THE GAMBLER

‘Heads I win, tail’s you lose.’
A new killer is stalking the streets of York, and it’s a killer that Detective Sergeant
Jason Smith can’t figure out.
He drugs his victims, attacks them when they come round, and leaves them with a
song playing on repeat.
But he only kills them much later.
Smith and the team are no strangers to serial killers but the murderer who calls
himself The Gambler is something entirely new.
Who is this psychopath? Why does he leave his victims alive and come back to kill
them later?
And why does he subject them to hours of Kenny Rogers before that?
Smith isn’t a gambling man, but he knows that the odds are stacked against him with
this killer.

BOOKS BY STEWART GILES
DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5 – Phobia
Book 1 – Smith
Book 2 – Boomerang
Book 3 – Ladybird
Book 4 – Occam’s Razor
Book 5 – Harlequin
Book 6 – Selene
Book 7 – Horsemen
Book 8 – Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 – Deadeye
Book 13 – Motive
Book 14 – Australia
Book 16 – Wishbone
Book 17 – Ghosts
Book 18 – The Scarecrow
Book 19 – The Bluesman
Book 20 – The Librarian
Book 21 – The Viaduct
Book 22 – The Twin

Book 23 – The Dogwalker
Book 24 – The Flytrap
Book 25 – The Electrician
Book 26 – The Cellar
Book 27 – The Loner
Book 28 – The Painter
Book 29 – The Hitchhiker
Book 30 – The Creed
Book 31 – The Workshop
Book 32 – The Preacher
Book 33 – The Professor
Book 34 – The Graveyard
Book 35 – The Optician
Book 36 – The Spider
Book 37 – The Gambler
Book 38 – The Lake

DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 – Blood on the Island
Book 2 – Lies on the Island
Book 3 – Fear on the Island
Book 4 – Malice on the Island
Book 5 – Revenge on the Island
Book 6 – Christmas on the Island
Book 7 – Silence on the Island
Book 8 – Secrets on the Island
Book 9 – Chaos on the Island
Book 10 – Sadness on the Island
Book 11 – Danger on the Island
Book 12 – Evil on the Island
Book 13 – Fire on the Island
Book 14 – Madness on the Island
Book 15 – Fury on the Island
Book 16 – Sickness on the Island

JAN NORGE HILDA BAKER SERIES
Book 1 – Hakuna Matata
Book 2 – 27

DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder

Book 3-The Backpacker

DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 – The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl

THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa

STANDALONE NOVELS
Horror – The Divide
Thriller – The Ghostwriter
Thriller – The Guests

Stewart Giles – Author Bio

After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them,
I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in
South Africa, where we still live.

In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up
with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the
first in the series was finished a few months later.

3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be
interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed.
However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor: Cornwall
series.

The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in
Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.
I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves
in 2018 with amazing results. I therefore made the decision to self-
publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor
series which was published in July 2018.

After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a
collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was
born. It brought together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the
more level-headed Harriet Taylor.

The Miranda trilogy is something totally different. A psychological thriller
trilogy. It is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before.
The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow. I also have another
series featuring an Irish detective who relocated to Guernsey, the
Detective Liam O’Reilly series. There are also 3 stand alone novels.

Website: https://www.stewartgiles.com
Twitter: @stewartgiles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.giles.33

My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ 5 out of 5

Another great story in the Jason Smith series. The team is put to the tests again and this time there are other issues going on with the team.

With the serial killer looming and keeping a list of how they’re doing on their murders, the team is working hard before the list ends and another life is taken. DS Smith has finally found a thread and they are following it, only to have it snapped again. Will they be quick enough to save a life, or will the killer claim another victim, one that’s known by the team and a colleague?

I always enjoy these books and this one was no different. It has the right amount of suspense, team work, great characters, and the ability for the characters to learn more about themselves, their colleagues, and the work that is needed to clear a case. The side stories are always interesting as well. This one brought information that looks to carry on to the next book. Which I cannot wait to read.

I’m always happy to read the DS Jason Smith books.