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Horsemen: An enthralling thriller with a massive twist. (Detective Jason Smith book 7) (A DS Jason Smith Thriller) Kindle Edition
From #1 best-selling author: Stewart Giles comes a new addition to the popular Detective Jason Smith series.
One draining murder investigation after another has left DS Jason on the brink of losing his sanity and he needs a break. Smith sets off for the peaceful Yorkshire village of Scarpdale for two weeks of country air, slow walks by the lakes and no mobile phone reception. He wakes up on his first morning to find three policemen outside his room. A young woman has been found dead next to one of the lakes. Smith was one of the last people to see the woman alive.
Smith is begged by the woman’s father to find out what happened to his daughter. Against his better judgment, Smith agrees and starts to ask questions, but the locals are not giving anything away. When the woman’s boyfriend is found dead an hour before her funeral, Smith is baffled. The boyfriend was his odds on favourite for the woman’s murder. Smith quickly realizes that rival horse breeders are involved somehow. Everybody he speaks to talks of something that happened in New York the previous summer; something sinister involving these horsemen but nobody seems to know exactly what went on. An action packed thriller filled with the twists, turns and red herrings we expect from Stewart Giles. This is an edge of your seat page-turner that will appeal to all readers of crime fiction.
What readers are saying about Horsemen:
‘Having read the previous Jason Smith books, I was waiting eagerly for this new addition - and I wasn't disappointed in the least. I've found them all engaging from the first page and so easy to become totally immersed in the story as it so carefully unfolded on each page.’ –Paul B
‘I'm a great fan of Stewart Giles and devour his books eagerly. I sometimes find that when I read a series I become bored and critical of the characters &plots but I never tire of Jason Smith.’–Pat McCulloch
‘Another compelling detective story in the delightful DS Jason Smith series of thrillers. Jason finds he has to cross the Atlantic in order to solve a crime committed on his own doorstep. A most satisfying ending.’ –Kindle Customer
BOOKS BY STEWART GILES
DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5 - Phobia
Book 1 - Smith
Book 2 - Boomerang
Book 3 - Ladybird
Book 4 - Occam’s Razor
Book 5 - Harlequin
Book 6 - Selene
Book 7 - Horsemen
Book 8 - Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 - Deadeye
Book 13 - Motive
Book 14 – Australia
Book 16 – Wishbone
Book 17 – Ghosts
Book 18 – The Scarecrow
Book 19 – The Bluesman
Book 20 – The Librarian
Book 21 – The Viaduct
Book 22 – The Twin
Book 23 – The Dogwalker
Book 24 – The Flytrap
Book 25 – The Electrician
Book 26 – The Cellar
Book 27 – The Loner
Book 28 – The Painter
Book 29 – The Hitchhiker
Book 30 – The Creed
DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 - Blood on the Island
Book 2 - Lies on the Island
Book 3 - Fear on the Island
Book 4 - Malice on the Island
Book 5 – Revenge on the Island
Book 6 – Christmas on the Island
Book 7 – Silence on the Island
Book 8 – Secrets on the Island
Book 9 – Chaos on the Island
Book 10 - Sadness on the Island
Book 11 – Danger on the Island
Book 12 – Evil on the Island
Book 13 – Fire on the Island
Book 14 – Evil on the Island
DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3
DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 - The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl
Trilogy: The DS Smith & Harriet Taylor box set
THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa
STANDALONE NOVELS
Horror - The Divide
Thriller - The Ghostwriter
Thriller – The Guests
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 2, 2016
- File size2012 KB
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Product details
- ASIN : B01MQDP0L1
- Publisher : STILL Books; 1st edition (November 2, 2016)
- Publication date : November 2, 2016
- Language : English
- File size : 2012 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 300 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #733,461 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #78 in Horse Racing (Kindle Store)
- #195 in Horse Racing (Books)
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About the author
After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.
In 2013 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.
3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor Cornwall series.
The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.
I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results. I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series and was published in July 2018.
After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brings together the brooding, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor. Dropzone followed shortly after and the third in the series, The Raven Girl finished things off.
Miranda is something totally different. What was to be a stand-alone psychological thriller, it is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before. The ending begged for a sequel and, Mistress was born. Medusa completes the Miranda trilogy.
