Audiolibro The Fifth to Die: A gripping, page-turner of a crime thriller (A Detective Porter novel)

'J.D. Barker is a one-of-a-kind writer and that's a rare and special thing. Stephen King comes to mind and Lee Child, John Sanford. All one-of-a-kinds. Don't miss anything J.D. writes.' James Patterson

Murder. It's a family affair.

In the midst of one of the worst winters Chicago has seen in years, the body of missing teenager Ella Reynolds is discovered under the surface of a frozen lake.

She's been missing for three weeks the lake froze over three months ago.

Detective Sam Porter and his team are brought in to investigate but it's not long before another girl goes missing. The press believes the serial killer, Anson Bishop, has struck again but Porter knows differently. The deaths are too different, there's a new killer on the loose.

Porter however is distracted. He's still haunted by Bishop and his victims, even after the FBI have removed him from the case. His only leads: a picture of a female prisoner and a note from Bishop: 'Help me find my mother. I think it's time she and I talked.'

As more girls go missing and Porter's team race to stop the body count rising, Porter disappears to track down Bishop's mother and discover that the only place scarier than the mind of a serial killer is the mind of the mother from which he came.

Perfect for fans of Helen Fields, Val McDermid and Jo Nesbo this gripping and twisted thriller will have you wondering, how do you stop a killer when he's been trained from birth?

Praise for The Fifth to Die:

'J.D. Barker is a one-of-a-kind writer and that's a rare and special thing. Stephen King comes to mind and Lee Child, John Sanford. All one-of-a-kinds. Don't miss anything J.D. writes.' James Patterson

'Superbly paced, beautifully constructed evocation of evil' Daily Mail

'A gritty thriller that gets right under your skin' HEAT

'Chillingly written' Woman

'Barker spins a serpentine and sometimes gruesome
tale Sparse and cinematic, the pages fly by.' Press Association

In The Fifth to Die, J.D. Barker weaves a tale of mystery and horror that is as chilling as the Chicago winter it is set in. The author's award-winning storytelling and mastery in the genre of psychological thrillers make this a must-read for fans of crime and noir.

For fans of Steve Cavanagh (The Defence), Stephen King (The Outsider), Riley Sager (Survive the Night), David Baldacci (Absolute Power), and Adam Hamdy (Private Rogue).

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