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The Trawlerman

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THE STUNNING FOURTH BOOK IN THE DS ALEXANDRA CUPIDI INVESTIGATIONS FROM ONE OF CRIME FICTION'S FINEST WRITERS

A DOUBLE MURDER

The naked corpses of Aylmer and Mary Younis are discovered in their home. The only clues are a note written in blood and an eerie report of two spectral figures departing the crime scene. Officer Jill Ferriter is charged with investigating the murders while her colleague Alex Cupidi is on leave, recovering from post-traumatic stress.

AN ELABORATE SCAM

The dead couple had made investments in a green reforestry scheme in Guatemala, resulting in the loss of all their savings. What is more disturbing is that Cupidi and Ferriter's disgraced former colleague and friend Bill South is also on the list of investors and the Younis's were not the only losers.

AN UNLIKELY KILLER

Despite being in counselling and receiving official warnings to stay away from police work Cupidi finds herself dragged into the case and begins to trawl among the secrets and lies that are held in the fishing community of Folkestone. Desperate to exonerate South she finds herself murderously compromised when personal relationships cloud her judgement.

Pacey, intense and riddled with surprising twists, The Trawlerman shows that deceit can be found in the most unlikely places. The brooding waters of the Kent coastline offer an ominous backdrop for this lively page-turner of corruption, mental health and the complexities of human connection.

(P)2021 Quercus Editions Limited

Critics Review

Shaw's novels combine a strong central character with an atmospheric setting and original plots.
Sunday Times
The Trawlerman is an excellent, totally absorbing crime novel which can only augment the reputations of William Shaw.
Shotsmag
[A] terrifically atmospheric thriller mixing a twisting plot with a considered meditation on the lasting effects of close contact with violence
Daily Mail
Atmospheric descriptions of the coast and landscape, a cast of believable characters and a twisty plot combine to create an engaging read.
Choice Magazine
Pacey, intense and riddled with gripping twists
Surrey Life
This book is filled with surprising twists and, on one of the hottest days this summer, I read it in one sitting. I just didn't want to put this page-turner down.
North East Magazine
Author William Shaw
Narrator Jasmine Blackborow
Series DS Alexandra Cupidi
Duration 8 hours and 50 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529401851
Format Audiobook
Publisher Quercus
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural
Availability AU, GB, IE

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