There are now 25 DS Smith books available with many more planned for the future.
I wanted a break from the crime thriller genre so I came up with The Divide - a macabre horror tale of survival, but crime will always be my true love.
A new series featuring Irishman, DI Liam O'Reilly begins with Blood on the Island, and that was followed by ten more mysteries set on the island of Guernsey.
When I'm not writing I love sailing, guitars and jumping out of perfectly good planes. I'm lucky to have a huge lake on my doorstep as well as a world-class skydiving drop zone.
Books by Stewart Giles
DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5 -Phobia
Book 1 -Smith
Book 2-Boomerang
Book 3-Ladybird
Book 4-Occam’s Razor
Book 5-Harlequin
Book 6-Selene
Book 7-Horsemen
Book 8-Unworthy
Book 9-Venom
Book 10-Severed
Book 11-Demons
Book 12-Deadeye
Book 13-Motive
Book 14-Australia
Book 15-Wishbone
Book 16-Ghosts
Book 17-The Scarecrow
Book 18-The Bluesman
Book 19-The Librarian
Book 20-The Viaduct
Book 21-The Twin
Book 22-The Dogwalker
Book 23-The Flytrap
Book 24-The Electrician
Book 25-The Cellar
DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3
DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 -The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 - The Raven Girl
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa
Standalone Horror
The Divide
Standalone Psychological Thrillers
The Ghostwriter
The Guests
DI O'Reilly mysteries
Book 1 - Blood on the Island
Book 2 - Lies on the Island
Book 3 - Fear on the Island
Book 4 - Malice on the Island
Book 5 - Revenge on the Island
Book 6 - Christmas on the Island
Book 7 - Silence on the Island
Book 8 - Secrets on the Island
Book 9 - Chaos on the Island
Book 10 - Sadness on the Island
Book 11 - Danger on the Island
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Customers enjoy the story's balance of personal and professional storylines. They find the mysteries exciting and the adventures for Jason and his colleagues enjoyable. Readers praise the writing style as entertaining and fabulous.
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"...I loved the mysteries and wish I could spend a year exploring the UK. Mr. Giles is now another of my favorite Authors." Read more
"...This is another exciting adventure for Jason and his colleagues. It's a fast romp through the world of horses and horsemen...." Read more
"A super author with a great balance of personal and professional story-lines...." Read more
"Weak storyline. Little or no suspense. Not up to par with earlier novels." Read more
Customers enjoy the book. They find it an entertaining read, as is the DS Smith series.
"I've read them all now and they were great. All the characters are interesting and the stories grabbed me on page 1...." Read more
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"An entertaining and very enjoyable read as are all the DS Smith series of books." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2017I've read them all now and they were great. All the characters are interesting and the stories grabbed me on page 1. I couldn't read them fast enough. One small thing I always find amusing though are the comments about America. Sitting here in the East coast of the US it's fun to see how other countries view us. I loved the mysteries and wish I could spend a year exploring the UK. Mr. Giles is now another of my favorite Authors.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2018Many thanks to the author / Joffe Books / Books n All Promotions / JIll Burkenshaw for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
DS Jason Smith is burnt out. He desperately wants some time away from murder and crime, his supervisor, everything. His boss says he can have 2 weeks ... BUT .. he must first solve the problem of the armed robbers who seem to really like the McDonald's restaurants. So far they've hit five stores in the last week.
Smith is a smart detective and finds the mastermind, earning the praise of the police and the owner of the McDonald's franchises .... Jimmy Phoenix.
Smith is finally on his way to a small village a few hours away. He's thinking of long walks, country air, and no phone connections.
However, it's not quite as peaceful as he thought, as police bang on his door and ultimately charge him with murder. The victim was last seen having a few drinks in the bar with Jason. She also happens to be the daughter of Jimmy Phoenix.
This is the first murder in this village, and inept doesn't even cover it ... more like Keystone Kops. The vicitm's boyfriend is the son of a very weathy, powerful man who incidentally owns pretty much the entire village .. including the police.
And it only gets worse when Jimmy Phoenix begs Jason to stay and find the person or people responsible for the death of his daughter.
And that's not the last death that Jason will have the unfortunate business of seeing....
