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The Wasteful Murder
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HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN?
Eric Ward agrees to represent the interests of a local environmental campaign. Then an explosion at the industrial-waste plant leaves his client dead.
Joe Paulson wasn’t exactly a criminal. But his after-hours activities—gathering the secrets of everyone from politicians to high-flying businessmen—created a long list of enemies. But who feared the nightwalker enough to kill him? And could Ward be next?
When an old favor is called in, Ward may have no choice but to put his own life in danger …
Critics Review
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“Roy Lewis is a writer who believes in keeping his readers on their toes with plenty of twists and surprises.”
Daily Telegraph (UK), praise for the author
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“Tightly written, well-paced, and relentlessly accurate.”
Oxford Times, praise for the series
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“Good on atmosphere.”
Newcastle Journal, praise for the series
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“Tense, impressively evocative, and related in a refreshingly old-fashioned manner.”
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“This intelligent, nicely textured mystery gathers speed and races to a thrilling conclusion.”
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Details
- Author
- Roy Lewis
- Narrator
- John Lee
- Duration
- 5 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 March 2023
- ISBN
- 9798200986415
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural
Synopsis
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN?Eric Ward agrees to represent the interests of a local environmental campaign. Then an explosion at the industrial-waste plant leaves his client dead.Joe Paulson wasn’t exactly a criminal. But his after-hours activities—gathering the secrets of everyone from politicians to high-flying businessmen—created a long list of enemies. But who feared the nightwalker enough to kill him? And could Ward be next?When an old favor is called in, Ward may have no choice but to put his own life in danger …
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