The Pier, Matt Brolly
The Pier, Matt Brolly
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The Pier

Author: Matt Brolly

Narrator: Danielle Cohen

Unabridged: 10 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/28/2022


Synopsis

DI Blackwell will do anything to keep her niece safe. And the bomber knows it.When a local school is the target of a bomb threat, DI Louise Blackwell finds herself embroiled in her most personal case to date. Not only is her niece among the terrified pupils—there’s also a chilling note hidden under the device: Next time you won’t be so lucky, DI Blackwell…The explosion of a nearby caravan offers a connection…and a suspect. But when he hangs himself after interrogation, leaving another note promising more carnage, Blackwell fears there’s an accomplice.Could Tim Finch, a former DCI on remand for attempted murder, be pulling strings from prison? He certainly seems set on bringing Blackwell down, if only to derail the case against him. Or could the devious nephew of Max Walton, the serial killer Blackwell shot and killed, be seeking revenge on behalf of his uncle?As the threats escalate and pressure to solve the case mounts, Blackwell is sucked into a series of horrific events that reach a chaotic and terrifying crescendo on Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier. Can she stand firm against a rival hell-bent on destroying her—or will she fall into the killer’s deadly trap?

About Matt Brolly

Following his law degree, where he developed an interest in criminal law, Matt Brolly completed his Masters in Creative Writing at Glasgow University. He is the bestselling author of the DCI Lambert crime novels, Dead Eyed, Dead Lucky, Dead Embers, Dead Time and Dead Water and the Lynch and Rose thriller, The Controller. In addition, he is the author of the acclaimed near-future crime novel, Zero. The first novel in the Detective Louise Blackwell crime series, The Crossing, was published in 2020. Matt also writes children’s books as M. J. Brolly. His first children’s book is The Sleeping Bug. Matt lives in London with his wife and their two young children. You can find out more about him at www.mattbrolly.co.uk or by following him on Twitter: @MattBrollyUK.


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG

Matt Brolly brings plenty of suspense and action, as well as an edginess, to the fifth book in the Detective Inspector (DI) Louise Blackwell series set in and near the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in England. While the tale occasionally switches points of view, it is primarily that of Louise. A......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee

DI Louise Blackwell number five. Louise is now working out of Portishead (Bristol) at the headquarters of Avon/Somerset please and she’s leading her own team. The day is shattered by phone call about an explosive device at a primary school in Weston-super-Mare, the school her niece Emily attends. Whe......more

Goodreads review by Pat

This is the fifth book in the DI Louise Blackwell series. There are a few plot lines running through this one. After a prologue which foreshadows a dramatic showdown, the action starts with a bomb threat at Louise’s niece Emily’s school. It turns out to be a hoax but the bomb threat is real, more bo......more