This is a good police procedural. However the ending was quite predictable but I did enjoy it.
The book is fast paced and entertaining

Sadly this book just was not for me. This sat on my kindle for quite some time - twice I have attempted to read and twice I did not finish.

Thankyou for the opportunity but I will not be providing feedback on any commercial sites for this book.

This is the 6th book in series, and how on earth did I miss this before? Our main character, DCI Jones and his people have to investigate another murder. This book was really well written, with so many lies, secrets, twists and turns, that I couldn't wait to finish it! Recommended for anyone who loves a good read, and now I will go off to read the first 5.

A fabulous book which I could not put down. Really easy to read, gripping and wonderfully told story that I would recommend to others!!

This was a very good police procedural with plenty of action and twists and turns. It is 6th in the series and the first I have read. It has definitely piqued my interest and I want to start at the beginning.
Many thanks to HQ Digital and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was the first I read in this series. It felt like the mystery was slow to start. How many times do we need to be told the massage therapists were in big trouble. It did pick up later in the book and there were a few twists and turns that were unexpected and added to my interest.

Overall I am not inclined to read more in this series as it just was not compelling enough for me. It might hold more interest For readers of the series that had more of the back stories of the characters.

I was given a copy from Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

A Price To Pay is the sixth book in this series with DCI Warren Jones. It is however, the first that I have read. I can see how reading the prior books would give you a bit of back knowledge but this in no way made the book any less enjoyable for me. Everything was clear that should be clear. The case in question though was not so clear.

DCI Warren Jones begins this case with a murder of a man from a notorious crime family, he was murdered in a massage parlour. Whether the victim is a criminal himself made no difference to Warren, but it made the case much more difficult as evidence and witnesses seemed difficult to find and be clear cut. It also impeded the murder hunt that the main witnesses are Serbian with very limited English language.

The book is primarily police procedural, so as they find the clues, we know the clues. This did not lead me to the murderer until the very end though. The process and the crime itself became more intense and more complicated as the team delved in. ( just the way I like it)

I like to discover new detectives. Having just ” met” DCI Warren Jones, I wondered what kind of man and detective he would be. I like him! Many of the detectives we read about, in the many crime books that are about now, are so dedicated to their jobs that they have little time for anything else. While this makes them excellent detectives, it also makes them seem like lonely souls. Warren was different in that way. He has a lovely wife and a few other extended family members and he cares deeply for them. While this makes his job more difficult, it makes Warren seem relatable and likeable. Warren is probably one of the most compassionate detectives I have ” met” through the thousands of pages I read.

Aside from being a police procedural, crime thriller book, it also has humorous parts and parts that taught me something about policing!

Some quotes that made me smile 😁

” if my old mum is right, then should the wind ever change direction when these girls are pouting for the camera, they’ll end up permanently looking like goldfish “.

It’s not just the British and American girls that pout for photos. Something I find really odd, but maybe I’m just getting old 😛


” Andy calls CSI the Open University for Burglars “

I haven’t watched this show but after this quite I feel like I might enjoy it.

A Price To Pay is an enjoyable crime thriller that picks up pace as the pages turn. The plot thickens with each chapter and DCI Warren Jones is a pleasure to get to know. I can see why this is the sixth book on the series.

Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review "A Price To Pay", the sixth book in the DCI Warren Jones series of mysteries.

When the son of a notorious crime family is found dead in a massage parlour, Jones and his team rush to try and stop his family from destroying potential evidence; and the stories of all involved just get murkier by the day.

The only witnesses are foreign workers, two of whom - and their aunt, who is the owner of the massage parlour - insist that someone broke in and killed Stevie Cullen, and they were unable to stop the perpetrator. But all is not as it seems here, as stories keep changing and evolving with the discovery of every piece of evidence that points in different directions.

There are a lot of secrets involved, and someone is dispatching witnesses in a speedy manner, which leads Jones and his team to think that there's more to the story. And the truth - when it comes out - could be devastating to the team.

All in all, this is a tense novel which held my interest throughout.

This 6th in the series finds DCI Warren Jones and his team investigating the murder of the son of a well known crime family.

The family is determined to destroy any evidence .. are they protecting their son's memory .... or are they protecting the killer?

The plot is well developed with a cast that is deftly drawn. It's an action packed page turner with twists and turns and lies and secrets that lead to a surprising conclusion. Although 6th in the series, this is easily read as a stand-alone.

Many thanks to the author / HQ Digital / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

The basic summary about this book is that it’s about the solving of a murder in a massage parlour.

This the type of writing you expect for an author who is writing about British police forces solving crimes in the 20th century, with non of the cocksure running round with a gun that is used so frequently for crime thrillers over the pond! I have never read anything by Paul Gitsham before, but after reading this book, the sixth in the series, I will be going back to the start to find out some of the back stories referenced in this novel. For readers who like the Mark Billingham Tom Thorne series, this will be right up your street.

