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Stronger Than Death

(2018)
(The second book in the DI Jake Sawyer series)
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Five victims bonded by blood.
A detective blinded by revenge.

---JAKE SAWYER is suffering. After a bruising confrontation with a cruel killer, he has isolated himself in a remote cottage in the northern Peak District.

Sawyer resumes his illicit investigation into his mother’s murder, and enters therapy to explore his lack of primal fear response.

When an ex-TV personality is found murdered, from a single stab wound to the heart, the police suspect a ritualistic element. But then a second victim is found, and Sawyer forms a terrifying theory about the killer’s twisted logic.

With his mental health in free fall, Sawyer must protect the killer’s targets as he uncovers the truth behind the death of his mother: a truth that will put his reputation and freedom at risk.

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Set within the bleak beauty of the UK Peak District, this pacy British detective novel is a murder mystery with twists, dark humour and a compelling lead character whose backstory continues through the series.

STRONGER THAN DEATH is Book 2 in this series of page-turning crime thrillers. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, MJ Arlidge and Karin Slaughter.


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★★★★★ “Grabs right away and doesn’t let up until the last sentence.”
★★★★★ “Had to finish it in one sitting.”
★★★★★ “Gripping and well crafted.”
★★★★★ “Brilliant.”
★★★★★ “Leaves you open-mouthed and wanting more.”
★★★★★ “Sawyer is not your everyday detective.”
★★★★★ “Full of twists and turns.”
★★★★★ “I couldn’t put it down.”
★★★★★ “A gripping story that keeps you guessing.”
★★★★★ “So many mysteries in one story.”
★★★★★ “Awesome.”
★★★★★ “Amazing.”
★★★★★ “Can’t wait for the next book.”

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Praise for Andrew Lowe
★★★★★ "Prose that gets under your flesh and into your bones."
★★★★★ "Taut and compelling. Not a wasted word."
★★★★★ "Plot and character perfectly intertwined."
★★★★★ "Keeps you reading through the night."
★★★★★ "Poetic and utterly gripping."





Genre: Mystery

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