This is another exciting adventure for Jason and his colleagues. It's a fast romp through the world of horses and horsemen. It's a brutal cut-throat business where secrets remain hidden and everyone lies. Jason certainly has his hands full this time.
Jason is a terrific series character. He comes with some baggage, and a history of death and violence. As a cop, he's methodical and relies on his gut feelings which haven't let him down yet.
Although 7th in the series, this one does well as a stand alone, but I highly recommend starting at the beginning to pick up all those gems you might miss otherwise.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017A super author with a great balance of personal and professional story-lines. Can’t get enough of this series, every book is eagerly waited for.
Stewart Giles, what a fabulous writer,
- Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2018This is another great addition to the Detective Jason Smith series!
I love reading the books in this series - they are well written and I find them quite addictive. The characters work so well together. This instalment is focussed away from York and it gives the book a different feel and you are introduced to some very different characters, I guessed part of the plot line but there were a few twists I didn't see coming.
Whilst it is part of the series and has underlying themes and on-going stories through the books, if you only want to read this one, it will work fine as a stand alone too- but honestly if you do get an opportunity I'd start from the first book and work through them.
Five stars from me again for this one, I thought it was excellent - very highly recommended.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2017An entertaining and very enjoyable read as are all the DS Smith series of books.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2018Good story line, if somewhat convoluted at times. It’s a fairly clean read too, no sex and not much in the way for foul language which is greatly appreciated. Looking forward to reading the next book.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2018I really enjoyed reading this book. Its nice to read a book that isn't filled with profanity and explicit sex like so many are these days. I highly recommend this book to everyone who likes a good mystery. Thanks Mr Giles.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017numerous spelling, punctuation and grammar errors throughout the book. Did not see the need for main characters to constantly "need a drink". This reflects badly on the police force of England who are among the bravest in the world. This negative theme was pervasive in the earlier books also.
One redeeming quality: the story was interesting but told poorly.
Top reviews from other countries
- A. HillReviewed in Canada on September 30, 2019
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
The story was a bit convoluted, and at some points, it made zero sense. Other books in the series are much better.
- SimonReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
This is the 7th book in the DS Smith series, or 8th if you include the prequel, and to get to know how DS Smith's mind works, as well as what Stewart has put him through previously, you need to have read a couple of the previous books before this one. It does work well as a stand alone though if you haven't had a chance to read them all yet.
This book is slightly different to the previous Smith books in that it doesn't involve the rest of the York Police because Smith is on vacation in the lovely village of Scarpdale, where a murder happens with him being the chief suspect.
The book starts off with Smtih and the gang investigating some armed robberies at various McDonalds in York and then once they have solved the case Smith is allowed to go on vacation.
Once the murdered woman has been found and Smith has cleared his name the father of the murdered girl asks him to investigate properly as the local police are incompetent. The father is Jimmy Phoenix , who owned the McDonalds franchises which were robbed at the start of the book.
Whilst Smith is investigating the girls murder his chief suspect, her boyfriend, is also found dead in a suspected suicide. Once it is ruled that he was murdered Smith has to find out who killed them both.
His investigation takes him from Yorkshire all the way to the Hamptons in New York as he finds a link to what happened a year ago with regards to the boy's family.
I really enjoyed this book as it was completely different to Smith's previous investigations as he is on his own without the back -up or authorisation of his team or DI.
The book kept me guessing all the way to the end, and even when Smith was talking to the murderer I still didn't realise until he finally confessed and everything fell into place.
Overall this was a brilliant book and I loved the little snippet and clue at the end (although as I have already read book 8, Unworthy, it wasn't much of a shock to me).
I am now off to re-read/listen to Unworthy in preparation for the highly anticipated book 9 of the DS Smith series, where he is working together with Stewart's other star DC Harriet Taylor in what I imagine is going to be an exciting book.
- shirleyReviewed in Australia on August 27, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars D.S. Smith
What another great story I have read 6 books now by this very talented author. I love the stories that include not only murders which I love, but a bit of the private lives of the detectives. I have the next book and I,m raring to get started. Keep up this series I would miss D.S. Smith and his crew.
- Joseph OvendenReviewed in Canada on February 28, 2018
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Typical Giles!
- david cartwrightReviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2018
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
A good read