I am a big fan of Tony Forder and his Bliss books and I always get such a buzz when I read them as Forder uses Peterborough and the surrounding area as a backdrop for his stories. I lived in Peterborough about 25 ish years ago and so I recognise place names. I often find myself saying “Oh I know that place” or “Oh I had forgotten about that place”, I wonder how many other readers have little memory trips like this when they are reading a book!

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Anyway, enough of my babbling! Let me show you what Endless Silent Scream is all about…

From the author of the bestselling DI Bliss crime series comes another gripping police procedural thriller that will have readers hooked from the stunning first page to the very last.

He saved her once. Can he do it again?

When DI Bliss prevents fifteen-year-old Molly from jumping from a hotel roof, he has no idea their paths will cross again. A county lines mule, Molly is questioned by the drugs squad, but Bliss becomes convinced she is in danger and attempts to have her relocated. A local drug dealer and a London-based enforcer have other ideas.

Meanwhile, the remains of a freelance journalist are discovered alongside an archaeological find, which brings an old flame back into Bliss’s life. It’s only a matter of time before reports emerge linking the murdered journalist with the police, putting pressure on the Major Crimes team to find the killer.

Bliss is torn between the two investigations. Desperate to move Molly to safety before she can be reached by those who want her silenced, he is blinded to other dangers.

The stunning DI Bliss series of fast-paced police thrillers will appeal to fans of authors like Michael Connelly, Joy Ellis, Peter James, Robert Bryndza and Angela Marsons. Tony J Forder is also the bestselling author of Degrees of Darkness, Scream Blue Murder and Cold Winter Sun.

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What a wonderful tangled net Forder has woven for Bliss to wade through. A story that brings back past cases and dumps them well and truly in the present adding to ever-increasing dilemmas and problems.

Bliss takes a call about a call about an incident, he finds Molly, a young girl on the roof contemplating jumping. Now if you are like me and have read all of the Bliss books to date then you know that there is more to Bliss than meets the eye. His way of approaching Molly is way off the page when it comes to doing things by the book, in fact, his approach isn’t on the same shelf as said book, or even in the same library come to that matter! But his approach is just what is needed.

While Molly’s case is being dealt with there is another case that is unearthed when a body is discovered. This body leads Bliss and his team down a route that has roots in the past. A time Bliss would rather forget about, but it appears that 2005 has other ideas.

For me, this book is another brilliant read in a series that I adore. Bliss is a fabulous character who seems to thrive on stress, heavy workloads, problematic cases and conundrums. The cases of Molly and also the newly discovered body provide more than just a headache, one of them provides new ways of dealing with procedures and protocols.

After being left reeling from the events in the last book, I felt that this also had a more sensitive side towards Bliss as well as his team. The events are briefly mentioned as are relevant other details from past books so if you have missed anything you will be brought up to date. I for one am glad that the particular was mentioned as it proves what a close team Bliss is part of and how far they have come over the series so far.

I do like how the author manages to inject little mischievous snippets of humour into this story, they are tough stories but the humour is appropriate and it’s nice to see the banter between various characters. It adds to their personalities. Another thing that I found was how attached I became to one of the characters and I was delighted to see a mention at the end of the book about her making an appearance in the future.

This is a police procedural that is the 6th book in the series, there are ongoing story-lines and mentions of things from the past so it is always better to read in order, but I suppose you could read each one as a stand-alone, although why would you!!!!!

If you are a fan of police procedural then you really should read Forder’s DI Bliss series, they are brilliant books that have a lot of depth to them., The cases are intense and well thought through. They are the sort of stories that if I was to try and explain the events I would make them sound confusing, but they are actually very easy to keep up to speed with and this is down t0 the writing style of the author. Endless Silent Scream is yet another book by this author that I would definitely recommend.

Tony J Forder is the author of the bestselling crime thriller series featuring detectives Jimmy Bliss and Penny Chandler. The first four books, Bad to the Bone, The Scent of Guilt, If Fear Wins, and The Reach of Shadows, were joined by The Death of Justice, on 9 September 2019. Book number six, Endless Silent Scream, will be published on 9 March 2020.

Tony’s dark, psychological crime thriller, Degrees of Darkness, featuring ex-detective Frank Rogers, was also published by Bloodhound Books. This is a stand-alone serial-killer novel. Scream Blue Murder, an action-adventure thriller, was published in November 2017, and received praise from many, including fellow authors Mason Cross, Matt Hilton and Anita Waller. The sequel, Cold Winter Sun, was published in November 2018.

Tony lives with his wife in Peterborough, UK, and is now a full-time author. He is currently editing a new novel, and has also started on Bliss #7, Slow Slicing.

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