Dead and Gone (Inspector Drake Book 9)

A woman’s body lying in a roadside ditch. Soon after one of her work colleagues is murdered at an ancient castle. Can Inspector Drake discover what connects them before more deaths?

Llinos Malton works with Annie, Inspector Drake’s partner, but her absence from work is troubling until her body is discovered in a roadside ditch. Is it more than a hit and run? Another of Annie’s colleagues, John Smyth, is missing but there is nothing to suggest foul play until his body is discovered in the grounds of an ancient Welsh castle.

Relationships made decades previously suggest there could be more to Smyth’s background. When the team discover Smyth’s links to some nasty extremists learning more about Smyth is urgent. And is Malton involved too? Drake faces pressure from his superior officer to focus on one suspect.

The death of an extremist linked to the inquiry suggests it is unconnected to the first two deaths but Drake’s instinct tells him the inquiry is more complex than first appears.

With the spotlight on the department where Annie works Drake can’t avoid Annie being involved and when he identifies the killer Annie’s life may well be at risk. It means a race against time to capture the killer.

Dead and Gone is the ninth book in the dynamic Inspector Drake crime series. If you like clever mysteries, great plots and believable characters then you’ll love Stephen Puleston’s Ian Drake novels.

 STEPHEN PULESTON

Stephen Puleston was born in Holyhead/Caergybi, Ynys Môn, in Wales. After leaving university he trained and practised as a lawyer.

He is now a full time author presently writing two crime series. Both are based in Wales, a country rich in history and spectacular scenery.

The Inspector Ian Drake books involve a detective inspector based in North Wales, the area where he was born and raised, who faces his own demons while solving gruesome murders.

The Inspector John Marco series follows the adventures of John Marco an inspector based in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. He’s from a Welsh-Italian family catching the killers at large in the bustling city of Cardiff.

All the novels in the Inspector Drake and Marco series are available as audiobooks. All are narrated by experienced professional actors.Stephen lives with his family in Ynys Môn/Anglesey

MY REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Another great story in the Inspector Ian Drake books. Inspector Drake has a lot riding on this case. With three deaths that seem to be connected, Inspector Drake and his team are fighting against their superior officer to find the truth behind these three deaths. Not only that, but two of the three dead are colleagues of Annie, Inspector Drake’s partner in the history department at college.

Inspector Drake misses the days when he could count on his superior officer to have his back and support his investigations with little worry. Now he has to prove himself constantly and it makes it hard to do his job properly and thoroughly.

There are a lot of twists, unpredictable connections, and suspense in this story, all part of the reason I love the Inspector Drake books. With his OCD and his tendency to dig deep into the cases he is trying to solve, it makes the story so much more than just a suspense book. It brings you into the lives of the characters and the plot. I always try to work out the bad guy from the beginning, but with the twists and turns in these books, it’s never easy until almost the end of the book. There are few clues as to who the correct suspect is and it always keeps me involved in the story until the final page. I love the quirkiness of Ian Drake and his team. They all bring something different to the table and the team works well together. I give this book a 5-star review and I look forward to more from Stephen Puleston in the future.

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BLURB:

Cunning, Cocky, and most of all — Cutthroat.
That’s what they say about me in the courtroom, and the bedroom.
Everyone gets off when Schwartz is on the case.
I’m proud of my stellar track record with the ladies.
But when it comes to the criminals, I have a few regrets.
Like Jack Parrish, the former president of The Satan’s Knights motorcycle club.
I kept the crazy bastard and one of his prospects from doing serious time and now I’m on the payroll for life.
He doesn’t care that a laundry list of criminals keeps me on retainer.
And he cares even less that I have a personal life.
Wining and dining Vogue’s hottest model is no excuse for not answering Parrish’s call.
That’s how I ended up in the Uber with my college nemesis, Vanessa Pierce.
Despite her lack of firsthand knowledge, she had the audacity to tell our pre-law class I couldn’t get it up.
Lucky for me, my game has improved since we last saw each other.
And by the time I’m done with her she’ll be eating those words.
That is, of course, if I can keep my ass out of the courtroom long enough to get her in the bedroom.

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About Janine

USA Today bestselling author Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.

She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she’s made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.

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MY REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Another great story by Janine Infante Bosco. This was a great side story with Dirty Deeds as the story line went along with Dirty Deeds but had its own path. David Schwartz is a powerful lawyer following in his father’s path with the family business. He is on retainer by the Satan’s Knights MC and seems as though he never has any down time. Jack Parrish and the Satan’s Knights keep him pretty busy. He doesn’t have time or the inclination to settle down or date on a regular basis. His life’s too busy and he hasn’t found anyone that piques his interest since college.

Vanessa Pierce is struggling to get by in life and help her father with her nieces that he has custody of. One tragic night left the girls orphans and one catatonic. Vanessa and her father are doing the best they can, but health issues are plaguing her father and money is tight. She won’t give up though and a chance meeting one night on the side of the road Brooklyn Queens Expressway puts the man she had deep feelings for in college back in her path and nothing will be the same again.