An excellent read, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would recommend for fans of crime thrillers.

This review is based on a free digital ARC copy provided by NetGalley. My views are provided based on the book content only.

This is my first time reading this author and I must say he keeps you glued to the pages. The story opens with suspense and does not let up in one form or another. When DCI Warren arrives at the scene of the murder which is outside of a massage parlor. The author walks you through the scene as if you are walking along with Warren, you are in his head as to what he is thinking even with another person smoking and his thoughts on whether he will contaminant the scene with the cigarette. With the scene taped off and people having to put on different articles even on their shoes and having someone with a log tells me the author has done his research. I was ready to really get into the story and was not disappointed one bit.
You will be kept going with different people and also what Warren has going on outside of the case. The different twists only keep you the reader entertained to the story and wanting to get to the end to solve the case along with him. A very good book and very much worth the read.

A Price to Pay is the sixth instalment in the DCI Warren Jones series based in Hertfordshire, England, and I have started to really look forward to these books. It isn't necessary to have read the previous instalments as the story is self-contained and there is enough backstory to bring newcomers up to date. DCI Jones is called out to investigate a brutal and strange-sounding stabbing at a massage parlour which seems to be an open and shut case given there are witnesses and it was carried out in broad daylight. When he realises the victim is none other than Stevie Cullen the investigation kicks into high gear. The Cullen's are a notorious Eastern European family of petty criminals who are no strangers to police presence but when the police interview them they are not exactly forthcoming and have thrown away possible evidence; on top of that, they have a limited knowledge of the English language. The team soon come to the realisation that there is a deeper conspiracy as the evidence and eyewitness accounts simply don't add up...

This is an exciting and riveting read with a convoluted plot that seriously keeps the cogs whirring upstairs. It's a truly engrossing, fast-paced police procedural so once you begin it there's no putting it down. A small pool of suspects rises exponentially as the police come to see that Stevie had a tendency to rub people up the wrong way and make enemies. This makes it much more difficult to collar the culprit and to make matters worse it appears that people, including some witnesses, are blatantly lying about the whole incident. Nobody wants to talk. It is chock full of secrets, lies, deceit and duplicitous behaviour which makes the cops’ job even harder and all the inconsistencies in the stories intrigue both the reader and DCI Jones. The ever more complicated case will require all of Warren’s strength and brainpower to solve but is he up to it? A highly recommended and thoroughly entertaining page-turner. Many thanks to HQ Digital for an ARC.

This was my first book in this series and I was very impressed. It is good, well-written British crime - gritty and absorbing but character-led rather than brutal shock led. I was engrossed throughout and didn't feel I missed out by starting late in the series as background was sketched in, but it has made me want to read more. There is a good vibe throughout, despite some nasty crimes, and the twists are twisty and unexpected. Warren Jones, main detective, has lots of personal issues which are well woven in, as do others. Definitely one to recommend.

Thank you to @hqstories for the advanced copy as part of the #booktour for this title. This is my first read of @paulgitsham and it definitely won’t be my last. I loved the amount of dialogue, the fast paced story developments and the short chapters that leave you wanting to keep reading. This whole book had me hooked and I could picture every scene! You can certainly read this as a stand alone story but I will be going back to read more stories about DCI Warren Jones. For a gripping story with a bunch of twists and turns, go and grab your copy upon release tomorrow (UK).

While this is the first book I’ve read in this series, it won’t be the last. The murder story stands alone and there is no need to read the previous books, but some of the details of the ongoing characters carry over from book to book.

While this is a British crime novel, it isn’t cozy. The victim is from a family with a shady history, and the detectives work hard to see his killer brought to justice, A who donnit that kept me guessing until the end. Can’t wait to go back and read the earlier books in the series.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the opportunity to read and review this book.

When DCI Warren Jones is called out to a massage parlor, where a man has been stabbed to death, it starts a long and tedious investigation. As it happens in every British police procedural, the police team faces lies, half-truths, and witnesses who will not give them pertinent facts. The victims family also refuses to cooperate, so the investigation drags out much longer than it has to. Meanwhile, DCI Jones is facing some personal family issues, which distract him.

I liked the characters, the storyline, and the author’s ability to detail the investigation, bringing everything to a dramatic conclusion.

I would like to thank Netgalley and HQ Digital for an advance copy of A Price to Pay, the sixth full length novel to feature DCI Warren Jones of the Hertfordshire Police.

When a man is stabbed to death while getting a massage Warren and the team think that it should be easy to solve but it’s anything but as the witnesses have limited English and their story is unclear and the victim has made a few enemies and is part of a local crime family.

