The Santa Killer

DI Barton, Book 6

By: Ross Greenwood

Narrated by: David Thorpe

'Ross Greenwood doesn’t write clichés. What he has written here is a fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's spiced with a lot of humour' Kath Middleton

The Santa Killer is coming to town…

One night less than two weeks before Christmas, a single mother is violently assaulted. It’s a brutal crime at the time of year when there should be goodwill to all. When DI Barton begins his investigation, he’s surprised to find the victim is a woman with nothing to hide and no reason for anyone to hurt her.

A few days later, the mother of the woman attacked rings the police station. Her granddaughter has drawn a shocking picture. It seems she was looking out of the window when her mother was attacked. And when her grandmother asks the young girl who the person with the weapon is, she whispers two words.

Bad Santa.

The rumours start spreading, and none of the city’s women feel safe - which one of them will be next?

He’s got a list. It’s quite precise. It won’t matter even if you’re nice.

Ross Greenwood is back with his bestselling series, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Ian Rankin.

©2022 Ross Greenwood (P)2022 Boldwood Books

Critic reviews

"Move over Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great crime investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton. A rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the pages until the final dramatic twist." (Richard Burke)

"Master of the psychological thriller genre Ross Greenwood once again proves his talent for creating engrossing and gritty novels that draw you right in and won’t let go until you’ve reached the shocking ending." (Caroline Vincent at Bitsaboutbooks)

Perfect ending!

Perfect ending to Detective Barton and to tie up the book series! Would love to hear the adventures of Zander and Strange!

Great story telling

I love the “dad jokes” cutting tension and giving the characters personality. The description of the foot chase was vivid. The narrator’s use of a wide range of dialects is outstanding. I have more thoughts, but will leave it as is.

Perfect

A wonderful ending to a career and the start of a new beginning for DI Barton. I really enjoy Ross's books they are just so naturally written. Things like bringing your wife flowers for now reason and her reaction, others like we're all under the spectrum with our own daemons. The criminals in their own way had their own demons from their past which all is explained.
The roundup of the series was lovely everyone was accounted for and ended with the happiest of news. The narration was spot on as usual.

Story line

Loved it hopefully not the end of John and the group
Stop asking for a 15 word minimum just actually writing something positive is good

Sad it’s done!

I have very much enjoyed this whole series…each book had a twist! Sad it’s come to an end!