Greenwood Gives DI Barton Thriller Send Off
I’m pleased to be on the Love Books Tour for The Book Club Killer by Ross Greenwood. This is the “potential” final book in the DI Barton series, and it is a fabulous send-off for the detective!
About the Book
Title: The Book Club Killer
Author: Ross Greenwood
Series: DI Barton, Book 8
Genre: Crime | Thriller | Mystery
Pages: 374
Publisher: Boldwood Books | @RossG555 @TheMurderlist
Format: ebook @Netgalley
Blurb
The next chapter could be your last…
The annual December gathering of the local book club is usually a relaxed affair, a chance for old acquaintances to catch up. But this year, the convivial evening takes a sinister turn. Detective Inspector Barton is called to investigate and quickly uncovers a web of dark secrets and long-held resentments hidden beneath the club’s friendly facade.
When murder is confirmed, Barton finds himself in a race against time to unmask the killer before they strike again. But with every clue he uncovers, the truth becomes more twisted than he could ever have imagined.
In a group where everyone knows everyone, trust is a dangerous game, and this cold-blooded killer is ready to fool them all…
My Thoughts
One of these days, I’ll figure out a system for not accidentally signing up for the 20th book in a series. Today was not that day. Technically, this was only the eighth book, but you know what I mean. I will surprise any of you who are regular readers by saying I didn’t feel that lost. I did have my usual pang of “but I’m definitely missing out” with the characters, but the author did a great job of making this book its own. So, if you, like me, have a habit of picking up books randomly out of series, this isn’t a bad one for it. Especially if you’re looking for holiday reads and making a list of crime/mystery books with a holiday theme.
I really enjoyed meeting DI Barton, and I’ll definitely be adding his other seven books to my never-ending TBR list. I’d like to see him in action, and a little less on his last leg. Though even on his “last leg,” he was a force to be reckoned with. Not to mention, the author absolutely left that door wide open. I’m not convinced this is “really” the last DI Barton story. If anything, like DI Barton, he might just be taking a break and will bring him out after a few years’ break.
The mystery was surprising and exciting. I definitely wasn’t expecting the twists and turns we got to get to the end. And I kept turning those pages well past my bedtime. I adored most of the supporting characters, especially the kids and Barton’s wife, Holly! Just a delightful background of characters. I also really enjoyed getting to know the “temporary” characters brought in by the individual mystery. I think a writer who can bring as much life to these temporary characters as the long-term ones is quite a talent.
I really enjoyed this book, and I look forward to both future (and past) books by the author! I’m so grateful to the author and LBT for including me on this tour, and I wholeheartedly recommend this book. Looks like the first seven are on KU!
Content Warnings: This is a non-exhaustive list of topics included in this book that readers may distress some readers, including, but not limited to, Murder, Violence, Parental/Partner Abandonment, Death (Mention of Partner/Spouse and Child Death), Mention of Deat by Overdose, Mention of Drug and Alcohol Use/Abuse and Addiction, Chronic Illness and Cancer, and Emotional and Physical Abuse.
About the Author
Ross Greenwood is the author of crime thrillers. Before becoming a full-time writer he was most recently a prison officer and so worked everyday with murderers, rapists and thieves for four years. He lives in Peterborough.
Links
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Club-Killer-investigation-Investigations-ebook/dp/B0F4VSY2HG/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Club-Killer-Barton-Investigations-ebook/dp/B0F4VSY2HG/
Bookshop US: https://bookshop.org/a/25511/9781806560493
Bookshop UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-book-club-killer-ross-greenwood/a2198d85260c0243?ean=9781836178071&next=t
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231462388-the-book-club-killer
Publisher’s Website: https://www.boldwoodbooks.com/contributor/ross-greenwood/
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