Catfish
A rookie detective murder mystery
by Sadie Norman
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Pub Date 15 Jul 2024 | Archive Date Not set
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Description
A seductive detective mystery set in the summery landscape of England’s east coast…
When Norfolk police officer Anna McArthur escapes the most boring date ever experienced, she isn’t quite prepared for the grim kind of excitement that will soon follow.
Walking past a moonlit chapel in King’s Lynn’s centre, something catches her eye. It is the body of a woman slumped against the medieval building, clearly murdered.
The victim had “Catfish” carved into her chest, suggesting some sort of motive, yet there are few other clues as to her identity.
It’s going to be a challenging case, not least because Anna has a reputation amongst her colleagues as “Crazy McArthur”, someone who acts first and thinks later.
Anna jumps at the opportunity to prove her worth, and her gutsy actions will get her noticed, perhaps even by her dreamboat boss DCI Aaron Burns.
CATFISH is the stunning debut novel by Norfolk-based author Sadie Norman, and the first title in a brilliant new, youthful detective series centred on Anna “Crazy” McArthur. Look out for the second book, SQUEALER, coming soon on Amazon.
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781804622285 |
PRICE | £0.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 259 |
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Featured Reviews
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Set in King’s Lynn, Detective Anna Macarthur – known as Crazy Macarthur to her colleagues – has been off on sick leave after she was stabbed. One evening, she has a very boring date and makes her excuses to cut it short. She goes for a walk and spots a body lying on the steps of a chapel. It’s clearly a murder because the woman has ‘catfish’ carved into her chest.
Anna calls the police and, when they arrive, she gives them all her details as well as her own alibi. The next day, she goes into the station where her boss asks her to work on the case unofficially, which she agrees to do.
I really enjoyed this book and found it hard to put down.
Thank you to NetGalley and The Book Folks for an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.
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Anna McArthur has been on enforced leave for ten months after being stabbed in an incident gone wrong.
She is called in unofficially to help out when she finds a woman stabbed with the word CATFISH carved into her body.
Anna has a reputation for getting into the thick of things without thinking anything through.
However, she is a good investigator and gets the job done in the end.
I was very impressed at this first novel by Sadie Norman. It might not be the most polished of books, but it was entertaining and I always like a female investigator. Anna gets teased a lot by her team members, but realises in the end that they care for her. I am looking forward to more in this series.
I recommend and it is 4/5 stars from me.
thanks to Netgalley and The Book Folks for the opportunity to read this book.
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Are you looking for a seductive detective mystery? If so, pick up Catfish. This book will satisfy your longing.
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A seductive detective mystery set in the summery landscape of England’s east coast…
Good book!! This book was sort of like a cozy mystery but with a bit of grit! It had great suspense, intriguing, murder, mystery, a great who done it and a few crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my kindle! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank
you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!
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Thank you to Netgallery and the publisher for this ARC. The book is out now! This the first book I’ve read from this author and now I’m definitely a fan!
This book was a spine- chilling read with many twists and turns throughout! I devoured this book within a day as I eagerly turned the pages to find out what would happen next. I liked the authors writing style as it evoked a sense of excitement, suspense, and anticipation whilst I was racing through the pages- it was a real page turner!
My favourite characters were Aaron and Anna (you will see why when you read it).
Overall, I loved this book and I really hope there 2nd one to follow. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars! 😊
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This was a really good book that I thoroughly enjoyed & will recommend to others.
Thanks for the opportunity to read & review it
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Another great mystery with a strong female lead! We have Anna who has definitely been through a lot, she is on suspension and is bored. She went on a date and said it was the most boring date, that is until she ditches it and comes upon a murder victim. She instantly wants to go into detective mode but once the police are called she is quickly reminded that she isn’t one of them. The do ask her to step in and help on a temporary basis for this one case and that’s all she needed to then dive in. This was a great story and we even have some romance in it but mostly we have a murder that is slowly unraveling all around this Catfish. If you’re a fan of the show Catfish this will be a good read for you.
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I really enjoyed this story! It was well written, fast paced and the FMC, Anna, was really likeable.
After a 10 month forced leave after being stabbed Anna comes across a body with “CATFISH” on it. Her boss asks her to unofficially work the case and what follows is a super entertaining thriller with twists and turns to keep you engaged.
I really enjoyed this book and am so grateful for the opportunity to read this arc. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this arc in exchange for my honest review.