I loved this story of David and Vanessa. Fate has a way of putting people in our lives when we need them most, even if we don’t know it. David was a man focused on his work and nothing else mattered. He defended people that probably shouldn’t have gotten off in the legal system, but he had put his conscience aside years ago. However, one woman and two little girls opened his eyes and brought his black heart back to red.  His life would never be the same now either. I love to read stories of second chance love, men that can’t seem to open their eyes or their hearts only to have it broken open and their eyes to see the light by something that they never thought would happen to them. This story is a great one to show that. I loved the characters and Cecily was a bright light that could bring anyone to their knees add in a little girl that looks so broken, how could anyone walk away and say they don’t care? I give this book a 5-star review and I am looking forward to more books by Janine Infante Bosco.

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BLURB:

The name’s Enzo Scotto.
My father holds the gavel for The Satan’s Knights MC.
But the outlaw life has never been for me.
I’m making a living my way, and enjoying life on my terms.
No club, no commitments, and absolutely no drama.
That’s why I’m keeping Danica at arm’s length.
Sure, she’s feisty, gorgeous, and just my type.
But her ex is invested in my father’s non-profit.
And I don’t make messes or mistakes.
Until her ex raises his hands to her, and all my rules disappear.
Someone has to get involved.
Someone has to teach this jerk off a lesson in manners.
And when it’s all over, someone’s in handcuffs for their dirty deeds.
That someone is me.

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About Janine

USA Today bestselling author Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.

She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she’s made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.

Find Janine Online

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MY Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Enzo Scotto is the only son of Wolf, President of the Satan’s Knights MC, that works on the right side of the law. He owns his own construction company and has a clean slate as far as the law goes, but that does not mean he’s not liked by the cops. He is the son of an MC President. When he takes a job to do some work on a boat for an up-and-coming political candidate, he meets a beautiful woman that he can’t seem to forget.

Danica Matthews’ life is imploding. Her marriage is over, her night of drowning her sorrows is over and now she’s staring at man that showed up on her boat to make repairs. She knows that she can’t follow up her fantasies about this man in front of her because she’s still married, but that does not mean that when he leaves her boat, she will forget him.

This was an awesome story of Enzo and Danica’s meeting and road to an HEA. I love the Satan’s Knights characters and they were just as funny and dangerous in this story. Parrish always brings an unpredictable side to the stories, and he didn’t disappoint. I loved that Wolf and Parrish were not too old to throw down with each other over their perceived handling of the situation. Even with the fighting and yelling about how things should be handled, these men and women love deeply and strongly and that never changes. They’re a family and families fight, but they always have each other’s backs, and that never changes with the Satan’s Knights, no matter what they’re going through, they will always have each other’s backs. I loved the book and the characters as always, and I give this book a 5-star review. It was also a great introduction to Cease & Desist, the story of their lawyer, David Schwartz.

 Release Date: October 13 

They call me a soldier of fortune. I go where the money takes me.

Lauren Vos, an FBI agent, and I were an odd pairing, having met years ago on another job.

Against my better judgment, I let her under my skin.

She got to me in a way no other woman had before, but it still didn’t stop her from stepping over my lifeless body the first chance she got.

The day she left me for dead changed me in too many ways to count.

Now that our paths have crossed again, all I can think about is revenge.

The problem with punishing Lauren Vos is that instead of running as far from me as she can, she enjoys the way I treat her.

Her need for degradation may be the death of us both.

The Mission Mercenaries series is a Cerberus MC spin-off. Expect crossovers to happen!

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Meet Marie James

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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MY REVIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

This book has all the feels and emotions. It’s hot, steamy, dark, tragic, and haunting, but it’s a great read.

Angel returns from the dead, or some thought anyways. He’s a mercenary and he is not ashamed of his job or his position. He wasn’t always bad, but when he was stepped over and left for dead by the one person he stood in front of to protect and then was taken into the hands of the enemy and tortured, he became a deadly Angel. He was already a broken man from his childhood, but this was beyond what his mind could accept.

Lauren lives for danger, action and dark situations. Her childhood showed her that life is not bright and sunny. When she lost the one person that protected her, it made her a woman living on the edge. As an FBI agent, she could find that edge by helping those that were taken and sold in the sex trafficking business. However, when things start to come back on her missions and cause her trouble with her job she has nowhere to go, so she turns to the one man that she couldn’t seem to forget.

Angel and Lauren are steamy, dark, and so right for each other. This story had me crying, cringing, and holding my breath at times, but it also was a very hard to put down read. I loved all of it. Its action packed and the characters are wonderful, as is always the case with Marie James’ stories. I can’t wait for the next book in this spin off series from the Cerberus MC. Liam’s story looks to be just as steamy and action packed as Lessons Learned was. I give this book a 5-star review.