The Numbers
A Law and Buckland Thriller
by Ewan Scott
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Pub Date Mar 13 2018 | Archive Date May 07 2018
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Description
Just another day on the traffic-choked London motorway.
Until a body turns up near the M25 slumped behind the wheel of a car, a bag
tied over his head. A list of seemingly random numbers tucked under the wipers.
And the killer's signature: a child's toy left on the back seat.
The press call him The Road Ripper—a vigilante who hunts reckless
drivers on the M25. This is victim number 6.
DCI Arthur Law and rookie DS Ellie Buckland race to decipher the clues
before The Ripper strikes again. But he's always one step—and one murder—ahead.
His methods increasingly brutal. What exactly is this killer trying to
say? How many more people have to die? One thing is for sure: The Ripper won't
stop until he gets what he wants.
The Numbers is the first book in a series featuring DCI Law and DS Buckland.
About the Author
Ewan Scott is the pseudonym of a Scottish medical practitioner who lives in the south of England. At various stages of his life, he’s worked as a barman, truck loader, pathologist, and surgeon. He trained in Glasgow and has worked in Glasgow, Dundee, Nottingham, Amsterdam, and London as well as warmer places: the Gold Coast of Australia, Barbados, and Brunei. He loves aviation, scuba diving, and sailing. He has written for medical journals and textbooks throughout his career. THE NUMBERS is his debut novel.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9783732552467 |
| PRICE | €5.99 (EUR) |
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Featured Reviews
Alison E, Reviewer
An excellent crime thriller that had me hooked from the first page. Fast, pacey with well developed characters. For me, this book had it all - great detectives but some rivalry and deceptions; great descriptions of the murders although there was some repetition listing the victims and how they died; a military angle; a father daughter relationship angle and also the background of Law/Lau's previous life in Hong Kong. All these elements fitted together well and kept me hooked right until the last page. The ending left a few unresolved issues which, I hope, bodes well for a further installment in this series. Loved it!!
Kerrie R, Reviewer
A very good read, enjoyed it for the most part but found i did get a little tired of reading about all the different roads etc around London, ( but maybe that's just me)
Am looking forward to reading more in the series
Donna B, Reviewer
An exciting new voice in the UK crime genre. The plot has you gripped from the first page to the last. Admittedly I spotted the killer as soon as he was introduced but his motives were much more difficult to guess.
The conclusion perfectly sets the scene for the next instalment which I can't wait to read
Stephanie C, Reviewer
I really loved this book! Excellent story with brilliant main characters. I would recommend this book.
Linda S, Reviewer
I love being able to start a new series from the very beginning. Many thanks to the author, Scott Ewan, be-books Publishing via Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of this British crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
They call him The Road Ripper, a particularly brutal serial killer .. a vigilante who hunts down drivers on a London motorway. His signature is the same ... he leaves a written note of what seems to be random numbers under the windshield wipers and a child's toy in the back seat. Each killing is different, more horrific than the one before.
DCI Arthur Law and rookie DS Ellie Buckland are investigating these crimes, trying to learn this killer's message before someone else dies. What they're looking at now is Victim number 6. And they're afraid he's not even close to stopping until he gets what he wants .. whatever that is.
I really enjoyed getting a birds eye view of Law's personal life balanced with his professional life. He's been under a lot of pressure to get these cases solved, but the killer seems to be one step ahead at every turn. Raising a daughter by himself, he has turned to alcohol to deal with the stress. Politics at work are even more stressful as his job is on the line if he doesn't get some answers .. fast.
Buckland, as a rookie, shows spunk and passion about where she is. She wants to be a good detective and even knowing Law's weaknesses, she is loyal to the man. He gets credit for giving her room to learn and grow as a detective.
Action-packed and fast paced makes this a quick read. Once started, I hated putting it down for any reason. His debut novel is a hit with this reader!
Chloe M, Reviewer
for a first book in the series it was a really great start. the characters are interesting, and Arthur has had the most interesting back story that i have read in a while and i am looking forward to getting to know more about him.
I really enjoyed Eliie's character but i felt like she more of a side character than she was a main, and i hope in the second book we get more from her.
I really enjoyed reading this book and i will defiantly be continuing with the series, i gave it 4 stars
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