What the Shadows Hide (DI Ridpath 9)
DI Ridpath Crime Thriller (Book 9)
- Author M J Lee
- Narrator Dan Bottomley
- Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Publish Date 4 September 2025
- Run Time 9 hours and 7 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre ‘Street’ fiction, Adventure fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Corruption in politics, government and society, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Criminal or forensic psychology, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Organized crime, Psychological thriller, Street crime, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime, Thriller: serial killers, Victimology and victims of crime, Violent crimes.
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What to expect
To love and to cherish, till death did them part... Two desiccated bodies are found in each other's arms in the bricked up room of a derelict Victorian warehouse.
After six months of work, the police have nothing and Ridpath is finally called in to investigate. Dubbed the Romeo and Juliet murders by the press, so many questions remain unanswered. Who are they? Why were they there? Who killed them? And why was the coroner so keen for him to work on this particular case?
Ridpath is plunged into his most difficult investigation yet, in a race against time to discover the truth. Has an unknown serial killer been operating in Manchester for the last twenty years?
Fast-paced, vicious and utterly compelling, the latest Ridpath novel is perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Damien Boyd.
'A brilliant thriller' - The Sun
© 2023 M J Lee (P) 2025 DK Audio
Dan Bottomley is a narrator that brings the story to life with his passionate and expressive voice. He has worked on over 40 audiobooks with his main categories being crime thrillers and children's fiction where he has worked on the much loved The Polar Bear Explorers' Club series by Alex Bell. When he is not narrating Dan is showing up on your gameplay in Baldur's Gate III and Divinity: Original Sin II as voice actor.
M J Lee has worked as a university researcher in history, a social worker with Vietnamese refugees, and as the creative director of an advertising agency. He has spent 25 years of his life working outside the north of England, in London, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok and Shanghai.
| Author | M J Lee |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Dan Bottomley |
| Series | DI Ridpath Crime Thriller |
| Duration | 9 hours and 7 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780241802496 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Genre | ‘Street’ fiction, Adventure fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Corruption in politics, government and society, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Criminal or forensic psychology, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Organized crime, Psychological thriller, Street crime, Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime, Thriller: serial killers, Victimology and victims of crime, Violent crimes |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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