Closer Than Blood: An addictive and gripping crime thriller

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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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2019

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Ebook Edition © August 2019 ISBN: 9780008329990

Version: 2019-07-16

To all those who dedicate their lives to saving ours

Table of Contents

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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