This is a strong start to a new crime thriller series. The two central characters have different and interesting back stories and this is a tale that’s well plotted, fast paced and with enough twists and turns to keep the reader or listener engaged. I thought the narration was excellent; just the right pace and tone. It’s good to find something new and credible; the narrative is sharp and the well written and I’ll be looking for more from Murphy.

Great thriller, really enjoyed both premise and plot. Characters were an interesting and easy to listen to addition. The narrator was well suited to the book. Will definitely listen to more from this author. Have recommended to friends

I really hope this is a series! I loved the introduction to Sam and Rick, two brothers who are very much the same, but also very much on different sides of the law.

The narration was great, conveying the action and the deception in the description of the characters action and reactions. I really enjoyed the voicing.

Rick is a important witness in an upcoming trial when his partner is kidnapped as leverage for his testimony. In comes his brother Sam, who has a dubious and mysterious past, and whom he has not seen in a number of years. Sam seems to have unlimited resources and offers to help Rick.

Thus starts a rollercoaster of both of them trying to outsmart a mobster, while also trying to repair their relationship and the lost trust.

At this point Rick has no idea who he can trust and how he is going to get out of his situation with his ideals and values in tact.

I loved the intrigue and deception and some of the unexpected .....and sadly expected twists and turns. I hope that there is a follow up and that Sam shows up to be there for Rick again.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the audiobook for me to review and provide my honest opinions.

What a start to a new series. Detective Rick Turners star witness has been murdered in his case against Thomas Unwin. Will Rick succeed in getting the conviction as this also gets personal. Well drawn characters and well paced. With plenty of twists. Highly recommend. Ethan Kelly narration of this book is first class hope he gets to narrate more of these books as they come out. Thanks to HarperCollins UK Audio and Netgalley for this review copy.

In Dead Man Walking several layers of story are tangled expertly into an intricate knot, tied around some well-thought-through characters. This is a fabulous example of kicking off a new series with a bang. The pace is spot on, the reveals are timely, and the story goes above and beyond in delivering a satisfying resolution. With a well-chosen narrator, bringing everything to life, I'm already looking forward to book 2.

I was interested to see that a new series of crime novels had started, and keen to try the audiobook to keep me company on my walks.

The main plot, which involves murder, kidnap and red herrings, takes place over less than a week, with plenty of relevant backstory that serves to up the tension. Characters are mostly well developed, and I guess that readers will get to know most of them better as the series progresses. There are some great twists in the plot - I was so keen to find out what happened that I increased the audiobook to twice “normal” speed, delighted that the excellent narration by Ethan Kelly remained perfectly distinct.

This is a very promising start to the new series. I am looking forward to the next instalment.

Thank you Netgalley for my copy.

I'll have to make a confession. I get very excited and request lots of books that look remotely like my type of thing. Most of the time this pays off, this time it unfortunately didn't.

This book was written well but I found it boring. I found Rick so bland and faceless, I just couldn't be bothered to listen to him anymore and that was less than a quarter of the way through the book.

I do however like the relationship between Rick and Sam. It was portrayed well and I really understood what it was that made it so special. That's where my 2 stars come from.

Happy to try something else by Murphy though.

I listened to the audiobook of this title. It's the first in the series following a police officer.
I liked the narrator, he was easy to listen to and not boring.
I didn't mind the story, I liked the main character but I struggled at the start to get to grips with what was happening. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first in a new London based crime series by MK Murphy, featuring DS Rick Turner, a man who hasn't seen his brother, Sam, since a harrowing incident when he was a teen, an event that has Turner haunting every crime scene he can access, afraid that he will come across the body of a dead Sam. I listened to this on audio, approximately 10 hours and 20 minutes long, ably narrated by Ethan Kelly, keeping me gripped with a dark narrative, packed with intrigue, complex characters, plenty of drama, and where little is as it first appears. Strangely enough, it is Sam's voice Rick hears in his head through the scenes and people he encounters, offering advice and other perspectives.

As police celebrate the upcoming trial of notorious crime boss, Thomas Unwin, a feat achieved when Turner managed to tie 2 deaths as murder, there is a shock awaiting them. A key witness, Austin King, has been murdered in a hotel by a hitman who got away. Matters become substantially worse with a determined Unwin keen to ensure he leaves prison as soon as possible, he has Rick's beloved actress girlfriend, Jess, kidnapped, to ensure that Rick's trial testimony will not implicate him. If this happens, Rick knows his police career will be over, but he finds help from his principled ninja forensic accountant friend, Dave, and from a surprising source as a now changed well dressed, suave, cultured, and erudite Sam comes back into his life, offering help in locating and freeing Jess.

However, can Sam and others in Rick's life, professional and personal, be trusted? There are dangers, betrayals, secrets. the unexpected, twists and turns galore, and the most fasccinating and complicated of sibling relationships between Sam and Rick that is central to Murphy's well plotted novel. This is a compelling crime read that I am certain will do well on publication, I recommend both the book and the audio. I look forward with great anticipation to the next in the series. Many thanks to HarperCollins Audio for an ALC.