Ash and Bones

by Mike Thomas

Overview

At a squalid flat near the Cardiff docks, an early morning police raid goes catastrophically wrong when the police aren't the only unexpected guests. A plain clothes officer is shot dead at point blank range, the original suspect is left in a coma. The killer, identity unknown, slips away. Young and inexperienced, Will MacReady starts his first day in the Criminal Investigation Department. With the city in shock and the entire force reeling, he is desperate to help—but unearths truths that lead the team down an increasingly dark path.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785760624
Publisher:	Bonnier Books UK
Publication date:	10/01/2017
Series:	DC Will Macready
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Mike Thomas he served with the Cardiff police for more than two decades. He is the author of Pocket Notebook and Ugly Bus, which is being developed for a six-part series for the BBC.

Editorial Reviews

08/14/2017
At the outset of this grim crime novel from Welsh author Thomas (Ugly Bus), an early morning police raid on a flat in a rundown housing estate near the Cardiff docks goes badly awry: a detective sergeant is shot dead, another man is seriously wounded, and the killer escapes. Will MacReady, a detective constable trainee, is called to the scene. It’s his first day as part of the CID team. MacReady doesn’t want to screw up, but he soon gets in over his head as he struggles to be useful and cope with his superior’s quirks. Meanwhile, he is trying desperately to rejuvenate his marriage and keep an eye on his violent, alcoholic layabout big brother. The discovery of a body in the harbor raises the ante. Thomas, who served for more than two decades with the Cardiff police, teaches American readers some new slang (“Well you can muck in with Sarge when she’s back from her latest women’s empowerment jolly up at HQ. You’re cooking my swede already”) and successfully portrays the gritty side of detective work. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"This one had more grit in it than a sandwich eaten on a windy day in Cardiff Bay . . . every beat of the police in the novel for the authenticity really stands out. I like this new addition to the Welsh literary landscape!" —Book Trail


"Mike Thomas brings the world of the police to authentic—and often—shocking life . . . his first in what promises to be a fascinating series . . . the best crime/police thriller I have read for many years. It is a tribute to Thomas' skills that it is not until well into the story that the pieces start to fall into place. It's everything you want in a thriller . . . brilliantly observed, sharply written and superbly realistic story." —Crime Review

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