Below are book descriptions and buy links for the first two books in the Joe Wilde series, a mystery/thriller that will be a total of three books. A link to my past review of Book One, False Truth, can be found below. Book Two, Dark Truth, was just published in December and I will post a review at a later date.
BOOK DESCRIPTION
False Truth
Private Investigator and former MI6 agent Joe Wilde is hired by Sally Devlin to investigate her son’s disappearance. Liam Devlin was a rising football star. His car was found abandoned at Lea Bridge in Hackney, a known suicide spot, six weeks prior. With help from friend and retired MI6 Data Technician Mark Thompson, Joe uncovers a huge secret in Liam’s life. Putting the pieces together, he starts to suspect that this case is far more complex than he originally envisioned. Falling ever deeper into his own investigations, Joe meets with the detective in charge of the case, D. I. Carl Whatmore, who does not take kindly to Joe getting involved. As Joe and D. I. Whatmore go head-to-head in their own investigations, more lives are put in danger. But who will crack the case? Only time will tell…
My review of False Truth can be found here.
Dark Truth
‘Dark Truth’, the second in a series of three novels, is a suspenseful mystery thriller full of intrigue that will leave you guessing right until the very end. Private investigator Joe Wilde is hired by Tom and Marie Archer to investigate the disappearance of their six-year-old daughter Laura. Joe also takes on an unusual case for a client by the name of Jack Riley. Jack believes he was framed to make it look like he was cheating on his fiancée Claire Brooks. Claire has been the target of disturbing vandalism. As Joe helps the police investigate Laura’s disappearance, he uncovers disturbing secrets concerning the Archers and some of their neighbours. Meanwhile the attacks on Claire become more extreme. Fearing for her life, Claire also hires Joe. As Joe continues to investigate, he puts himself in great danger.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
C.D. Steele is the author of the Joe Wilde mystery thriller series. There are at present two books in the series, False Truth which was published by The Book Guild on the 28/04/21 and Dark Truth which was published by The Conrad Press on the 15/11/23.
He works as an Executive Officer in the Civil Service, has a degree in Recreation Management and lives in County Down, Northern Ireland.
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This looks like an entrancing series, Bonnie. I’ll have to look into it. 😊
I hope you enjoy!
[…] On Monday I did the 2023 Year End Book Survey. On Tuesday I did Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books of 2023. On Friday I did Book Blogger Hop: Books I’m Looking Forward to in 2024. On Saturday I did a Spotlight of False Truth and Dark Truth by C.D. Steele. […]