Silent Ruin

DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers, Book 14

By: David J. Gatward

Narrated by: Aubrey Parsons

A vanished couple. A disoriented treasure hunter. A body with suspicious injuries.

Harry Grimm is starting to feel like a local–almost. But when his quiet happiness is interrupted by a confused 80-year-old detectorist claiming to have seen Medieval knights fighting in a nearby ruined castle, the chief inspector is forced to investigate the bizarre claims. However, his focus is soon split to a second case when a teen and her boyfriend disappear without a trace.

As the unflappable DCI spearheads the search for the young lovers, he and his team confront conflicting witnesses, spiraling hostilities, and enraged families pointing accusing fingers. And with the aging detectorist continuing to cause disturbances around the village, Grimm takes his muddled statements more seriously after the discovery of a brutally battered corpse.

Can this gruff detective follow the cryptic clues to a killer?

Silent Ruin is the dramatic 14th book in the DCI Harry Grimm Crime Thrillers series. If you like beloved casts of characters, dark mysteries, and rising tension, then you’ll adore David J. Gatward’s transfixing whodunit.

Buy Silent Ruin to decipher whispers of murder today!

Perfect for fans of L. J. Ross, J. D. Kirk, Adam Croft, Simon McCleave, Alex Smith, J. M. Dalgliesh, J. E. Mayhew, and J. R. Ellis.

©2023 David J. Gatward (P)2023 David J. Gatward

Always a good story

Can’t wait for the next one! Always a good listen! Worth listening to the whole series.

Was it Ghosts, or Something Else?

A castle in the dark, figures of knights in armor fighting inside, and a witness who had a bump on the head leads to the main question: was it ghosts or something else?

Narration by Aubrey Parsons is spot on.

Keep the Grimm story going

Have enjoyed every one in this series. Can almost smell the heather and wish for a pie from Cockett’s.

Enjoyed the characters

The dynamic between characters was fun and interesting. I had trouble near the end hanging with it and wasn't overly fulfilled with the ending, but overall enjoyable listen.

I love Harry and his cohorts!

I have read and listened to these books each at least 2-3 times ! Love the narrator ! Can’t wait for the next book!!

Liked this one the least

I'm bucking the trend of the 5-star reviews here and saying I liked this Grimm book the least of all of them so far. I missed the personal anecdotes of the regular characters that add so much liveliness to his other books. Harry just moved through this one with little humor or "extra-curricular" interest. And the story just wasn't very good. I found it totally unbelievable that it took the team so long to figure out why Alan's business was sold. Well duh. It was entertaining to see how Jason has come along. I love the Grimm books, and I'm not going to stop enjoying them, but I feel this one falls short.

Another one

Loved this one. I like Jayden character development, also the softer side of Grimm . Perfect next book in series

Silent Ruin

The set up was longer than usual for this series, but was necessary for the introduction of the numerous characters. The voice actor is amazing with different accents and consistency with the voice of each different character. A thoroughly enjoyable series.

Slow start but got mystery in the end

The beginning of the book was drawn out and a little slow. There were several seemingly unrelated stories and little involvement from the police team until almost halfway through the book. It did help to remind the reader that police rarely have the luxury of dealing with just one crime at a time as many books lead you to believe. Once the mystery kicked in and the team was engaged, the story picked up and the plot was interesting. I like the cast of police characters although the book did not focus a lot on their personal lives. I enjoyed too that the team had an officer that was good at convincing people to talk and cooperate. I listened to the audible version and the voice OK.

Another Fantastic Grimm

I thoroughly enjoy the Grimm series! This book was fantastic and I read it too quickly! The setting, the characters, the storyline are enjoyable and there is always that unexpected twist! Aubrey Parsons brings Grimm to life, I love listening to him!