Flirting with Murder

DCI Jim Ashworth, Book 3

By: Brian Battison

Narrated by: Mark Elstob

Within a day of each other, two pretty young married women are brutally murdered. The first body is discovered in Bluebell Wood. The second is found in a remote corner of Lumbertub Park.

Chief Inspector Jim Ashworth is brought in to investigate and he immediately notes the similarities between the two cases – both women were beaten to death. Both were unemployed and both may have been straying from their new husbands.

Meanwhile Ashworth – a married man and father – has fallen for the ripe charms of resident pathologist, the delectable Dr Gwen Anthony. And Gwen thinks that her husband knows what’s going on.

Can Ashworth catch the killer before another woman pays the price? Or will his personal issues get in the way?

Content warning: contains offensive language is reflective of the period in which the fictional novel is set.

©2021 Brian Battison (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing

Critic reviews

'Battison, a dab hand with a satisfyingly tricky plot, puts a fresh face on it all.' (Wall Street Journal)