. For Warren Jones, newly appointed Detective Chief Inspector to the Middlesbury force, a high-profile murder is the ideal opportunity. He’s determined to run a thorough and professional investigation but political pressure to resolve the case quickly and tensions in the office and at home make life anything but easy. Everything seems to point to one vengeful man but the financial potential of the professor’s pioneering research takes the inquiry in an intriguing and, for Jones and his team, dangerous direction. Readers LOVE ‘A really cracking read, .’ Reader review, 5 Stars ‘this brilliant detective novel!’ Reader review, 5 Stars ‘Loved this! A nice proper whodunnit which had me gripped from the start! and I only worked out who it was right at the end!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘I just couldn't put it down. DCI Warren Jones and his team are a sure-fire hit… detective story.’ Reader review, 5 Stars ‘’ Reader review, 5 Stars ‘ If you love a good detective novel, you'll be well away with this.’ Reader review, 5 Stars ‘Tense to the point of making it .’ Reader review, 5 Stars ‘DCI Warren Jones is… A brilliant first novel, can't wait for the next. Buy it. Try it. You won't be disappointed!’ Reader review, 5 Stars The DCI Warren Jones series 1 The Last Straw 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pat on June 25, 2015

I enjoyed this, an interesting mystery with many layers. It was, however, a police procedural. And it did a good job with that but it took a little drama out of it. Sections of the story were a bit slow as they got bogged down in the detail (particularly the sections full of scientific jargon). Neve......more

Goodreads review by Gary on July 26, 2016

A new detective series to watch. DCI Warren Jones is must read detective fiction. The characters stand out on the page and the hero's wit adds light to shade in what looks like the first of a brilliant series. And, no, I didn't work out who the bad guy was before the end!5 well-deserved stars. I cou......more

Goodreads review by Carla on February 16, 2020

I like mysteries and I like police procedurals. This was both and I believe the series has potential. However I do think it could have used some tighter editing. It lost the momentum partway through and it took me far longer to read it, my fun read of the week, than it would normally take. I do beli......more

Goodreads review by Ted on November 27, 2019

"A promising start" All police procedurals rely on the same premise. The devil is in the detail. At times there was a tad too much detailed description which kept my 5* in my pocket. However, as an opener to a series it establishes Warren Jones as someone to follow. If the plots continue to be as com......more

Goodreads review by Denise on November 16, 2022

Warren Jones, newly appointed Detective Chief Inspector to the Middlesbury force, hits the ground running when a particularly unpleasant professor at the local university is found in his office with his throat slashed. Jones is faced with pressure from above and below – his superiors want a rapid so......more