Friday, May 16, 2025

Dead Or Alive by Bill Kitson

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Dead Or Alive
by Bill Kitson


ISBN-13: 9781805730958
Kindle: 272 pages
Publisher: Joffe Books
Released: May 13, 2025

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.


Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Two dead bodies, locked in a disused mortuary in the basement of a hospital that shut its doors over twenty years ago. The victims have been shot in the head, execution style, leaving no evidence and no solid leads for DI Mike Nash to go on.

The deeper Nash digs, the more he realizes that these bodies are tied to a dark history of crime and betrayal, and a past case with more loose ends than Nash cares to remember. It’s not long before a third body surfaces. This time the scene’s awash with DNA, belonging to a man who died decades ago. Now Nash must face the chilling possibility that his oldest adversary is behind it all, watching and waiting to take his own brand of deadly vengeance .


My Review:
Dead Or Alive is a police detective mystery. It's the 18th book in a series and ties up loose ends from a previous mystery, but it can be understood even if you haven't read any of the other books (like me). Nash heads a team of detectives, and they solve a series of crimes (thefts of oil, cars, jewelry) while working on several murders that appear to be linked. The story focused mostly on the investigation (asking questions, following up leads, etc.) rather than on developing the characters or the setting. There were some scenes from the point-of-view of the bad guys, so the reader has more idea of what's going on than the detectives. It's not really a puzzle for the reader, just reading to discover how Nash and his team will solve the crimes.

There was a minor amount of bad language. There were no sex scenes (though there were several references to couples sharing a bed or finding comfort in each other). Overall, I'd recommend this mystery to fans of action-focused detective mysteries.


If you've read this book, what do you think about it? I'd be honored if you wrote your own opinion of the book in the comments.


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