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Detective Sebastian Clifford, Books 1-3

A Midlands Crime Thriller Series

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Detective Sebastian Clifford, Books 1-3

By: Sally Rigby
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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The first three crime thrillers in the Detective Sebastian Clifford series together in a single collection for the first time.

Web of Lies, Book 1

A trail of secrets. A dangerous discovery. A deadly turn.

Police officer Sebastian Clifford never planned on becoming a private investigator. But when a scandal leads to the disbandment of his London-based special squad, he finds himself out of a job. That is until his cousin calls on him to investigate her husband's high-profile death and prove that it wasn't a suicide.

Clifford's reluctant to get involved, but the more he digs, the more evidence he finds. With his ability to remember everything he's ever seen, he's the perfect person to untangle the layers of deceit.

He meets Detective Constable Bird, an underutilized detective at Market Harborough's police force, who refuses to give him access to the records he's requested unless he allows her to help with the investigation. Clifford isn't thrilled. The last time he worked as part of a team it ended his career. But with time running out, Clifford is out of options. Together they must wade through the web of lies in the hope that they'll find the truth before it kills them.

Speak No Evil, Book 2

What happens when someone's too scared to speak?

Ex-police officer Sebastian Clifford had decided to limit his work as a private investigator, until Detective Constable Bird, aka Birdie, asks for his help.

Twelve months ago a young girl was abandoned on the streets of Market Harborough in shocking circumstances. Since then the child has barely spoken. With the police unable to trace her identity, they've given up. The social services team in charge of the case worries that the child has an intellectual disability, but Birdie and her aunt—who's fostering the little girl—disagree. They believe she's gifted and intelligent, but something bad happened and she's living in constant fear.

Clifford trusts Birdie's instinct, and together they work to find out who the girl is so she can be freed from the past. But as secrets are uncovered, the pair realize it's not just the child who's in danger...

Never Too Late, Book 3

A vicious attack. A dirty secret... and a chance for justice.

Ex-police officer Sebastian Clifford is quickly finding that life as a private investigator is never quiet. His doors have only been open a few weeks when DCI Whitney Walker approaches him to investigate the brutal attack that left her older brother, Rob, with irreversible brain damage.

For nearly twenty-five years, Rob had no memory of that night, but lately, things are coming back to him. Whitney's worried that her brother might–once again–be in danger.

Clifford knows only too well what it's like to be haunted by the past, so he agrees to help. But the deeper he digs, the more secrets he uncovers, and soon he discovers that Rob's not the only one in danger.

©2023 Sally Rigby (P)2023 Podium Audio
Crime Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Private Investigators Thriller Thriller & Suspense
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I enjoyed the storyline and the characters. When I see Jonathan Keeble is narrating I know I’m in for a treat. I’m looking forward to the next in the series.

A gripping storyline with brilliant narration.

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I thoroughly enjoyed all 3 books. Narration true to life and very entertaining. Would recommend to others.

Riveting

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I downloaded this audible set of the first 3 books in the series as it was included for free, and very glad I did.
Three really entertaining and plausible stories all read by the exceptional Jonathan Keeble, my favourite narrator.
I will be downloading more of this series.

Books 1-3, a veritable feast

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Really enjoyed the plot. Characters were interesting though I thought Sebastian was pretty humourless and dull! I felt his character could have been more rounded. Birdie fitted in well and was a good foil for Seb. Once I'd started the series I didn't want to pause for long before getting back in to it. The story was well done.
Narrating was well done as well and the accents didn't jar.
Because I listen to so many long books on Audible I can't help noticing repetition of sayings etc. Heard it before in other books but in this series the women,and it's always the women, when vulnerable always ,always "bit down on their bottom lip". It seems petty but it was there, time and time again. All those bottom lips being bitten down on in descriptions to the point where I wished I'd counted how many times it had been used. It is a petty comment but it was so often it really grated.
Recommend the books,though. I'd like to read the next lot but if I hear she bit down on her bottom lip even once more then I'll have to go elsewhere!!!

Good story, good narration.

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Good stories spoiled by a very didactic style of writing.

The pairing of Birdy and Seb is a classical pairing and works but I do not need to have every scene explained. e.g. I know what a Library is!

Also it would be sensible to do some geographical research before using similarly named places. Littlehampton and Northampton are many hours apart.

A good performance

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