The Fighting Detective Series Books 4-6: The Jack Lisbon Australian Crime Thriller Box Sets

by Blair Denholm

Genres: Hard-Boiled; International Crime & Mystery

Synopsis

Looking for an action-packed crime fiction series, with a cast of unforgettable characters, each novel featuring a mind-blowing twist?

Meet Jack Lisbon, an ex-boxer detective from the corrupt underbelly of South London. A man who stops at nothing to uncover the truth. He’s got a closet full of dark and painful secrets, but that doesn’t stop him using every means at his disposal – not all of them “by the book” – to catch the criminals. All while adjusting to life in a new and strange land.

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What are readers saying about the Fighting Detective series?
"Jack Lisbon is the sort of cop you don’t want to get on the wrong side of and he’s smart as a whip."
"He’s baaaack…DEFINITELY want to read more in this series."
"Kept me on the edge of my seat."
"Simply splendid."

SHOT TO THE HEART
A missing daughter
A desperate father
A kidnapper with no identity

After a five-year absence from his South London patch, former boxer and Metropolitan Police detective Jack Lisbon flies back from Australia to be reunited with his daughter. Just three days into his holiday, the child is snatched from her father’s side in broad daylight.

The message from the kidnapper is clear – if Jack alerts the police or fails to pay the ransom, the girl dies.

With the clock ticking, Lisbon assembles a ragtag team of amateur fighters and ex-colleagues in a desperate effort to find the kidnappers. Checking off a long list of suspects, they must race across the length and breadth of England and Scotland before it’s too late.

DROP SHOT
Game. Set. Murder.
Temperamental tennis player Roderick McAdam stands on the threshold of claiming the world number one ranking. But days before McAdam is due to arrive in Melbourne for the Australian Open, his trussed-up body is found in a seedy hotel room.

Why had the victim accepted an invitation to play in a one-off competition in far North Queensland? And why was he murdered in such a bizarre way? With the public and tennis officials demanding answers, Detective Jack Lisbon and his team must peel back the layers of lies, violence and deception to uncover the shocking truth.

POINT BLANK
A relaxing round of golf at the country club wasn’t supposed to turn into a bloodbath.

When barking gunfire shatters the tranquillity of a sunny morning, off-duty Detective Sergeant Jack Lisbon races to the source of the blasts. A man lies dead on the fairway, two neat bullet holes in his forehead; a second is bleeding to death; a woman unleashes piercing screams.

It’s quickly determined the shots came from a remotely fired handgun mounted on a drone. The only physical evidence at the crime scene – scattered shell casings and bullets lodged in the ground, the trees and the victims.

Can DS Lisbon find the killer among a long list of suspects? And does a tangled love triangle among the victims hold the key to the mystery? With a family emergency demanding Jack’s return to London, this case must be wrapped up fast.

If you’re a fan of fast-paced thrillers by American crime legends David Baldacci and Michael Connelly, British doyens of police procedurals Ian Rankin and Val McDermid, or Australian legends Jane Harper and Michael Robotham, the Fighting Detective series will keep you turning the pages into the night.

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Release date: January 31, 2023

Print pages: 733