Past and present

[John Dean]

Like many crime writers, I am fascinated by the impact that my characters’ past has on their present. The latest DCI John Blizzard mystery, the seventh in the series published by The Book Folks, is a case in point.

In A Flicker in the Night, a spate of murderous arson attacks evoke bitter memories for stalwart detective Blizzard. It was a defining moment in his early career when he caught a notorious arsonist on a killing spree. Yet despite the culprit, Reginald Morris, being safely behind bars in a high-security mental hospital, a new series of attacks occurs.

Blizzard is flummoxed. Has Morris found someone to do his bidding on the outside? Is this a personal vendetta? A copycat? The only clue to the killer’s identity is obscure poetry that is being sent to Hafton police station. But is it just the work of a deranged mind who enjoys taunting the police, or someone hell-bent on revenge?

Will Blizzard piece together the puzzle before there is another flicker in the night?

You can buy the book at

https://www.amazon.co.uk/FLICKER-NIGHT-Detectives-serial-killer-ebo...