Time to Kill

DCI Warren Jones, Book 8

By: Paul Gitsham

Narrated by: Malk Williams

Seven days until the killer strikes again – but who is next?

DCI Warren Jones is deep into the investigation into an apparent murder-suicide when another case is thrust onto his desk. Winnie Palmer, missing for two months, has been found dead, her body stripped and propped against a tree in the woods.

Two cases are more than enough to handle – but things get even harder for the team when they realise the cases might be linked. And when a third suspicious death is added to the pile, it raises a horrible question. Is there a serial killer on the loose?

With all the murders taking place on Sundays, it’s a race against time to find the killer before they strike again. As the days tick by Warren desperately searches for a link between the victims – but the only thing he knows for sure is that absolutely anyone could be next…

The DCI Warren Jones series
1 The Last Straw
2 No Smoke Without Fire
Blood is Thicker than Water (Novella)
3 Silent as the Grave
A Case Gone Cold (Novella)
4 The Common Enemy
A Deadly Lesson (Novella)
5 Forgive Me Father
At First Glance (Novella)
6 A Price to Pay
7 Out of Sight
8 Time to Kill
9 Web of Lies

©2022 Paul Gitsham (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

‘A skilfully written mystery that kept me gripped from the opening sentence to the last word.’ Leigh Russell, author of the DS Geraldine Steel series

‘A smart and exciting crime thriller that’ll keep you second guessing from start to finish… Full of cleverly plotted misdirections and a riveting chase that barrels towards a shocking conclusion.’ Karin Nordin, author of Where Ravens Roost

Like having a detailed police report read to you

…by a very singsong reader. It was a good sleep aid but so many series have better narrators and more interesting characters. Solving a whodunit not enough. It did help a bit to speed it up to 1.1.

Not as good as the other books

The story was slow not as good as the other books in the series read like it was in a rush to finish the story

Slightly boring

I have read every book in the series, but this will be my last. It was like listening to a police procedural that was taking too much time. If this was a hardback book I would have skimmed much of the material. Perhaps I am tired of the formula, because the hero at risk didn't move me, just felt like here we go again.

Enjoyable

A good police procedural with a nice twisty plot. This is the first book I’ve read by this author but it won’t be the last.