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The Worm in the Bud
(2004)(Deadly Lies)
(The first book in the D.I. Tom Mariner series)
A novel by Chris Collett
In Birmingham a local journalist is found dead in his home. A puncture wound in his arm a testimony to his death by lethal injection, the cryptic note by his side: 'no more', seems at first to suggest suicide but Detective Inspector Tom Mariner has learned to take nothing at face value. There is something a little too staged about events, especially as just that evening Mariner had witnessed Edward Barham pick up a prostitute in a bar he was frequenting. As the police investigate the house further they discovers there is another witness to events at 34 Clarendon Avenue. Barham's younger brother, Jamie, is found in a cupboard under the stairs. It seems likely that Jamie Barham had witnessed his brother's killing but his severe autism has left him without the means to communicate what he has seen...
Mariner is determined to build enough of a relationship with Jamie to get to the truth. And the fact that this means spending time with Anna Barham, Jamie's new - and reluctant - guardian, is no great hardship. But is Edward's death related to his recent investigations into a local crimelord. Or is there something else, something that only Jamie can tell them - if he so chooses...
Genre: Mystery
Mariner is determined to build enough of a relationship with Jamie to get to the truth. And the fact that this means spending time with Anna Barham, Jamie's new - and reluctant - guardian, is no great hardship. But is Edward's death related to his recent investigations into a local crimelord. Or is there something else, something that only Jamie can tell them - if he so chooses...
Genre: Mystery
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Used availability for Chris Collett's The Worm in the Bud
Hardback Editions
July 2005 : UK Hardback
July 2004 : UK Hardback
Paperback Editions
September 2017 : UK Paperback
May 2008 : UK Paperback
April 2005 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
March 2021 : Audio CD
March 2021 : Audio CD
June 2018 : USA Audio edition

Title: Deadly Lies: DI Mariner Series, Book 1
Author(s): Chris Collett
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Availability: Amazon
June 2018 : Australia Audio edition

Title: Deadly Lies: DI Mariner Series, Book 1
Author(s): Chris Collett
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Availability: Amazon AU
June 2018 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Deadly Lies: DI Mariner Series, Book 1
Author(s): Chris Collett
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Availability: Amazon CA
June 2018 : UK Audio edition

Title: Deadly Lies: DI Mariner Series, Book 1
Author(s): Chris Collett
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Availability: Amazon UK
September 2005 : UK Audio CD
September 2005 : UK Audio Cassette
Kindle Editions
September 2017 : USA, Australia, Canada, UK Kindle edition