THE RAVEN’S MARK an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a massive twist

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The story grips you from page one, you get pulled right in I was trying desperately to guess who the killer was, just as you thought you had an idea another twist comes along. The plot is gritty, deliciously dark and fast-paced with a host of colourful characters who keep the pages turning.

THE RAVEN’S MARK an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a

Giving her advice to students wanting to get into the writing industry, Christie added: “My advice is, work hard and never give up on yourself. A propulsive thriller with a flawed protagonist, a diabolical villain and enough procedural detail to make the setting life-like. It's difficult to strike the right balance between trying to offer a more accurate version of a police procedural and fictional events and sadly a couple of times the book didn't quite get the balance right and I kept wishing we'd get back to the action. She doubts her abilities, even though she is a good detective, which made me root for her to come out on top.Then a key witness is kidnapped and Beth finds herself in a race against time to stop the killer before he can kill again.

THE RAVEN’S MARK an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a THE RAVEN’S MARK an absolutely gripping crime thriller with a

A stranger came into our home, strangled my mother to death and left me sitting alone with her body. In recent years Christie has taken her writing seriously, honing her skills through courses and various brilliant opportunities. Nestled on the banks of the River Ribble, Preston has faced its challenges but is once again a thriving Northern city, with a vibrant multicultural population. It is the first in what Christie plans will be a series following Det Ch Insp Beth Fellows who finds a fresh murder is linked to a cold case from her past where victims were branded with an image of a raven. Now Beth faces the hardest case of her career : Rose Danes’s throat is cut, her body discarded on a council estate.My family have been told to say goodbye to me on numerous occasions but somehow each time I fought on against the odds. Meet Beth Fellows she is made the DSIO Of the latest case, but it’s not long before she realises that this case is linked to a cold case she had worked on. The writing is so assured, the characterizations so rich and believable, the twisty storyline so gripping and unexpected.

Debut author Christie Newport overcomes decades of pain to

I decided I wanted to prove to myself, my family and the world that I could be more than my illness, and more than the world expected me to be. This is one hell of a rollercoaster ride the pages were turning so fast I didn’t want to put the book down. Christie said: “I missed out on a lot of my education because I was in and out of hospital undergoing procedures, surgeries and various experimental treatments. The writing is so assured, the characterizations so rich and believable, the twisty storyline so gripping and unexpected . We and our partners use technologies, such as cookies, and collect browsing data to give you the best online experience and to personalise the content and advertising shown to you.I read the synopsis for The Raven's Mark and having not read either a police procedural or debut novel for a while; I thought I'd give it a go. Since developing a rare illness as a child, Christie found reading and creating stories to be an escape. Then Beth receives a mobile phone from the killer — with a warning that he will hurt those closest to her if she tells anyone. Now everyone Beth loves is placed in the firing line as she goes head-to-head with a ruthless killer.

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Especially when she receives a mobile phone containing one sole contact, Simon — and a warning to tell no one. Inspirational Edge Hill University Alumni Christie Newport has overcome illness to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a published author.It follows Detective Chief Inspector Beth Fellows as she is thrown into the biggest case of her career: a brutal murder which is linked to a cold case she investigated two years previously. When she received a package in the post with a burner phone in she tells no one, because this phone is from the killer with photo’s of everyone Beth loves on it, it also has a photo of herself she knows someone is watching her. Durrant, Rachel McLean, Lynda La Plante and Dorothy Koomson will devour this page-turning crime thriller. There were plenty of shocks along the way of the book, with an ending that I had an inkling of, but never could have guessed the full motive and depths of depravity behind the killings.