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Bad Dog

A Gripping British Crime Thriller (DCI Kett Crime Thrillers, Book 2)

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Bad Dog

By: Alex Smith
Narrated by: Tim Bruce
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Some legends can kill you.

When a young woman is brutally murdered in the Norfolk countryside, the locals blame Black Shuck - a legendary wild dog.

There’s only one problem: The wounds weren’t made by an animal.

DCI Robert Kett is battling a black dog of his own. With his wife still missing, and the injuries from his last case leaving him in constant pain, everything seems impossible - not least looking after his three young children.

But when a second body appears, even bloodier than the last, Kett finds himself on a hunt for one of the most ruthless serial killers the country has ever seen.

A killer who may be hunting him, too.

Full of death and dark humour, you won't be able to put down this fast-paced British crime thriller from million-selling author Alex Smith. Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, LJ Ross, Val McDermid, and Ian Rankin.

Binge the series now:
PAPER GIRLS
BAD DOG
THREE LITTLE PIGS
WHIP CRACK
RUN RABBIT RUN
STONE COLD DEAD (coming soon)

Alex Smith wrote his first book when he was six. It wasn’t particularly good, but it did have some supernatural monsters in it. His DCI Robert Kett thrillers have monsters in too, although these monsters are very human, and all the more terrifying for it. In between, he has published 12 novels for children and teenagers under his full name, Alexander Gordon Smith - including the award-winning Escape from Furnace series, which is loved by millions of readers worldwide and which is soon to become a motion picture. He lives in Norwich with his wife and three young daughters.

©2020 Alex Smith (P)2021 Alexander Gordon Smith
Crime Thrillers Suspense Thriller & Suspense Dogs Fiction Thriller Marriage Exciting Scary Young Adult British Crime

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another fantastic listen with its twists and turns but the underlying Investigation of billies disappearance is the real gripper brilliant

bad dog

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Gripping story, great characters and wonderful mellifluous narration by Tim Bruce, can’t wait to listen to the next story. I highly recommend.

Fabulous

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some filler parts a bit drawn out but on the whole a great story continuation with characters you come to really like

lovely character development

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Again I’m so happy to find this author love love his books can’t wait to start the next one

Excellent

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I’m enjoying these stories, great dynamics between the main characters, however mr action man should be permanently disabled after so many injuries in just 7 weeks - which is the time span of the first 2 books.
Great cliffhanger to leave us with, with the next book not available on audible.

Bionic man

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good story but quite gruesome in parts and it continued with the missing Billy from the first book

gripping

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Please, please, please add the rest of this great series it just gets better and better

Fantastic story

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I loved the first ook in this series (Paper Girls) and the second in the series is just as good. This story is the second I have read/listened to in recent months featuring Black Shuck (the first was Ellie Griffiths The Night Hawks), a ghostly b;ack dog, often an omen of death. The plot of this book is quite unique and wasn't what I had imagined. It is much, much darker and such a great read.

I love DCI Robbie Kett. He's a fantastic character, and the books are as much about him and his lovely family as about the brilliant stories. His struggle as a single father of 3 young girls is sometimes heart-rending but often so funny that they make me giggle to myself. I also love Kett's boss, Colin Clare.

The narration by Tim Bruce is great. Unfortunately, at the time of writing this review the rest of the series is not available on Audible :-( If you read this Alex Smith, please consider bringing the rest of the series to Audible!

Just fantastic

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loved it. unusual but gripping .
can't wait for next dci kett boooķ in series

ALEX SMITH BAD DOG

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Enjoyable listening, as was the first book but I found the storyline a little ridiculous to say the least. The main character is superhuman although likeable. This was just very far fetched. Never the less I liked it enough to crack on with the third in the series.

Well Really???

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