D.I. Sterling #05: Love Me Tender

D.I. Sterling #05: Love Me Tender
Lorraine Mace
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NZ$ 23.99
Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 240pg
21 Jan 2021 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781786159786
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' Lorraine Mace has done it again. Crime fiction at its absolute finest' MARION TODD' What an opening! Lorraine certainly knows how to write a gripping thriller. A chilling read' KAREN KINGIF HE WANTS YOU . . . THERE' S NO ESCAPE. A brutal murder . . . Responding to a tip-off, newly promoted Detective Chief Inspector Paolo Sterling arrives at an apartment block to find the dismembered body of a young woman. And with no indication of a break-in, all signs suggest the killer was known to her. An abduction in plain sight . . . Then the victim' s friend is snatched with no witnesses and the unanswered questions mount up. At the same time, Sterling' s team are leading the surveillance of a local club, thought to be involved in a drug operation. But when one of his colleagues ends up in hospital close to death, Paolo begins to lose his grip. A detective on the edge . . . With the odds stacked against him, and time running out, can DCI Sterling uncover the truth before it' s too late? Or will this case finally tip him over the edge? Lorraine Mace returns with the fifth instalment in her dark, gritty and unflinching DI Sterling series. Perfect for fans of Jane Casey, Karin Slaughter and M. J. Arlidge. Readers LOVE the D. I. Sterling thrillers:' I. Am. Not. Okay. That ending - mind blown!!!! Rage and Retribution deserves ALL the stars! It is AMAZING!' *****' Wow, just wow is all I can say. The whole series is just too good to miss. ' *****' Keeps you guessing and hooked with plenty of twists too. As for that ending - well!!!' *****' I am an absolutely massive fan of this series . . . the books are just getting better and better' *****' I am blown away by this story and LOVE everything about it. I cannot wait for the next instalment. ' *****' OMG! That opening scene' *****' Oh my goodness! What an opening chapter. ' *****' Absolutely fantastic. Wow. Looking forward to the next book. 5*. ' *****' I could not put my kindle down while reading this!' *****' Wow!!! What a book!!!' ***** ' Dark, disturbing yet utterly gripping!' ***** ' This series is now a firm favourite of mine and I' m looking forward to the next one' ***** ' Every book I' ve read in the series has been fantastic' *****
Her assured and fluid writing style truly brings characters and scenes to life on the page -- Rachel Abbott Gritty, topical, sometimes lacerating, but always enthralling. A truly compulsive read -- Abbie Frost D. I. Paolo Sterling is instantly engaging - Children in Chains is a dark, gripping and unflinching read -- Louise Phillips, winner of the Best Irish Crime Novel of the Year Gripping, fast-paced -- Sheila Bugler, Hunting Shadows Delve into the dark side. Well-constructed with unflinching plots. Satisfying enough for the most discerning crime reader. -- Ruth Dugdall Fast-paced and compulsive reading with tension ratcheted to the max. D. I. Paolo Sterling' s humanity is tested by gut-wrenching crimes and damaged killers. -- Chris Curran A visceral, no-punches-pulled, gut-wrenching thriller. . . Crime Noir at its darkest -- Caroline Dunford From page one the reader is parachuted into the epicentre of calculated, sinister murder. The pace is unrelenting as Mace presses on, hot on the heels of the enigmatic Pretender -- Anna Legat, author of Sandman
Lorraine Mace is the critically acclaimed author of the D. I. Sterling thrillers. Love Me Tender is the fifth instalment in this dark and gritty series. In addition, she is the humour columnist for Writing Magazine and the head judge at Writers' Forum where she also writes two columns. Lorraine lives in the warmer and sunnier clime of southern Spain. Find her on Twitter at @lomace or at www. lorrainemace. com.

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