The Devil's Dice
A DI Meg Dalton Thriller, Book 1
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Caro Clarke
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Roz Watkins
About this listen
A white-knuckle crime debut introducing DI Meg Dalton, perfect for fans of Broadchurch and Happy Valley.
The devil is coming....
A shocking death.
A lawyer is found dead in a Peak District cave, his face ribboned with scratches.
A sinister message.
Amidst rumours of a local curse, DI Meg Dalton is convinced this is cold-blooded murder. There's just one catch - chiselled into the cave wall above the body is an image of the grim reaper and the dead man's initials, and it's been there for over a century.
A deadly game.
As Meg battles to solve the increasingly disturbing case, it's clear someone knows her secrets. The murderer is playing games with Meg - and the dice are loaded....
©2018 Roz Watkins (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic reviews
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- Sires
- 06-21-19
Overall Not Great
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- Roberta Scott
- 04-15-18
Not to my taste
Too much noncontributory detail.
Unable to complete. Early on determined what I thought motivated behaviors. Book went on too long.
De gustabus.
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- Shawna Wilks
- 02-26-22
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- Tanya
- 04-27-18
Author’s anti-Christian rhetoric was just too much.
The ridiculous portrayals of Christians in this book is beyond acceptable. “Nutters” It just droned on and on about how unintelligent and insane Christians are. Story line could have been wrapped up a lot faster. Could have just said, “I want to bash God and Christians for hours” and let it be.
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- MotleyZoo
- 03-19-18
Good story idea, mediocre execution
This story has several interesting elements and a lot of potential, but the author's inability to conceal her personal animus to anything religious and her superficial, overly simplified presentation of the sanctity of life vs. euthanasia argument made the plot tiresome and the villain tediously obvious.
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