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The Ash Doll
- Author
- James Hazel
- Narrator
- Tim Bruce
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Publish Date
- 20 September 2018
- Run Time
- 11 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Prolific lawyer Charlie Priest has bet his career on one case, but when his star witness turns up brutally murdered on the first morning of the trial, things start to fall apart.
Priest knows there's a vicious killer out there, but as the bodies begin to pile up, he soon realises that he's caught in a web of corruption that protects a deadly secret: one that threatens to tear him and those he cares about apart. And Priest has demons of his own to battle, suffering from dissociative disorder, a condition so destructive that it leaves him questioning the truth of his own existence.
Can Priest uncover the truth before it's too late?
'Had me gripped form the first page . . . Engaging, complicated and compelling' Adam Hamdy, author of Pendulum
'Macabre and magnificent, The Ash Doll cranks up the tension from page one and doesn't let go until its breathless conclusion' Mark Hill, author of His First Lie
Critics Review
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James Hazel grabs you from the off and doesn't let go until the very end. This is his first novel. It's definitely not his last
Martyn Waites on The Mayfly
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A compelling mystery that has you tearing through the pages. Charlie Priest is a genius creation. He's brilliant and border-line dysfunctional but you can't help liking him. Highly recommended
J. S. Carol on The Mayfly
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Addictive. There is something wonderfully macabre about Hazel's debut thriller. It may well be the motley crew that surrounds Priest, (who isn't exactly without his own difficulties), who entranced me . . . With this marvellous cast, Hazel's thriller certainly keeps rolling along at a cracking pace . . . I can honestly say that I haven't completed a book in such double quick time as I did The Mayfly. Having been reviewing for over twelve years now, I can sense a good thriller. You will be guaranteed to be on to a winner with The Mayfly
CrimeSquad on The Mayfly
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Macabre and magnificent, The Ash Doll cranks up the tension from page one and doesn't let go until its breathless conclusion - trust me, you ain't never gonna meet another hero like Charlie Priest
Mark Hill
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Details
- Author
- James Hazel
- Narrator
- Tim Bruce
- Duration
- 11 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 September 2018
- ISBN
- 9781785767364
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Fiction
Synopsis
The past had been buried. But now someone has remembered . . .Prolific lawyer Charlie Priest has bet his career on one case, but when his star witness turns up brutally murdered on the first morning of the trial, things start to fall apart.Priest knows there's a vicious killer out there, but as the bodies begin to pile up, he soon realises that he's caught in a web of corruption that protects a deadly secret: one that threatens to tear him and those he cares about apart. And Priest has demons of his own to battle, suffering from dissociative disorder, a condition so destructive that it leaves him questioning the truth of his own existence.Can Priest uncover the truth before it's too late?'Had me gripped form the first page . . . Engaging, complicated and compelling' Adam Hamdy, author of Pendulum'Macabre and magnificent, The Ash Doll cranks up the tension from page one and doesn't let go until its breathless conclusion' Mark Hill, author of His First Lie
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