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The Fire Killer

DI Barton, Book 5

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The Fire Killer

By: Ross Greenwood
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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'A masterclass in crime fiction' Jane E James

When DI Barton is asked to investigate a seemingly innocuous fire that kills, he believes it's either children fooling around or a worrying racially-motivated crime.

As he delves deeper into the case, he soon realises that there is a history of similar blazes spread out over many years, all within a close area. An idea suggested by pathologist Mortis makes Barton suspect he has the arsonist’s motives wrong.

When a night worker comes forward with a tip, Barton narrows down the suspects. But with all of them acting suspiciously, he knows for sure that one or more of them must be lying. And when a huge house blaze shocks everyone, Barton fears the killer has lost all control.

Who is The Fire Killer? What will be next to burn?

DI Barton is back as Ross Greenwood continues with his bestselling series, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Ian Rankin.

©2022 Ross Greenwood (P)2022 Boldwood Books
Crime Thrillers Fiction Hard-Boiled Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Witty
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Critic reviews

"Move over Rebus and Morse; a new entry has joined the list of great crime investigators in the form of Detective Inspector John Barton. A rich cast of characters and an explosive plot kept me turning the pages until the final dramatic twist." (Richard Burke)

"Ross Greenwood doesn’t write clichés. What he has written here is a fast-paced, action-filled puzzle with believable characters that's spiced with a lot of humour." (Kath Middleton)

Gripping Plot Twists • Compelling Character Development • Intriguing Mystery Storylines • Engaging Human Stories
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The previous four books in this series were great, but this one was awesome. I liked how the main case caused a domino effect in other cases. I also did not see the ending coming. Talk about a surprise! Great book! I can't wait for book 6 to come out on audio! Thorpe, as always, did a great job reading the book.

Best. One. Yet.

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Luke is my favorite character. I love his sas.
I also love listening to David Thorpe!

Luke

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another great book!!!! I can't wait for the next great book and it's tomorrow

love it!!

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I love this series. DI Barton is a perfect blend of hero and humor. Narration is fantastic and all of the characters are interesting. Absolutely can't wait for the next one.

Best one yet!!!

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The story is excellent. There are sad parts and funny parts but Ross Greenwood always puts you right there with the characters.

Love these books

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The Fire Killer was another fantastic entry in the DI Barton series. Ross Greenwood excels at making his killers sympathetic, real people that blur the lines between overly simple good and evil. John Barton is a flawed, Everyman hero who’s a good man just trying to do the right thing. Well done and I look forward to the next entry!

Another Fantastic Entry

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I've listened to 4 of the 'killer' series. This book got rave reviews but I could hardly wait for it to end. For me, it didn't have the attention holding power of his other books.

A bit slow for me

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Really enjoyed it. Loved the ending as it wasn’t predictable at all. Great listen. Highly recommend

Yet another brilliant DI Barton

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As usual David Thorpe’s narration knocks it out of the park. If I was reading instead of listening, I doubt I would enjoy this series as much as I have.

Great narration

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I love this series of books, but I felt like this last one was trying too hard to create something. It was a good twist as usual for the ending, but it felt more like repetition than anything. However I still hope for another story with DI Barton!

Over doing it

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