Dead Man's Run by Murray Bailey
Dead Man's Run
Ash Carter Near East - Book 5
5 Stars
Genre : Mystery, Adventure, Thriller
Pages: 327 (Kindle Edition)
Publisher's Blurb
The war may have ended, but the cover-ups never did.
Israel 1950. SIB Captain Ash Carter is called into the British 'embassy' to report on the death-in-service of a consular officer. Despite assurances that there is nothing suspicious, Carter begins a challenging investigation - one that the authorities disprove of. And the deeper he digs, the more complex it appears.
Meeting an Israeli private detective, investigating a linked crime, Carter forms an uneasy alliance. Together, they uncover something too shocking to be believed without hard proof. With the highest of political stakes, distrust at every turn, deceit, kidnapping and murder, Carter must find a balance between the law, justice and revenge.
Dead Man's Run is the fifth historical crime novel in the Ash Carter Near East series but can be read as a stand-alone
Israel 1950. SIB Captain Ash Carter is called into the British 'embassy' to report on the death-in-service of a consular officer. Despite assurances that there is nothing suspicious, Carter begins a challenging investigation - one that the authorities disprove of. And the deeper he digs, the more complex it appears.
Meeting an Israeli private detective, investigating a linked crime, Carter forms an uneasy alliance. Together, they uncover something too shocking to be believed without hard proof. With the highest of political stakes, distrust at every turn, deceit, kidnapping and murder, Carter must find a balance between the law, justice and revenge.
Dead Man's Run is the fifth historical crime novel in the Ash Carter Near East series but can be read as a stand-alone
Review
Dead Man's Run is book number 5 in the Ash Carter Near East series and to my mind this is the best one yet.
Called in to investigate a simple death, Ash soon begins to believe that something doesn't smell right. His subsequent investigation in a semi-collaboration with a shady local private detective throws Ash and his new sidekick into another battle for justice that will threaten both their lives.
An excellent, tensely written, detective tale that fully embraces the local sights and sounds of post wwII israel.
I loved the story and also the character driven background that makes each of Bailey's characters feel fully rounded and generates a real feeling for them with the reader.
Nothing is ever how it seems and the author keeps his audience guessing throughout
The Author
After 10 years of scribbling, in 2016 his first published novel was I Dare You. He went on to demonstrate his passion for ancient Egypt and puzzles in his novel Map of the Dead. However the Singapore series featuring the ex-military policeman Ash Carter was a labour of love and based on his first unpublished story that eventually became Singapore 52.
Born in Greater Manchester, England, he gradually moved south to reach the beautiful Dorset coast where he lives with his wife and family. Having young children and an all-consuming passion such as writing doesn’t leave much free time, but when he does take a break, he enjoys running, cycling, kayaking and building sandcastles with his children.
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