ILL MET BY MURDER​
A Lovegrove & McGrath mystery

When DCI Alex Lovegrove wishes for a juicy murder to fill his empty in-tray, the last thing he expects is that a secret society will start performing human sacrifices in sleepy Oxford.

 

As Lovegrove and DS McGrath track a seemingly invisible killer, they learn that the deaths echo macabre murders 50 years before, and political pressure builds to shut their investigation down.

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Runner up, Page 100 Competition​

Shortlisted, Opening Lines Competition​

Top Pick, Best Mystery, Claymore Award​​

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"Rod Cookson's Ill Met by Murder is a masterclass in well-controlled dialogue with plenty of forward momentum. Really impressive."

Louise Walters, judge, Page 100 Competition

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"An excellent book; one of the best I've read lately."

Judge comment, RWA Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense competition​​