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A Room Full of Killers

DCI Matilda Darke, Book 3

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A Room Full of Killers

By: Michael Wood
Narrated by: Stephanie Beattie
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The third book in Michael Wood’s darkly compelling crime series featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Peter James, Lee Child and Karin Slaughter.

Eight killers. One house. And the almost perfect murder…

Starling House is home to some of the nation’s deadliest teenagers, still too young for prison.

When the latest arrival is found brutally murdered, DCI Matilda Darke and her team investigate, and discover a prison manager falling apart and a sabotaged security system. Neither the staff nor the inmates can be trusted.

The only person Matilda believes is innocent is facing prison for the rest of his life. With time running out, she must solve the unsolvable to save a young man from his fate, and find a murderer in a house full of killers…

©2019 Michael Wood (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Crime Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Murder Exciting Scary

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Critic reviews

"You can count on Michael Wood to deliver a deliciously twisted and intriguing plot, leading to a surprise ending by a likeable and very real protagonist, Matilda Darke." (Yrsa Sigurdardottir)

"A pitch-black concept, tightly delivered and played at exhilarating pace." (Paul Finch)

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Very good writing, I changed my mind on numerous occasions as to who the murder was. Really enjoyed the book and Matilda seemed to pick up a bit and a lot less maudlin.

Love it- very enjoyable

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Love the DCI Matilda Dark books, easy to listen and follow the story, and great that they are set in Sheffield area. I always wonder what Sian has in her snack drawer. I always end one book and can't wait to start the next one.

Easy Listening Crime

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Another absolutely brilliant Book!! Absolutely fantastic series! Gripping, very well read ! Completely recommend it ! Enjoy :-)

A Fantastic Series!

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loved this cant wait to listen to the next one great to see the characters developing

great series

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Absolutely brilliant, loved everything about this book. Many more please, always leave us wanting another book!!!

Another triumph!

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Another great storyline and a fair few twists in this one.
Especially loved tee ending!!

Another great book

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stumbled upon this author by chance and am really enjoying the series so far. listened to the first 3 and am eager to carry on!!

amazing accidental find

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After taking a chance on ‘The Seventh Victim’ and thoroughly enjoying it, I latched on to the Matilda Darke series. So far, all three books have had intriguing and masterful plots and denouements. However, I know that the following comments are going to be a waste of time because this is book 3 of 10, but the time has come to lay James to rest. I’m nine years on from my husband’s sudden death and I have never sat and tortured myself with wedding photos on a daily basis, nor will I. Grief is a very individual experience with its own triggers that are best avoided so please allow Matilda to move on. Michael also needs to do a bit more research about Venlafaxine and antidepressants in general. You simply cannot randomly take 3 pills when you feel low. I’ve also heard and received the messages about Hillsborough and Rotherham so enough of that as well thanks. Despite these minor niggles, I love the series, the characters and the ingenious stories that are fresh, original and don’t conform to the genre. On to book 4 then.

Intriguing storyline.

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This one fell a bit flat but was still enjoyable. The mouth sounds I have read about unfortunately were quite obvious in this reading, but didn’t distract me too much. Great narration and some likeable characters.

Good story, not as good as previous!

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Working my way through this series of books and enjoying everyone.
It may just be me but the narrator sounds like shes too close to the microphone. I can hear every breath and each time she swallows. Im new to audio books so may just be me. I have never noticed that in any other book. Love how she tells the story though.

love this series

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