Congratulations to David Hodges on the publication of DIAMONDS ON THE LEVELS. This is book 13 in the brilliant Detective Kate Hamblin series but they work perfectly as stand alone.
DIAMONDS ON THE LEVELS
Format – Kindle
Publisher – Joffe Books Mystery, Crime Thriller, Suspense
Publication Date – 21st March 2024
Genre – Crime thriller, mystery and suspense
Author – David Hodges
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MEET DETECTIVE KATE HAMBLIN IN THIS BESTSELLING SERIES FROM A FORMER POLICE OFFICER.
A peaceful summer holiday on the Pembrokeshire coast ends in cold-blooded murder.
Detective Kate and her husband Hayden are enjoying an idyllic summer in Pembrokeshire. They are taking a break to recharge their batteries and work on their marriage.
But a series of seemingly random incidents destroys their rural haven.
One night, someone tries to break into their cottage.
Two days later, a charred body is discovered in a burned-out caravan. Next to the blackened shell, the police find a scrap of paper — with Kate’s name and address on it.
Then Kate is approached by a team of detectives. They have a mission for her — and her husband can know nothing about it.
It all leads back to a stash of stolen jewels in a ruined abbey on the Somerset Levels.
Kate and Hayden’s peaceful summer break has suddenly become a nightmare. Can their marriage survive . . . ?
DISCOVER AN ADDICTIVE CRIME THRILLER FULL OF TWISTS YOU WON’T WANT TO PUT DOWN.
Perfect for fans of Rachel Abbott, Joy Ellis, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons and Helen H. Durrant.
READERS LOVE DIAMONDS ON THE LEVELS:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An exciting read . . . My heart was in my mouth. I love these books, but this is my favourite to date.’ Carole G.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘What a heart-in-mouth read! Suspenseful and then some.’ Amanda P.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Unputdownable.’ Jan T.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Mystery solving at its best! Enjoyed every minute!’ Nicole L.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fast-paced thriller filled with twists and turns . . . Plenty of drama, mystery and intrigue right until the end.’ Martha B.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The action is non-stop.’ Joan J.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A great book! This book had everything: great suspense, intrigue, murder, mystery and some crazy twists and turns! . . . Kept me glued to my Kindle!’ Debbie B.
THE DETECTIVES
Detective Sergeant Kate Lewis is a feisty detective with a dynamic approach to her job. She is tenacious, but also prone to being headstrong. This often lands her in tight spots, earning her the nicknames ‘Maverick’ or ‘Go-It-Alone’ Kate, and it puts her on a collision course with the more bureaucratic hierarchy of the force.
In contrast to Kate, her detective constable husband and partner, Hayden, is an overweight, untidy, ex-public schoolboy with a pompous, laidback attitude and an old-fashioned view of life, which drives Kate to distraction. But he is also highly intelligent with a reasoned approach to everything, which, can sometimes act as a brake on his partner’s impulsive behaviour.
THE SETTING
A patchwork of fields, peat moor and marshland, dotted with picturesque villages and criss-crossed by man-made irrigation ditches or rhynes, the Somerset Levels covers an area of about 160,000 acres between the Mendips and Quantock Hills. Sparsely populated and prone to flooding with a brooding stillness, which creeps into the very soul; a secret place bound to fire the imagination of any self-respecting crime novelist, whose thoughts will invariably turn to . . . murder.
THE AUTHOR
David Hodges is a former police superintendent, with thirty years’ service. He has received critical media acclaim, is the author of seventeen published crime novels, with his Somerset Levels Murder series attracting keen interest in Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia, as well as in the UK.
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