Closer Than Blood: An addictive and gripping crime thriller
Paul Grzegorzek
You would do anything for your family. Wouldn’t you? A gripping crime thriller, perfect for fans of Peter James. ‘Writes with raw, engaging, authenticity’ Peter James The real nightmare begins when the missing person returns… PC Gareth Bell is about to arrest a cocaine dealer on Brighton Marina, when he makes a shocking discovery that turns his world upside down: the dealer is his long-lost brother, Jake, someone he thought had died years ago. But their reunion is short lived. For Jake is on the run from a cold-blooded killer, whose network reaches all the way into the police force itself. Now that his brother’s life is on the line, Bell has only two choices. Family, or duty?
Closer Than Blood
PAUL GRZEGORZEK
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Ebook Edition © August 2019 ISBN: 9780008329990
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To all those who dedicate their lives to saving ours
Table of Contents
Cover (#u84cf3433-ecaf-5a1e-9bee-e3c8044e4496)
Title Page (#u2925ffc1-c13e-5dd7-bdd3-2f2e281b3593)
Copyright (#u997fc7bb-a7ae-55fa-9a84-5b053b24825a)
Dedication (#u58310b8a-551b-594a-adb1-278e2f9f2cf8)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23