Time Is Running Out, Michael Wood
Time Is Running Out, Michael Wood
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Time Is Running Out

Author: Michael Wood

Narrator: Stephanie Beattie

Unabridged: 11 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2021

Synopsis

‘This is a total BOOM BOOM POW! of a book…Budge up Jed Mercurio when you are done working on I think it is time for you to meet Matilda’ LJ, Read and Rated Book Review Blog ‘Excellent plotting. The twists keep on coming making this an irresistible read’ Michael J. Malone, author of You’re a survivor, aren’t you, Matilda? But what’s the point in surviving when everyone around you is dead? When DCI Matilda Darke receives a mysterious telephone call, she immediately dismisses the threat. Afterall the Homicide and Major Enquiries team are a regular target for prank calls. But ignoring this warning might soon be the biggest regret of Matilda Darke’s life. A lone gunman is on a deadly rampage around Sheffield, leaving a bloody trail in his wake. Taking his shots with a sickening precision, he’s about to leave his mark on the world and change Matilda and her team’s lives forever. The next chilling instalment in the DCI Matilda Darke thriller series, perfect for fans of Patricia Gibney and Angela Marsons.

About Michael Wood

Michael Wood is a historian, filmmaker, and broadcaster who has written several bestselling books and made well over one hundred documentary films which are regularly seen on PBS. Some of these book-and-documentary projects include In Search of the Dark Ages, In Search of the Trojan War, and In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great. A professor of public history at the University of Manchester, he is also a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, the Royal Historical Society, and the Society of Antiquaries. He recently received the British Academy President's Medal for services to history and outreach.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on February 24, 2021

HOLY CRAP! That beginning... that end...plus everything in-between! I am in shock. I have been on an emotional roller coaster ride Michael Wood style since the very first page of this book. Seriously, I do not think that I have read a book (and I have read a lot) that has not let up at all. From the......more

Goodreads review by Pat on February 24, 2021

That. Was. Harrowing! Jake Harrison, 34 year old troubled son of Vivian and Malcolm Harrison, starts his last day on earth by shooting his parents dead and then going on a killing spree across Sheffield - the likes of which have never been seen before. There is no whodunit, you know from the start w......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on March 03, 2021

Time Is Running Out is the seventh instalment in the DCI Matilda Darke series, set in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. When DCI Darke, head of the Homicide and Major Enquiries Team (HMET), receives a strange, unsettling phone call with the message — 'You’re a survivor, aren’t you, Matilda? But what’s the......more

Goodreads review by Alan on May 27, 2021

My thanks to Harper Collins UK One More Chapter and NetGalley for an advanced copy for review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own. I really don’t know how I am going to write this review. Firstly, I don’t want to give too much away and secondly to do it justice. This is book 7 in the DCI......more

Goodreads review by Gary on March 06, 2021

This is the 7th book in the DCI Matilda Darke series by author Michael Wood is another excellent read. I really enjoyed this series from book 1, great characters, intriguing plots and so well written. DCI Matilda Darke dismisses a mysterious threatening telephone call that may turn out to be a big mi......more

Quotes

Praise for Michael Wood: ‘A tense, nail-biting story with a truly twisted ending’ Katerina Diamond “An established master of the serial killer novel takes us on another dangerous journey through the streets of Sheffield. Watch out for those twists – you won't see them coming!” Stephen Booth ‘A gritty and atmospheric thriller with more twists and turns than a hangman's knot. I loved it’ Matt Hilton ‘Solid storytelling and great unravelling of plot. Michael Wood ups the pace as the noose tightens’ Rachel Sargeant ‘Taut, twisting and sharp as a blade, The Hangman’s Hold wrong-footed me at every, devious turn’ Chris Whitaker 'Wood hit the ground running with For Reasons Unknown, first in the DCI Matilda Darke series. In the fourth instalment, The Hangman's Hold, he picks up the pace again with a twisting plot that races to a nail-biting finish’ Chris Simms ‘Bites into you like the rough twine of a hangman’s noose and refuses to let go. Tautly plotted, brilliantly realised, this is further proof that Michael Wood is only going to get better and better. The Hangman’s Hold is going to be big…’ Neil Broadfoot Praise for Michael Wood: ‘You can count on Michael Wood to deliver a deliciously twisted and intriguing plot, leading to a surprise ending by a likeable and very real protagonist, Matilda Darke’ Yrsa Sigurdardottir ‘She is the perfect heroine’ Elly Griffiths ‘A pitch-black concept, tightly delivered and played at exhilarating pace’ Paul Finch ‘Crackling dialogue, dark wit and an exciting ending. Recommended if you liked Happy Valley’ Mark Edwards ‘DCI Matilda Darke is going places’ James Oswald ‘A compelling, addictive read, it’s hard to put down. I really enjoyed getting to know DCI Matilda Darke. She's strong character with real depth’ Robert Bryndza, bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE ICE ‘A beautifully written book with a dark heart and a secret that impacts on generations’ Sarah Ward

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