Blood on the Shrine is a story of Meditation and friendship, deception and intrigue, which tests DI Russell to his limits.
‘It grips the reader from the beginning. Not only does the author continue from his previous book, Blood on the Tide, but a new tale is intricately woven throughout with familiar characters including Sonny’s dog, Aggie.’
‘I really enjoyed this sequel to Blood on the Tide and especially loved the way that the new plot became interwoven with a continuation of Chris’s last storyline.’
‘It’s a neatly-crafted work that carries on from Chris’s first novel and carries the reader at a brisk pace to a climax that leaves plenty to expand on in his next book, Blood on the Strand.’
‘A book that once you’ve started you will put off all other jobs to carry on reading. Can really picture all the characters and think it could make a really good TV series.’
‘A really cracking read, so full of atmosphere, ties up the loose ends from Blood on the Tide nicely, bring on book three.’
Blood on the Strand
The third DI Sonny Russell mystery
Chris O’Donoghue
IN A RAGING GALE a heavy crate is washed up on the beach near Compass Point. DI Sonny Russell and his sidekick DC Johnny Weeks happen upon it while braving the weather near Sonny’s home. Puzzled, they go to get help to recover it, but when they return it has gone. So begins a thrilling and dangerous search for stolen Nazi plunder. It leads the detectives, ably assisted by an eager young policewoman, Nettie Sharpe, on a twisting trail that encompasses Hastings fisherman, their iconic net huts, ruthless foreign criminals and the shady side of antique dealing.
BLOOD ON THE STRAND is a story of intrigue and drama, set on the sleepy south coast in the post-war mid-fifties.
Chris O’Donoghue has kept up the suspense and action in this, his third Sonny Russell story. Sonny and his sidekick Johnny Weeks are joined by a WPC to solve the riddle of stolen Nazi treasure.’
‘Great to return to familiar characters and see them evolve, as well as meeting new ones. Some unexpected twists and interesting plot.’
‘Another good Sonny Russel mystery from Chris O’Donoghue. I recommend this series of books, proper 50s police detective work.’
Chris O’Donoghue trained in industrial ceramics at Bournemouth Art College and worked at Poole Pottery and Cranbrook Pottery in Kent before setting up on his own in Rye. He later specialised in model making and sculpture. When much of the kind of work he did began to be made in the Far East, Chris, having always loved the outdoors, decided on a change of direction and started gardening. His design ability led him to create three medal-winning gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show. A lifetime’s passion for the sea, crime novels, the simple pleasures of the Fifties and railways – he is well known on the model railway scene – led him to combine all three in this, his fourth published book.
The first three DI Sonny Russell mysteries
BLOOD ON THE TIDE
BLOOD ON THE SHRINE
&
BLOOD ON THE STRAND
are available from Amazon
or direct from the Author
chrisodonoghue.blogspot.co.uk
www.chrisodonoghue.co.uk
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