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  • Stone Cold Dead

  • DCI Kett Crime Thrillers, Book 6
  • By: Alex Smith
  • Narrated by: Tim Bruce
  • Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (38 ratings)

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Stone Cold Dead

By: Alex Smith
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Summary

Getting blood from these stones will be all too easy.

In the middle of one of Norfolk’s most brutal winters, a frozen body is discovered on the legendary Stone of Lyng. With Robert Kett out of action, the case falls to DC Kate Savage and DI Pete Porter, and it quickly becomes clear to them that the young man wasn’t just killed—he was sacrificed.

And he isn’t alone.

Within a week, another dead man is found on one of Norfolk’s ancient stones with the same unthinkable mutilations. Somebody is acting out a ritual, and if Savage and Porter can’t stop them then many more people will die.

Because if the stories of the stones are to be believed, the Hateful Thing is coming—a killer whose thirst for murder and mayhem knows no bounds.

The sixth book in the DCI Kett series presents Savage and Porter as you’ve never seen them before, in one of the most brutal cases they have ever faced—a case so horrific that not even Kett can escape it.

Relentless action, compulsive mystery, and dark humor abound in the internationally bestselling series that Thrilling Fiction calls "Heart-stoppingly gripping!" from the million-selling author that James Patterson described as "fresh and ferocious!"

Alex Smith wrote his first book when he was six. It wasn’t particularly good, but it did have some supernatural monsters in it. His latest books, the DCI Robert Kett thrillers, have monsters in them too, although these monsters are very human, and all the more terrifying for it. In between, he has published 13 other novels for children and teenagers under his full name, Alexander Gordon Smith—including the number one best-selling series Escape from Furnace, which is loved by millions of listeners worldwide and which is soon to become a motion picture. He lives in Norwich with his wife and three young daughters.

©2021 Alex Smith (P)2023 Alex Smith
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Just brilliant!

Im loving this series so much! Brilliant Author! Brilliant narrator! Just brilliant. Laughed and cried! Tossing brilliant!

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Think I’ve overdosed

I’ve listened to the last 3 over a few days and think I’ve ODd on murder, mayhem and gruesome horror ( not to mention the feral children). I may have to leave it for a while and listen to a bland romance. Or maybe not ……..

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Desperate for the next one!!!

These books have everything I need to keep me addicted!! From excitement, to fear, to laughter, to suspense!!

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Plot twists and turns

After reading all of the books, I decided to listen to them. I am not disappointed. They narration is good, each character has a voice and brings them to life. Excellent listening.

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More please

This one was every bit as excellent as its predecessors, although I'm still puzzled by the way Kett's children are allowed to run riot the way they do.
I need more Kett, Porter and Savage now.

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Excellent author!!

Alex Smith just keeps on delivering.. the characters and story lines are amazing and I cannot wait for me to be recorded on audible. I drive a lot for work and I am always happy when stuck in traffic.

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Epic!

Well crafted creepy thriller, great characters, I think I’ll binge read/listen to the rest of the series.

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Brilliant

Live this series of books and looking forward to the next. Really well read too.

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