It is 1932 and John Madden, former Scotland Yard Inspector, is now a farmer in the peaceful Surrey countryside, enjoying the idyllic days of his retirement and precious time spent with his wife, Helen, and their two children.

But the family's peace is about to be shattered. When a young girl goes missing, it is Madden who discovers her disfigured body hidden in a wood, and he is convinced the killer has struck before. . .

When a second body is found, Madden's instinct is proved right - there is a serial murderer at large. Allying himself with his old colleagues, and against the wishes of his anxious wife, he immerses himself in one more case.

The killer is a master of evil and reinvention who has been covering his tracks for many years. If Madden is to outwit him, he will need to stay one step ahead in the brutal dance he is performing.

And soon significant links are discovered in Germany, where the Nazi's are on the brink of power.....

Author

Rennie Airth

Rennie Airth was born in South Africa and has worked as a foreign correspondent for Reuters. The first novel in his John Madden trilogy, River of Darkness, was published in 1999 to huge critical acclaim, was shortlisted for four crime fiction awards and won the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France. The sensational sequel was The Blood-Dimmed Tide, and The Dead of Winter forms the final part of the trilogy. 

 

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Series: John Madden

Book Number:
3
2009
Book Number:
2
2004
Review THE DEAD OF WINTER - Rennie Airth
Sunnie Gill
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Review THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE - Rennie Airth
Karen Chisholm
Monday, October 1, 2007
ISBN
0330484729
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Publisher
Series
Book Number (in series)
2
Review THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE - Rennie Airth
Karen Chisholm
Monday, October 1, 2007

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