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    Audiobook13 hours

    The Toy Taker

    Written by Luke Delaney

    Narrated by Robin Bowerman

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    About this audiobook

    The third novel in the DI Sean Corrigan series – authentic and terrifying crime fiction with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

    ‘There’s nothing to be afraid of. I have something for you, George. Something very precious.’
    Four-year-old George Bridgeman is abducted in the dead of night. There are no witnesses and no evidence left at the scene.
    DI Sean Corrigan is on the case, but his uncanny ability to step into the mind of the killer is of no use.
    Then another child goes missing.
    The team are running out of time. Can Sean find the missing children, before an abduction becomes a murder?
    A gripping and twisty detective thriller perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and James Oswald.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateFeb 13, 2014
    ISBN9780007543366
    Author

    Luke Delaney

    Luke Delaney joined the Metropolitan Police Service in the late 1980s and his first posting was to an inner-city area of South East London notorious for high levels of crime and extreme violence. He later joined CID where he investigated murders ranging from those committed by fledgling serial killers to gangland assassinations. He is the author of the D. I. Corrigan series and The Rule of Fear is his fifth novel.

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