The Sinner, Martyn Waites
The Sinner, Martyn Waites
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The Sinner

Author: Martyn Waites

Narrator: Martyn Waites

Unabridged: 10 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2021


Synopsis

Tom Killgannon, ex–undercover police officer and now in witness protection, is recalled to active service by a local police task force, headed by DS Sheridan. His mission is to befriend notorious child killer Noel Cunningham and find out where he buried the bodies of his final two victims.The catch? Tom has to obtain that information from within Blackmoor Prison itself.Undercover and with no backup, Tom soon runs into danger.In the prison is convicted gangster Dean Foley. He used to run Manchester’s biggest gang, until Tom’s testimony put him away for life. He recognizes Tom, and so begins a cat-and-mouse game as Tom fights for survival before Foley can get his revenge.But why can’t Tom reach DS Sheridan, and what is the real reason he has been sent to Blackmoor Prison?

About Martyn Waites

Martyn Waites was born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne. He trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and worked as an actor for many years before becoming a writer. He has been nominated for every major British crime-fiction award and has enjoyed international commercial success with eight novels written under the name Tania Carver.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Louise on August 03, 2019

3.5⭐️ rounded up to 4 Tom Killgallon #2 Tom Killgallon is an ex-undercover policeman. He now works in witness protection. He's now living in Cornwall but he gets a visit from DS Sheridan asking him to return and go undercover to get information from a child killer. They want him to go into Blackmoor p......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on July 18, 2019

The Sinner is the 2nd in the Tom Killgannon series. I didn’t know this but, I needn’t have worried you can read it as a standalone. Tom Kilgannon ex- undercover Police officer and now he is in witness protection, is enjoying his life in Cornwall and it’s just starting to feel like home when he gets a......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on July 16, 2019

I would like to thank Netgalley and Bonnier Zaffre for an advance copy of The Sinner, the second novel to feature former undercover detective and current witness protectee, Tom Killgannon. Tom (not his real name) is enjoying his life in Cornwall when DS Sheridan and DC Blake come calling. The terms o......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on September 29, 2019

Having not read the first book in this series, I don’t feel I needed to do so. Tom Killgannon is an undercover officer with a highly complex background which makes his character incredibly intriguing. Tom is coerced into taking a job in Blackmoor prison where he is to obtain information regarding th......more

Goodreads review by Alan on August 11, 2019

Martyn Waites last novel, ‘The Old Religion’, found Tom Killgannon living in Cornwall, in the witness protection programme for reasons unknown to the reader, and getting caught up in pagan rites and farmers’ rights. In ‘The Sinner’, Tom’s past catches up with him as his ‘handlers’ demand that he ent......more


Quotes

“A deftly plotted, gripping, pulse-racing roller coaster of a thriller. If you haven’t read Martyn Waites before, then you’re in for a real treat. Stunning.” Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Waites’s pacing and plotting are deft and his prose sleek.” Kirkus Reviews

“Relentlessly tense…Waites’s analysis of the bleak histories and psyches of his diverse and deeply developed characters is spot on.” Publishers Weekly