The Common Enemy
‘Highly recommended. Crime Writing at its very best’ – Kate Rhodes on The Last Straw, book 1 in the DCI Warren Jones seriesHow do you catch a man’s killer when everyone wanted him dead?In Middlesbury, a rally is being held by the British Allegiance Party – a far-right group protesting against the opening of a new Mosque.When the crowd disperses, a body is found in an alleyway. Tommy Meegan, the loud-mouthed leader of the group, has been stabbed through the heart.Across town, a Muslim community centre catches fire in a clear act of arson, leaving a small child in a critical condition. And the tension which has been building in the town for years boils over.DCI Warren Jones knows he can’t afford to take sides – and must solve both cases before further acts of violent revenge take place. But, in a town at war with itself, and investigating the brutal killing of one of the country’s most-hated men, where does he begin?Don’t miss Paul Gitsham’s ingenious new DCI Warren Jones novel, The Common Enemy - pre-order now!Readers LOVE Paul Gitsham:‘Mr Gitsham is fast becoming one of my favourite authors’‘I love this series and hope Gitsham writes another book soon’‘Paul Gitsham never fails to produce a good story’‘I love the characters that Paul Gitsham has created’‘Will definitely read more from Paul Gitsham.’
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PAUL GITSHAM started his career as a biologist, working in such exotic locales as Manchester and Toronto. After stints as the worldâs most over-qualified receptionist and a spell making sure that international terrorists and other neâer do wells hadnât opened a Junior Savings Account at a major UK bank (a job even less exciting than being a receptionist) he retrained as a Science teacher. He now spends his time passing on his bad habits and sloppy lab-skills to the next generation of enquiring minds.
Paul has always wanted to be a writer and his final report on leaving primary school predicted heâd be the next Roald Dahl! For the sake of balance it should be pointed out that it also said âheâll never get anywhere in life if his handwriting doesnât improveâ. Over twenty-five years later and his handwriting is worse than ever but millions of children around the world love him.*
You can learn more about Paulâs writing at www.paulgitsham.com or www.facebook.com/dcijones
*This is a lie, just ask any of the pupils he has taught.
The Last Straw
No Smoke Without Fire
Blood is Thicker than Water (A DCI Warren Jones novella)
Silent as the Grave
A Case Gone Cold (A DCI Warren Jones novella)
The Common Enemy
PAUL GITSHAM
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018
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Table of Contents
To Cheryl â with me every step of the way!
Waste containers with sliding lids made the narrow alleyway even harder to navigate. Tommy Meegan bent over, hands on knees, breathing heavily. Behind him he could hear the sounds of fighting continuing. He smiled, baring his teeth, his blood singing from the adrenaline surging around his body.
It had gone better than he could have hoped for. Heâd seen crews from the BBC, Sky News and ITN, all perfectly poised to capture the action when it finally kicked off.
Untucking his T-shirt, he bunched it up and used the front to wipe the sweat from his shaved head, leaving a red smear on the white of the St Georgeâs flag. He reached up, wincing as his fingers found the cut above his temple. He hoped the TV cameras had caught that. He had no idea what it was that had actually struck him, just that it had come from the crowd of anti-fascists loosely corralled behind the cordon of under-prepared riot police.
Already he was planning the eveningâs tweets and a press release for the website. A two-pronged strategy, he decided: theyâd pin the attack on the Muslims and claim that the police hadnât done enough to protect their right to free speech.
