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    The Common Enemy
    The Common Enemy
    The Common Enemy
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Common Enemy

    Written by Paul Gitsham

    Narrated by Malk Williams

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    About this audiobook

    ‘Highly recommended. Crime Writing at its very best’ – Kate Rhodes on The Last Straw, book 1 in the DCI Warren Jones series

    How do you catch a man’s killer when everyone wanted him dead?

    In Middlesbury, a rally is being held by the British Allegiance Party – a far-right group protesting against the opening of a new Mosque.

    When the crowd disperses, a body is found in an alleyway. Tommy Meegan, the loud-mouthed leader of the group, has been stabbed through the heart.

    Across town, a Muslim community centre catches fire in a clear act of arson, leaving a small child in a critical condition. And the tension which has been building in the town for years boils over.

    DCI Warren Jones knows he can’t afford to take sides – and must solve both cases before further acts of violent revenge take place. But, in a town at war with itself, and investigating the brutal killing of one of the country’s most-hated men, where does he begin?

    Readers LOVE The Common Enemy

    ‘DCI Warren Jones is one of those characters I just can't get enough of.’ Reader review, 5 Stars

    ‘Highly recommend… a book that you will struggle to put down.’ Reader review, 5 Stars

    ‘Excellent story, topical subject and wonderful finish.’ Reader review, 5 Stars

    The DCI Warren Jones series
    1 The Last Straw
    2 No Smoke Without Fire
    Blood is Thicker than Water (Novella)
    3 Silent as the Grave
    A Case Gone Cold (Novella)
    4 The Common Enemy
    A Deadly Lesson (Novella)
    5 Forgive Me Father
    At First Glance (Novella)
    6 A Price to Pay
    7 Out of Sight
    8 Time to Kill
    9 Web of Lies

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateSep 12, 2018
    ISBN9780008316525
    The Common Enemy
    Author

    Paul Gitsham

    Paul Gitsham started his career as a biologist working in the UK and Canada. After stints as the world’s most over-qualified receptionist and a spell ensuring that international terrorists hadn’t opened a Child's Savings Account at a major UK bank (a job even duller than working reception) he retrained as a Science Teacher.

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    • 5/5
      This is the 4th book in the series & they just keep getting better! I'm looking forward to the rest. The characters are really well written. The cases are good without being dull or typical.
    • 3/5
      I found this to be the first book in the series that was slower paced, and less intriguing. It’s still important to character development as you continue through the series but the case in and of itself wasn’t my cup of tea.
    • 4/5
      There was a lot going on in this one and it felt a bit out of control at times. Once one of the cases had been solved, the other dragged on a bit, although there were a couple of shockers at the very end.