Deadly Focus

Bob & Carol Bridgestock

	Format	ISBN	Price
	Paperback (6x9)	9781438965840	$ 13.40

DEADLY FOCUS

Introducing Jack Dylan

Harrowfield is in uproar as Daisy Charlotte Hind vanishes without a trace. It’s up to Senior Investigating Officer Jack Dylan to find her.

Dylan’s worst nightmare is confirmed as a body is discovered and another child goes missing, is this the work of a serial killer with a deadly focus?

Dylan’s nerve is put to the test. He is attacked on the job and finds his health under increasing strain.

Live the story and the tension of the investigation as Dylan struggles to find a balance between his passion for his job and his love for his partner Jen.

As the killer increases the pressure, will Jack Dylan be able to maintain the impetus to catch the killer and secure justice for the victim’s families?

Between them Bob and Carol Bridgestock have nearly half a century of experience within West Yorkshire police service. Bob was a career Detective. During his thirty years he held every rank within the CID retiring at the rank of Detective Superintendent a Senior Investigative Officer. As an SIO and ‘the man in charge’ he dealt with 26 murders, 23 major incidents including shootings and attempted murders, over 50 suspicious deaths and numerous sexual assaults some of which were high profile for which he received twenty Commendations from high courts, judges, crown courts and chief constables. He also worked on external enquiries for other forces. His wife and co-author Carol has fifteen years experience as a support worker for the same Force that undoubtedly gave them inspiration and a wealth of experience to draw upon for their narrative. Deadly Focus is their first work of fiction and they are in the process of writing two more novels. Why not 'google' Bob Bridgestock for further information.

BOOK REVIEW – DEADLY FOCUS

By Melanie Archer

An excited little girl goes to show her grandmother her bridesmaids dress, she never returns vanishing without a trace.

This opening story line introduces the exciting new talent of new authors Bob and Carol Bridgestock, who have given readers a new hero in the form of Jack Dylan in Deadly Focus, a hero I readily got to know within just a few hours of being introduced. This is one work of fiction I was unable to put down.

The story is seen through the eyes of senior investigating officer Jack Dylan as he hunts down a serial killer in the present but has to look to the past to get the answers he most desperately needs. During the course of the investigation Dylan’s own personal principles are put to the test as he is attacked on the job.

With no obvious motive for the murders or attack on Dylan the need to solve the crime is more frustrating than ever.

Dylan has passion and a relentless need for justice, and outside of the office readers are introduced to the lovely Jen who is Dylan’s life, however as the killer ups the ante, Dylan’s health is affected and his relationship is under enormous strain.

This novel will delight followers of crime novels. The struggle between the fight for justice and leading a normal life has been cleverly portrayed by Bob & Carol, and as the story progresses the reader is swept along and feels as they are standing with Dylan helping to solve the murders. The author is obviously experienced in true life crime and this is to the benefit of the story, readers are not patronized and are allowed a rare insight into the routine of police life which makes this story hit home even more. Dylan is a character who will stay with you and is someone who you want to get to know better. There is promise of a second and possibly a third outing with this new detective, I for one will read with uninterrupted pleasure.