Scream Blue Murder by Tony Forder
Mike Lynch is going through hard times. But things get much worse when he witnesses a murder in a lay-by. Snatching the victim’s car in order to get away, Mike soon makes a shocking discovery – the victim’s young daughter and her nanny are hiding in the rear footwell. This is when the real trouble begins.
Mike wants to go to the police, but the nanny, Melissa, wants to delay until the daughter, Charlie, is somewhere safe. Mike agrees to this request before finding out the seriousness of the situation, and just how much danger they are really in.
Who exactly was the man he saw murdered? And who is the man he saw pulling the trigger?
In a situation where nothing is what it seems, Mike will have to fight for his life to protect a woman and a child he doesn’t know. And when the death count rises, he will discover what kind of man he really is.
When you can’t identify the victim, how can you find the killer?
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Praise for Scream Blue Murder
“Forder didn’t spare the horses when writing Scream Blue Murder. This book rockets along, a breathless action-packed ride. Perfect reading for fans of Simon Kernick and Jeff Abbott.”
Matt Hilton, author of the Joe Hunter thrillers.
“An action packed, twisty thriller. Great stuff.”
Mason Cross, author of the Carter Blake thriller series.
Author’s Bio
Tony J Forder is the author of the critically acclaimed crime thriller Bad to the Bone, the first in a series featuring DI Jimmy Bliss and DC Penny Chandler. The second book in the series will be released in 2018, with a third currently in progress.
On 19 September 2017, Tony’s dark, psychological crime thriller, Degrees of Darkness, featuring ex-detective Frank Rogers, was also published by Bloodhound Books. This was intended to be a stand-alone novel, but Tony is now considering the possibility of a follow-up.
On 8 November, Bloodhound Books will publish Tony’s new fast-paced action thriller, Scream Blue Murder. This is the first novel in an intended series, and has received praise from both Mason Cross and Matt Hilton.
Some years ago, Tony won a short story competition judged by an editor from Pan Books. The story, Gino’s Bar and Grille, went on to be published in Dark Voices 2, part of the celebrated Pan Book of Horror series. Three further short story sales followed: Book End, published in Dark Voices 4, Character Role, in FEAR magazine, and finally A Grim Story, which featured in A Rattler’s Tale. It was the start of Tony’s publishing journey.
Tony is signed to Bloodhound Books for a minimum of four books, but believes there is much more to come.
My Review
5 stars
Mike is having a day from hell. A long car trip to a job interview that he knows he is not going to get. On the way back home he decides to stop for a pit break when he witnesses a murder. Unfortunately the killer sees Mike and comes after him next. Mike takes off in the victim’s car and discovers Charlie and Melissa, the victim’s daughter and nanny.
Against his better judgement, Mike doesn’t take them to the police and finds himself with a target on his back. Mike calls in his friends to try and figure out what is happening. But this is going to be one tangled mess to straighten out. Thank goodness that is one thing Mike is good at.
After reading Degrees of Darkness, I couldn’t wait to get my grubby little hands on Scream Blue Murder. Although this is the same author, Tony Forder shows his skills by coming up with a great thriller that is from a different angle than Degrees of Darkness.
You are drug along into this fast paced story just as lost as Mike. But the answers come at a good pace and you are kept amped up trying to figure out what is going on and will come sliding in sideways to an amazing ending.
This is a great story that will keep you up late rushing to the end. I loved every moment of this book and can’t wait for the next book from Tony Forder.
I received Scream Blue Murder from Bloodhound Books for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.
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