The first book that he wrote is known as eeny meeny. Read by elizabeth bower, nigel pilkington, lucy gaskell and annie aldington. It introduces us, the reader, to detective inspector helen grace, and her troubled life. Helen is familiar with the dark sides of human nature, including her own, but this case, with its seemingly random victims, has her baffled.
The book turned out to be the first in the helen grace series, featuring the tough, slightly enigmatic detective who solves the hardest cases involving serial killers of the worst kind. Eeny meeny is a crimethriller book about a serial killer around southampton. Eeny meeny is the first book of a series that im not going to be reading. The international bestseller that grabs the reader by the throat crime time. Determined, tough, and damaged, she must unravel a terrifying riddle of a killer kidnapping victims in pairs to send a particularly personal message. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Sep 09, 2015 if you love a good page turner then these fastpaced thrillers are perfect for you. Not that m j arlidge will care i dont expect, the author has had 8 books in this series released in 3. Eeny meeny was a richard and judy book club summer 2014 pick. Eeny meeny introduces di helen grace and the first case she is presented with is a cruel, strange, game more twisted than any detective helen grace has ever seen.
What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book. Di helen grace 1 detective inspector helen grace series by m. Two people are abducted, imprisoned, and left with a gun. Although eeny meeny is the first in a series, a lot of background is given to acquaint the reader with helen grace. Eeny meeny introduced a new british police officer, detective inspector helen grace.
It was one of the record breaking introduction novels in the uk. We find out that she is a straighttalking, nononsense police officer, but who has her own personal demons to cope with as well as the demons she encounters on. Arlidge has spent a career writing high class drama for our delectations on television as well as producing crime dramas for itv. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read eeny meeny.
All have their own personalities, and youll have a wonderful time discovering the insights each one has for you. Not that m j arlidge will care i dont expect, the author has had 8 books in this series released in 3 years by the look of it, so must have plenty of fans. M j arlidges di helen grace books in order dead good. I have to say i knew it was a murder mystery but i wasnt expecting the twists and turns that this book ended up taking me on or the gore and graphic nature of the plot. Eeny meeny is the rocketpaced serialkiller thriller debut from m. The first book in the helen grace series of books was published in may 2014, called eeny meeny. Arlidge brilliant mystery thriller crime story a must read. Eeny meeny is a book that i picked up to fulfil one of my challenges this year. Days later, another desperate escapee is found and a pattern is emerging. Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of eeny meeny, the rocketpaced serialkiller thriller debut from m.
As hunger and thirst set in, only one walks away alive. Arlidge is the author of eeny meeny and pop goes the. A series of double kidnappings occur, and workaholic detective helen grace is the first on the scene. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Arlidge in the helen grace series was titled as eeny meeny. Arlidge famously pitched the first seven novels in the series to his publisher penguin at their first meeting and other helen grace novels soon followed, including pop goes the weasel sept 2014 and the dolls house march 2015. Eeny meeny debuts one of the best new series detectives, helen grace. Arlidges detective novel pairs breakneckspeed plotting with short chapters and a straightforward plot to great effect. The narrators were the only reason i stuck with the book. Which is the first book in the helen grace thriller series. He also developed his shows for tv is among the best novel writers for crime series.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and. The story centers around a series of double kidnappings, where one captive is called upon to make a life or death decision. But that is just what happens to sam and giny campbell at their wilderness island home. The complete series list for a di helen grace thriller m. Eeny meeny, the first book in the helen grace series, finds the troubled detective striving to save the lives of two people who have been imprisoned and given a single gun that one of them can use to kill the other before the hunger and thirst takes them both. Some books are meant to be slowly and considerately savored, and some books are meant to be devoured whole. Atlee pine, an fbi agent with special skills assigned to the remote wilds of the southwestern united states who must confront a new threat. This first in the new thriller series and the new york times and international bestseller was published by the nal publishing house in the year 2014. Helen grace, a detective inspector in the south of england. Although horror fans will recognise the modus operandi of the. He was successful at producing a number of british crime series over the years one of them being the little house. Arlidge is a serial killer thrillercrime thriller, set in and around the city of southampton, a typical inner city. They brought the characters to life, gave them personality, and made the story seem better than it otherwise would have been.
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