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Titles in This Set:
Play Dead
Blood Lines
Dead Souls
Broken Bones
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780678470527
Publisher: Bookouture
Age Range: Adult
Overview: Step into the dark heart of the Black Country with the Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller Series by Angela Marsons. This brand-new paperback set gathers books four to seven — Play Dead, Blood Lines, Dead Souls, and Broken Bones — following DI Kim Stone as she hunts calculated killers and races against time. Fast-paced and twist-laden, it's essential reading for fans of gritty British procedurals.
About the Books: Angela Marsons' Kim Stone series is a cornerstone of modern British crime fiction, and this set captures the saga at its most gripping. In Play Dead, Stone and her team uncover a scheme in which victims are drugged and buried alive beneath fresh graves, forcing a race to save the next victim in time. Blood Lines raises the stakes as a murder echoes the signature of Stone's most dangerous adversary, dragging her into a battle of wits with a manipulative sociopath while she confronts her own past. Dead Souls turns to darker, historical territory: an archaeological dig unearths a mass grave marked by bullet wounds and animal traps, and Stone must piece together decades-old horrors before more lives are lost. Broken Bones confronts violence against society's most vulnerable, opening with the murder of a young sex worker and the discovery of an abandoned baby on the same freezing night. Across all four novels, Marsons combines forensic detail, believable police procedure, and flawed, human characters to create thrillers that feel authentic and emotionally resonant. Stone herself anchors the series: sharp, guarded, and driven by a fierce sense of justice shaped by her own past. Readers who enjoy slow-burn character studies inside high-tension investigations will find plenty here. This set is a satisfying chunk of the wider Kim Stone saga and a great entry point for new readers as well as a must-have for existing fans.
Key Benefits:
- Four full-length crime thrillers in one brand-new paperback set, ideal for binge readers.
- Follows Detective Kim Stone through some of the series' darkest, most twist-filled cases.
- Combines authentic police procedure with gripping psychological suspense.
- Set in the atmospheric Black Country, giving the series a distinctive backdrop.
- Perfect gift for crime and thriller fans who love character-driven mysteries.
- A great way to continue or start the bestselling Kim Stone series in sequence.
About the Author: Angela Marsons is a bestselling British crime writer best known for her Detective Kim Stone series, which has sold millions of copies and topped bestseller charts. Raised and based in the Black Country, she draws on local knowledge to give her novels an authentic sense of place, combining fast-paced plotting with real emotional depth as she continues to expand the series.
Why You'll Love This Series: Gritty, twisty, and emotionally grounded, this collection delivers four addictive instalments of one of British crime fiction's most compelling detectives — perfect for fans who love their thrillers dark, fast, and hard to put down.
Please Note: Cover art may vary slightly from images shown; ISBN and edition reflect the UK paperback set as listed.
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