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A Life for a Life (Parish & Richards 1) [Kindle Edition]

Tim Ellis
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (198 customer reviews)

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What starts as a routine stabbing for Detective Inspector Jed Parish and new recruit Police Constable Mary Richards turns into the hunt for a serial killer who uses an unusual weapon to kill, and leaves numbered tokens in his victim’s mouths. As well as getting to know each other and dealing with the fallout from the Chief’s prostate cancer, the two new partners must discover the dark history behind the tokens and the connection between the victims. To do that, they need to gain access to the abandoned Beech Tree Orphanage where a terrible truth awaits.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 544 KB
  • Print Length: 372 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Koko Publishing Ltd; 2 edition (29 Nov 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004EBTFM0
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (198 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #6,674 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars more please 8 Mar 2011
By Chubsy
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought it for new Kindle as it was cheap ... but would happily have paid full price for this one. Really liked the main characters, and the repartee between them was great. Will definitely buy more from this author!!
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars pator 27 July 2011
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I gave this book 5 stars because I liked the way it was written, as it keeps the reader not only interested but also entertained as the 2 main characters had a rapport with each other that I found really funny.The story is such that it never gets stale or uninteresting and reminded me to a degree of the character created by R.D.Wingfield, Inspector Jack Frost, and his dry humour.The author gets right into the story without any side tracking of unnecessary and boring information. I have already down loaded the second book featuring Parish and Richards and am sure will enjoy this one just as much.
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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful
By P. Stephens TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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A very enjoyable and well-written crime thriller, evidently well researched and with a good twist at the end. If there's a criticism it's that, despite the steady stream of corpes, it's almost too 'nice' in places, as it focusses on the relationship between popular, newly-promoted DI Jed Parish and his trainee partner, the keen, bright and generally adorable Mary Richards. Parish's domestic arrangements fall quickly and almost-too-happily into place - and his boss is a really nice guy too. Perhaps recognising this, the author throws in a seriously nasty (and Parish-hating) cop near the end, who's set to create more grief in the sequel. Very definitely worth a read though, and hard to put down.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars life for a life
loved it could not put it down. carnt wait to get my teeth into the next one very well written.
Published 3 days ago by Eula Rowell
4.0 out of 5 stars Covo
A good read although the storyline wasn't very original.The relationship between the two main characters was great fun with some good banter. I will be reading the next book . Read more
Published 9 days ago by COVO
4.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyable
I read book 4 first and although you can read them on their own there are some references to what happened previously so it was good to go and start from the first one
Published 27 days ago by Kaz
4.0 out of 5 stars A book full of surprises!
This first book with Parish and Richard seemed to take ages to warm up. The humour between the detectives didn't seem real. I am so glad I stayed with it. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Mrs. C. A. Atkinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
I am so glad to have found this author, a brilliant read with humour that actually made me laugh out loud! It took me just two days to read, a token to just how much I enjoyed it! Read more
Published 1 month ago by susan
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
bought this book because it was recommend and it was cheap
im glad i did, going to buy the rest of the series..
Published 1 month ago by e brookes
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
I bought this book for my Dad, who then went on to read all of the Parish and Richards series, and raved about them. I have finally got round to reading my first and loved it! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mummypenny
5.0 out of 5 stars love it
love it. It met my needs. I will recommend this product at any time. It is fantastic Thanks for good transaction.
Published 2 months ago by skonalaja
3.0 out of 5 stars Good easy read
This was recommended by a friend bought it read it liked it parish is a likeable character, good story but hope that the author makes Richards grow up a little in his next novels... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bernice green
4.0 out of 5 stars My first Ellis but not my last!
I hadn't heard of Tim Ellis when I downloaded this very appealing combination of black horror and dark humour, with a fair bit of happy families thrown in too - including some... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Les FB
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