By Merseyside standards it's been too long since the last body turned up, but now on a cold October morning, Detective Inspector Frank Keane's wait is over.
When the son of Keane's old boss, the legendary DI Menno Koopman, is discovered dead twelve thousand miles from his Australian home, lashed to a scaffolding pole amongst the rusting sculptures on Liverpool's bleak shoreline, it's the start of a vicious cycle of violence spanning half the globe. For Koopman, who turned his back on a thirty year career in the city to live a quiet life in northern New South Wales, the death of a son he never knew means a return to England and a past he'd left behind. Koopman has not been forgotten in his old hunting ground and as the body count rises in Liverpool and Australia, Keane and Koopman's search for the killer becomes a fight for survival.
Praise for 'A Dark Place To Die':
'Ed Chatterton successfully makes the leap into the realm of the psychological detective thriller.'
Brisbane Courier Mail
'A seriously adult tale of greed and vengeance.'
Melbourne Herald Sun
'Keeps you hanging on until the very end.'
Melbourne Weekly
'Great characterisation, a well=paced plot and a wonderfully seedy edge.'
Raven Crime Reads
'A sparkling debut.'
Shots Crime & Thriller Magazine
'Makes a horses head in the bed seem quaint.'
South Coast Register
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When the son of Keane's old boss, the legendary DI Menno Koopman, is discovered dead twelve thousand miles from his Australian home, lashed to a scaffolding pole amongst the rusting sculptures on Liverpool's bleak shoreline, it's the start of a vicious cycle of violence spanning half the globe. For Koopman, who turned his back on a thirty year career in the city to live a quiet life in northern New South Wales, the death of a son he never knew means a return to England and a past he'd left behind. Koopman has not been forgotten in his old hunting ground and as the body count rises in Liverpool and Australia, Keane and Koopman's search for the killer becomes a fight for survival.
Praise for 'A Dark Place To Die':
'Ed Chatterton successfully makes the leap into the realm of the psychological detective thriller.'
Brisbane Courier Mail
'A seriously adult tale of greed and vengeance.'
Melbourne Herald Sun
'Keeps you hanging on until the very end.'
Melbourne Weekly
'Great characterisation, a well=paced plot and a wonderfully seedy edge.'
Raven Crime Reads
'A sparkling debut.'
Shots Crime & Thriller Magazine
'Makes a horses head in the bed seem quaint.'
South Coast Register
click here to buy from Amazon.co.uk
click here to buy from Booktopia (Australia)