Blood from a Stone
With property developers greedy for land to build on, it comes as no surprise that there will be fierce bidding for a site that has just come on the market. Edinburgh's New Town North is how it's being touted.
It is widely known that property developer George Stone is in the running. A man who is used to getting his own way.
One of Stone's biggest rivals is Kerry Hamilton. A ruthless millionairess, and she too, gets what she wants.
As the offices are cleared and the sale of the site is made official, the body of a man is found on one of the empty floors. Rick Dempsey was an architect. But what was he doing here alone in the middle of the night?
DI Frank Miller begins to wonder. He soon learns that some business leaders are far more deadly than gangsters. Then the body of a city official turns up. Somebody is sending a message, but some people aren't easily scared away.
More bodies turn up and Miller realises that somebody will stop at nothing until the competition is gone.
But behind the mask lies the face of a devil. A devil with secrets that nobody will ever reveal.
And he's watching Miller's every move. Watching and waiting...
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John Carson
John started writing in the early 1990’s, starting with 3 horror novels. In 1997, he then decided to switch to writing crime novels. He started a series with a detective called DCI Justice. He attended a weekend writing course in Edinburgh, with Ian Rankin as the tutor, at the end of 1997. Early in 1998 when the first Justice novel was finished, Ian read the book and gave John a written report on it, encouraging him to write more. After 2 more Justice books, John created DI Frank Miller, and decided to self-publish those books in 2014.
In 2019, John Created and published DCI Harry McNeil. After that success, John found the original notes for his DCI Justice series, and decided to rewrite them, tweaking the original storylines, and changing the character’s name. DCI Justice became DCI Sean Bracken. There are five books in that series.
As well as the detective novels, John published several thrillers. The Max Doyle series, set in New York, and a novel featuring Scott Marshall, also set in New York.
John moved from Edinburgh, Scotland to the Hudson Valley in New York State back in 2006, where he lives with his wife and family. And two dogs. And four cats. Where there’s never a dull moment…
DI Frank Miller Series
DI Frank Miller Series consists of twelve books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
