Paper Girls

DCI Kett Crime Thrillers, Book 1

By: Alex Smith

Narrated by: Tim Bruce

The one case he couldn't crack was the one that finally broke him.

Haunted by his inability to track down and save his missing wife, DCI Robert Kett leaves the Metropolitan Police behind and moves to Norwich with his three young children, hoping to heal their broken family.

But his newfound peace doesn’t last.

Two newspaper delivery girls have gone missing in the city, and the clues point to a serial kidnapper. Kett is dragged into the centre of one of the darkest cases of his career - a case that pits him head-to-head against a horrifying evil. And a case that might uncover the terrible truth of what happened to his wife.

Praise for the book:

"Terrifying and unputdownable, the first crime novel from million-selling author Alex Smith is officially 'a gripping debut'." (J.D. Kirk, author of DCI Logan crime thrillers)

About the author: Alex Smith wrote his first book when he was six. It wasn’t particularly good, but it did have some supernatural monsters in it. His latest book Paper Girls, the first DCI Robert Kett thriller, has monsters in it, too, although these monsters are very human, and all the more terrifying for it.

In between these two books, he has published 12 other novels for children and teenagers under his full name Alexander Gordon Smith, including the number one best-selling Escape from Furnace series, which is loved by millions of fans worldwide and which is soon to become a motion picture. He lives in Norwich with his wife and three young daughters.

©2019 Alex Smith (P)2020 Alex Smith

the reader

i dislked the torture of children. it seemed gratuitous to get the point across of evil.

loved it

I have never read anything by Alex Smith. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish.

Brilliant Mystery Novel

it was a engaging suspenseful story. The characters were flushed out well. Keeps you on the edge.

Paper Girls

This is a good story and well narrated. My only complaint is the introduction of screaming, unhappy kids in the life of the main character. I read for an escape from the daily grind. Being reminded of school schedules that interrupt work, constantly juggling priorities and feeling guilty about short changing work and family life just isn’t relaxing.

Saved by the End…

First, taking the whining, crying baby/kids to the police station was unbelievable, overall irritating! Then by the time I got through the drawn out suspect interviews I was done, Planned not to finish the book but…I’m glad I did. Pulled everything together really well and I enjoyed it! I still say, it’s okay to MENTION a character has kids but otherwise, forget them!! Good luck!

Setting

I liked this book, I never really knew what was happening till the end and the setting was cool too.

Enjoyed

Really likable Detective. Kids got on my nerves but, I still enjoyed the story. I look forward to the next installment.

Great Book

Really enjoyed this book. Kept my interest throughout and had a surprise twist. I’m glad I found a new British crime author!

Intriguing

Good story and kept me listening. Liked the characters. Excellent narration. I’d recommend this book.

Good story!

This may have been my first by this author but it won't be the last. Good story with likeable characters .