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Deadly Caller by OMJ Ryan Series: Detective Jane Phillips #6
Published by Inkubator Books on September 5, 2021
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Pages: 282
Format: eARC
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On a weekly Zoom call with her most valuable client, Antonia Berry is beyond horrified when she witnesses his murder – four hundred miles away – live on her laptop screen.
DCI Jane Phillips and the Major Crimes Unit begin to investigate and at first it seems the victim is just a regular guy with no obvious enemies or connections to crime. But then, when a woman is killed in a seemingly random hit-and-run, they discover the two victims are closely connected. A coincidence? Or a double murder?
As the team dig deeper into the two attacks, they hardly have time to draw breath before a third victim turns up dead – once more with clear connections to the previous murders.
I really loved Deadly Silence from the Detective Jane Phillips series which I reviewed on audio. Somehow I lost track of the series and no others, sadly, have been released on audio. There are now 6 books. I caught up on Kindle Unlimited and have the latest here for review.
We see things through Jane Phillips who leads the team and is doing well. She has to spend less time now that her old boss moved up a level and her new boss is awesome. Her long-suffering new boss has to deal with her ranting old boss but he keeps it away from the team so they can do their work. Jane really does great work with her team in tracking down suspects and solving cases.
So there is a serial murder case which is centered around a technology company and its partners. The main partners are not nice people. They are in the middle of a business deal. There have been threatening letters. So there is plenty to investigate here. There is also protecting the potential future targets.
My guess about the killer was accurate. I still enjoyed the action, and the strategy and work of the investigation. I appreciated the views into the personal lives of the team as well.
In Deadly Caller, we also see Jane struggle with her personal life and relationships. Some of her team have had marital issues, because of the long hours for their work. Jane has always focused completely on her work. Now it’s interesting to see her trying to manage a personal relationship. It’s growth made possible as she has a better boss.
About OMJ Ryan
Hailing from Yorkshire, OMJ Ryan worked in radio and entertainment for over twenty years, collaborating with household names and accumulating a host of international writing and radio awards. In 2018 he followed his passion to become a full-time novelist, writing stories for people who devour exciting, fast-paced thrillers by the pool, on their commute – or those rare moments of downtime before bed. Owen’s mission is to entertain from the first page to the last.
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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looks like a great book and would be a good fit for me. the title hooked me immediately, but i do like the eerie cover too. makes me wonder what is coming
I have loved this whole series and it is in KU, or was when I read books 2-5.
This sounds like a good series. I like that it’s available on Kindle Unlimited. I’ll check this series out. Fab review, Anne!
I really enjoyed it.
Lovely review, Anne. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you Wendy. It’s just the sort of thing I like to read to relax.
This sounds like a series that I would enjoy. Thanks for putting it on my radar!
It’s a favorite sort of thing for me with a British police precedural.
Sounds like a great series, and I’m really liking the sound of Jane. I like that we’re given a glimpse of her personal life/relationship struggles in addition to her work as team leader.
Yes, I also really appreciate how she is the team leader, supervising mostly men and doing well with it and them.
Thanks for putting this on my radar, Anne
This is book 6 but they are easy reads and i have really enjoyed the series. It is in KU too, or was when I read it.