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  • Long Time Dead

  • Detective Sheridan Holler, Book 1
  • By: T. M. Payne
  • Narrated by: Heather Bleasdale
  • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (26 ratings)

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Long Time Dead

By: T. M. Payne
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Summary

A cold case that’s no longer cold. A suspect who’s been murdered. A silenced witness.

"A brilliant debut."—Steve Cavanagh

"True fans of Val McDermid will love Payne's writing.”—A. J. West

"One of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction."—Kia Abdullah

DI Sheridan Holler is used to solving crimes on Liverpool’s streets, but after a decayed corpse turns up in a cemetery, she finds herself reopening not one but two cold cases. Seven years earlier, two women were gunned down and the only suspect, small-time drug dealer John Lively, was never seen again. Case closed. Until the body in the cemetery is identified as his.

Holler needs to work out if Lively was killed out of revenge, or was just a victim of the criminal world he inhabited. When shocking evidence is revealed about the murder weapon, Holler’s cold case starts to look hopeless once more.

But defeat is not an option. Driven by the unsolved and traumatic murder of her brother when they were children, DI Holler’s pursuit of justice is relentless. As old wounds are reopened, the police close in on the killer, but the threat of them striking again is all too real. Can DI Holler put the pieces of the puzzle together before anyone else winds up dead?

©2024 by T M Payne. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Critic reviews

“Worth every interminable minute it takes to wind down.”Kirkus Reviews

“A brilliant debut.”—Steve Cavanagh

“An excellent crime novel, full of humor and pathos as well as utterly realistic action. A stunning debut.”—Elly Griffiths

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Long Time Dead

A really complicated plot excellently presented. A very well written book with plenty of wrists and turns.


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the story itself

my first proper audiobook that was not read by the writer and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sheridan is a copper in Liverpool with a team of colleagues who would do anything for her.
Jeff Nicholls is a bent copper who is hiding who he really is in plain sight.
would highly recommend this book especially when you have a long car journey because believe you me you won't be able to press that pause button

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Excellent!

Absolutely gripping story! Can’t wait for more from this series. Twisty and compulsive with fantastic characters. Loved Sheridan and can’t wait to watch her story unfold. Definitely a new must buy author for me.

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Highly recommended

So glad I got this as I loved everything about it ~ didn’t want it to end ~ can’t wait for the next one 📚

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Awesome plot !

My first e book, gripped ! So many twists and turns and despite my police background I still didn’t see the final outcome. Fantastic story that kept me gripped.

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local knowledge and good mix of characters

well read by the narrator, good 1st novel with a good story, will be reading the 2nd one.

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Brilliant!

Before the end of the first chapter I knew this was a book I was going to like. But I was wrong - I loved it! It's chock full of likeable and relatable characters (as well as a few unsavoury possibly relatable ones!) and a storyline with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing. I love a good detective story and this hit the spot!

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So many twists!

Loved this book - so much going on and much to keep the reader guessing - read it over two days and looking forward to the next book

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On balance, quite good

Kept getting distracted for the first couple of hours, then I got into it and enjoyed it a lot…until the last hour or so when I got distracted again
Well read.

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