I enjoyed A Price to Pay which is an absorbing police procedural with a large twist. It is told entirely, after the prologue, from Warren’s point of view, something I always view as a bonus nowadays as it gives me the same level of information and allows me to guess along with him. I didn’t see the explanation for the stabbing coming but I was ahead of the team in the twist.

The plot is fairly standard and straightforward, a man is killed and after several false starts and blind alleys the answer lies in victimolology. The victim is not a nice man. The case starts with limited confines, small location, short list of witnesses and a few suspects but as it continues it widens into something much broader that defines the area of interest but widens the suspect pool. It’s an interesting inversion of the standard procedural that starts wide and narrows. I must admit that I did find the novel slow and somewhat repetitive in parts but a steady flow of reveals was enough to compensate.

Warren Jones is not the most exciting protagonist, in fact he is dully competent. Having said that he struggles with his mental health in this novel for a couple of reasons. It is sad to see but the author doesn’t manage to inject any emotion into these circumstances and they don’t have the impact they should.

A Price to Pay is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.

I have been really blessed recently with many of my favourite series books coming out. This is another one of my favourites which has gone from strength to strength, never letting me down. Usual series rules apply and I won't insult you by spelling them out again but honestly, this series is top notch so, if you are a fan of police procedural series, please do give this a try from book one.
So, a murder, in broad daylight, with eyewitnesses. Should be open and shut. But with a high profile victim - the son of a notorious crime family - the police have to do their due diligence. But as DCI Warren Jones finds out as he starts to investigate, things are really not stacking up. The eyewitness accounts do not match the evidence. It soon appears that things are not as first they seem and, as more evidence is unearthed, it soon transpires that the murder is just the tip of a rather big iceberg.
It's fast paced with secrets, lies and duplicitous behaviour aplenty. There are twists and turns aplenty as the police try to ascertain what actually transpired in the massage parlour. The witnesses appear to be at the heart of the lies but what are they are trying to cover up? It also doesn't help that the family of the victim are not cooperating. Talk about challenging!
It's extremely well written and expertly plotted. Not an easy takes given the intricacies of said plot but the author does an excellent job of keeping intrigue high, drip feeding enough to keep the reader interested along the way but holding enough back to keep them reading on. Warren has his own issues, personal and professional, but they complement rather than distract from the case in hand. And then comes the ending - oh my - that just makes me hanker for the next in series all the more.
All in all, a great addition to an already well established series. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

A Price to Pay, by Paul Gitsham, is the tenth book, and the sixth full length novel, in his DCI Warren Jones series.

When the youngest son of a local farming family known for petty crimes is found murdered in a massage parlour, DCI Jones and his team dig into the life of a pretty unsavory character. Stevie Cullen, petty criminal, bully, and womanizer wasn’t short on enemies. Hence, the team isn’t short on suspects. On top of this, The witnesses are Eastern European, with a limited grasp on english, and as inconsistencies and new clues pile up, the case proves to be way more than first expected.

Warren Jones is still the no-nonsense DCI we’ve learned to know, with a strong moral code, but not devoid of sense of humour, albeit a dry one. While the third person narrative focuses mainly on him, with short exceptions, he leads an efficient team of fast thinking newest and veteran detectives. Their rigorous unraveling of the minute details of the very complex case, the interrogations, and the way they chip at the witnesses’ accounts to uncover the truth, make for a very fascinating reading.

This is thus a solid police procedural. Nothing comes out of the blue, and all the pieces are laid on the table for the reader to reconstitute the puzzle alongside the detectives. Hence, the final twists could probably have been guessed by the most acute of us, but not by me. As usual in British crime books, we also delve in the personal lives of the team, and former colleagues even make a reappearance during the course of the story.

This tenth outing is as fast paced and entertaining as the previous novella, while tackling oft forgotten societal issues. This is a series I’ll keep reading and, fortunately, Paul Gitsham’s afterword tells us the next entry is already well underway.

Thanks to Netgalley and HQ Digital for the ARC provided in exchange for this unbiased review.

This is a brilliant book, and I must say, I was glad that I stopped, and went back to read the previous one first, as I couldn’t remember what had gone on before. The thing is, it took me a while as Paul’s books are longer than normal, you get a really good read and plenty going on.

I did wonder if he would get to the bottom of the murder, as no one was willing to talk, and Warren and his team were banging their heads on a brick wall. Then all of a sudden, it twists and all becomes clear, I must say, an ardent crime reader, I didn’t see that coming! The ending was just superb.

Warren also has a lot to deal with, both his own demons resulting from the death of a good colleague and his personal life, and his best mate and fellow officer is off sick, it’s hard going for Warren.

Then the ultimate cliffhanger was Karen. What is she going to do??? .......

Personally I can’t wait for the next one.

My thanks to Paul, the publishers and Netgalley for the ARC.