Caffeine Nights Publishing
Black & Blue
A DS Hunter Kerr story
Michael Fowler
Fiction aimed at the heart and the head...
Published by Caffeine Nights Publishing 201 4
Copyright © Michael Fowler 2014
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BLACK & BLUE
Where it all beg an……
Praise for Michael Fowler
Real reviews by real readers.
HEART OF THE DEMON :-
‘Heart of the Demon is darkish, plenty of gore – swift and interesting.’ – Theresa de Vance.
‘One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. A real page turner.’ – Keeleybob
‘Couldn’t put this book down, well written, drew me in.’ – Loz
COLD DEATH :-
‘Just gets better with each book.’ – Kindelitis
‘An excellent read – convincing, dark and gripping.’ - Annie
‘One of the best police procedurals I have ever read.’ – Elaine Byrne
SECRETS OF THE DEAD :-
‘Another compulsive read and cannot wait for the next one.’ – Mrs Lm Ashby
‘So glad I found this book – more please!’ – Caroline
‘Fantastic read – I couldn’t put it down.’ – Janet D
MICHAEL FOWLER
Michael lives in the Dearne Valley area of South Yorkshire with his wife and two sons.
He served as a police officer for thirty-two years, both in uniform and in plain clothes, working in CID, Vice Squad and Drug Squad, and retired as an Inspector in charge of a busy CID Department in 2006.
Aside from writing, his other passion is painting, and as a professional artist he has numerous artistic accolades to his name. His work can be found in numerous galleries throughout th e UK.
He is a member of the Crime Writers Association.
He can be contacted via his website at www.mjfowler.co.uk
OTHER DS HUNTER KERR TITLES
HEART OF THE DEMON
COLD DEATH
SECRETS OF THE DEAD
REAP WHAT YOU SOW
(A short story e-book from the case files of Hunter Kerr)
This is dedicated to the memory of my Mum and Dad – if only they could see, what, buying me that typewriter, all those years ago, has brought about.
FOREWORD
Barnwell is a small part of the Dearne Valley area of South Yorkshire. It is a district steeped in working class culture and one which is slowly recovering from the demise of centuries of heavy industry, especially coal mining. At times it is a demanding area to Police, as its community work hard, and play hard, and it is against this backdrop, in 1991, that we follow Hunter Kerr during his two year probationary period with the Police Service.
With very little life experience, young Kerr – as he was frequently called – was putting a foothold on the possibility of a 30 year career, where his innocence would be put to the test many times , and where he would be quick to grasp that on more than one occasion
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