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    The Rule of Fear

    Written by Luke Delaney

    Narrated by Paul Panting

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    The new novel by Luke Delaney, ex-Met detective and author of the terrifyingly authentic DI Sean Corrigan series. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.

    Danger lurks on every corner. But the threat comes from within.

    Tasked with cleaning up the notorious Grove Wood Estate, Sergeant Jack King is determined to rise to the challenge. But it’s not just drug dealers and petty thugs his team have to worry about. Someone is preying on children and they need to hunt down the culprit, fast.

    Soon King finds himself in over his head: the local residents won’t play ball, and he’s refusing to admit that he’s suffering from PTSD. As the pressures combine, the line between right and wrong starts to blur and King finds himself in a downward spiral. Only he can save himself – but is it already too late?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 30, 2016
    ISBN9780008163013
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    The Rule of Fear
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    Luke Delaney

    Luke Delaney joined the Metropolitan Police Service in the late 1980s and his first posting was to an inner-city area of South East London notorious for high levels of crime and extreme violence. He later joined CID where he investigated murders ranging from those committed by fledgling serial killers to gangland assassinations. He is the author of the D. I. Corrigan series and The Rule of Fear is his fifth novel.

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      The Rule of Fear – A Stunning Standalone ThrillerLuke Delaney has become one of the most popular crime writers in Britain with his DI Sean Corrigan series has written an absolutely stunning standalone thriller in The Rule of Fear. This is a gripping and twisted crime thriller that shows that absolute power corrupts absolutely, this really is a cracking read.Jack King is stabbed when he answers what is thought to be a domestic call and discovers that a family has been killed by the father, then attempts to kill him. A few months on he is on desk duty wanting to get back on the streets, when he is called in to see Superintendent Gerrard’s with Inspector Johnson in attendance, when he is offered the chance to lead a new unit when going back on active duty.He jumps at the chance to be seen as a proper ‘thief taker’ before continuing with his police career on the up, and the Grove Wood Estate is where he would earn his reputation as a copper’s copper. As he and his team take on the estate they decide to operate by a different set of rules, with less of the bureaucracy and the team is successful and the chiefs love his crime figures showing he is on top of what he is doing.What we see as the longer King is on the Estate the more the Estate sucks him in, and possibly suffering from PTSD he may not be in the best position to manage himself or a team. When a female colleague is seriously attacked and put in hospital King’s life begins to spiral out of control. His life and mental condition is in chaos and he has discovered away of pain management none of his colleagues or senior managers would agree with.As King starts to spiral out of control he is dragging down his team with him, even when they want out and be real police officers. The problem for them is that King has hit self-destruct mode and taking the law in to his own hands, as judge, jury and executioner he makes some very serious enemies. As a paranoia takes control and making all the wrong decisions in life come to the fore, he even deems those trying to help him as enemies. It is clear things are not going to end well as his life and career begin to fall to pieces, how it will end nobody is sure, or can they save Jack King?An excellent standalone thriller watching a police officer spiral out of control and watching everything he touches turning to dust. There is something about watching a police man fall in to the traps that others have set, he had the opportunities to get out but is drunk on power. A truly excellent thriller and a break from the police procedural thriller, this is a new spin on the theme.