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The Missing Husband

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What to expect

Another gripping case for the unstoppable DCI Hanlon from bestselling author Alex Coombs.

A security officer is assassinated.

A small child grieves for his father.

A psychopath commits their first crime...

A frightened Russian woman seeks DCI Hanlon's help in finding her missing husband. Hanlon's not keen on the case. Until she hears a name she recognises only too well. Arkady Belanov, sadistic owner of an exclusive brothel in Oxford is involved.

And when DCI Enver Demirel, her former partner and friend, disappears, Hanlon is determined to solve the case.

Forced into an uneasy alliance with the London underworld, the race to him from the blood-stained hands of the Russian mafia is underway...

Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Lisa Regan and Mark Dawson.

Praise for Alex Coombs:

'A hard hitting, high octane thriller that I did not want to stop reading the minute I had begun' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'Alex Coombs has written a gritty, taut thriller using a small cast of regular characters to great effect' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'Excellent thriller! Great read, very gripping and engaging. You do not want to put the book down!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'A well developed story that had me turning the page eager to see what happened next' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

'Very good read. Real page turner! Very exciting plot' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

This book was previously published as *A Hard Woman To Kill by Alex Howard.*

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