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The Icehouse

A Lancashire Detective Mystery (DCI Walker Crime Thrillers, Book 1)

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By: JJ Richards
Narrated by: Kevin E Green
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From an Amazon #1 bestselling crime fiction series.
Over 189,000 copies sold worldwide.

A MURDERER ON THE LOOSE.
A DETECTIVE HAUNTED BY THE PAST.
A RACE AGAINST TIME.


DCI Jonathan Walker is a senior detective with the Lancashire Constabulary, driven by a need for redemption and shadowed by a past he cannot escape.

When a body is discovered in the quiet village of Rufford, Walker cuts short his leave of absence to lead the investigation. But as the details emerge, the case begins to echo a decades-old murder — the unsolved killing of his own sister.

What begins as a routine inquiry quickly becomes something far more dangerous.

As more victims disappear and bodies surface with the same disturbing signature, Walker and his team realise they are hunting a serial killer. With time running out and another life at risk, the pressure mounts — and the case becomes deeply personal.

To stop the killer, Walker must confront the past he has spent years trying to bury — and decide how far he is willing to go, even if it means crossing the line.

The Icehouse is the gripping debut in the DCI Walker Crime Thrillers series — a British police procedural set across Lancashire and the North West of England.

Each book can be read as a standalone case, but the full story is best enjoyed in order.

Perfect for listeners who enjoy Ian Rankin, Ann Cleeves, and LJ Ross.

Begin the DCI Walker series with The Icehouse.

©2023 Jason John Richard Gaskell (P)2023 Jason John Richard Gaskell
Crime Crime Fiction Murder Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Fiction Detective Race Against Time
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"A moody, enveloping crime thriller." — SPR Editorial Review

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I enjoyed this book. The story was engaging and it was good to hear the place names that I'd known all my life. One thing though I have to say as a lifelong PNE supporter, that they play in Navy shorts not black! I will certainly be reading any further books by this author. Many thanks

A good Northern read!

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I came to this book after listening to the author being interviewed on BBC radio 4 and I’m glad I did. Usually I read historical novels but is good to break outside the genre occasionally and this appealed. Listening to it on long journeys I enjoyed the characters, the narration and the plot. The narrator was probably reading it with an older voice than the main Detective and conjoined an aging unattractive character in my head until the journalist gave him her number and it became evident he was not so old and might even be attractive!
It was a good story for those who find it difficult to imagine scenes as they were realistically described without being laboured. I will seek out another at some point.

Described well without labouring

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Omg this was an amazing novel. The characters, the plot, the narration. Everything was brilliant. Since I live in Leyland and it was set locally, it was even better. Thank you so much JJ, I’ve now bought the rest of the series to enjoy. And recommended it to my daughter.

AMAZING

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This Audible book appeared to be another standard detective story. In fact it was very good and different from most of its genre. The characters were normal and vulnerable yet driven to succeed. I found the story line interesting without being macabre - the ending apart. I recommend it


Outstanding and different

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For most of the story I was engaged.
The ending and conclusion of investigation seemed unsatisfactory.


Plot and narrator disappointing

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