SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS

A British Murder Mystery (DCI Garrick Crime Thriller - book 1)

By: M.G. Cole

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

DCI David Garrick knows what murder does to a family.
He’s been living with it since his sister was killed.

Now someone is staging bodies across Kent’s postcard-perfect villages — mutilated, displayed, and marked with a gruesome signature carved from the victim’s own flesh.

The press are circling. The public are afraid. And the killings are accelerating.

As Garrick leads the investigation, the case begins to echo uncomfortably close to home. Old grief resurfaces. Judgement falters. And the deeper he digs beneath the county’s manicured lawns and quiet lanes, the uglier the truth becomes.

This isn’t random.

Behind the ritualistic murders lies a ruthless network of organised crime and human trafficking — protected, profitable, and closer to power than anyone wants to admit.

But the killer isn’t finished yet.

And if Garrick can’t untangle the connection between the victims in time, more bodies will be laid out for him to find.

Because this time, the murderer isn’t just taunting the police.

He’s testing Garrick himself.

From acclaimed screenwriter Andy Briggs (writing as MG Cole) comes a gripping debut crime thriller that rips the heart out of the “Garden of England” to expose its darkest secrets.

A Slaughter of Innocents is perfect for fans of Peter James,JD Kirk, Rachel McLean, and Ann Cleeves - an unflinching psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page.

Start the DCI David Garrick series today - and step into the shadows of British crime fiction.

“M.G. Cole is a brilliant new addition to the echelon of British crimewriters.”
PETER JAMES, author of the bestselling 'Grace' novels.

"Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice."
PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels.

What Readers are saying:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Holy crap what a way to end a book!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn’t put it down!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you want to get in at the beginning of a good series, this is the one!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't wait to read the next in the series
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A refreshing change.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Will keep you guessing till the last pages and thinking after the ink is dry!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The debut novel in an enthralling series
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Promising yourself: “one more chapter before turning the lights off won’t be enough…”

Good story bad voice

No change in voices amongst characters. Consider this a book reading instead of a performance and it's fine. I would like to hear this series with a better voice. Great story though!

I do like that the characters lives do follow from book to book.

I am an agreeance with everyone else I do not like the narrating by a computer. I have listened to many ebooks and I would have to swear that this book series was totally made up by AI. just the way things are said and written in the book that would not be in a normal crime fiction book. what is up with the detectives not having any self-defense guns that doesn't make a lot of sense. every detective has a weapon given to him by his department. specially after listening to two books going into three you really can tell the wording is just completely off. I think that if it is an AI book they need to come out and admitted it but that probably will not happen. I am still listening to all of the books I just get past some of the narration where the words aren't correct.

European immigration

Did not appreciate the social engineering agenda or the pitch for open borders-I read books for entertainment, not political controversy. Also, did not care for the virtual voice-it was flat and blatantly artificial. Otherwise, though, the story line was interesting.

Terrible Virtual Voice

The story was pretty good. It was the only reason I finished it. The voice was terrible.

horrible AI

I really love crime novels, but listening to AI read just takes all of the enjoyment out of it. The inflection is wrong, sentences run on and I have to rewind just to figure it out. What happened to the human touch? I really wanted to love this story but struggled with the AI reading.