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Blast from the Past

DI Bob Willis, Book 2

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A dark cloud casts a long shadow in this thriller from the bestselling DI Bob Willis series.

It is 1986. Assigned to a new Cold Case Unit, retired Detective Inspector Mungo ‘Bob’ Willis has reopened the investigation into the 1962 disappearance of a nine-year-old boy. Paul Bromfield was snatched from one of the last steam trains from Evercreech Junction to Burnham-on-Sea and later found dead in an abandoned bunker.

A day at the seaside turned to tragedy. And a child’s name everyone remembers.

The killer has been watching—waiting for this moment. When another child vanishes and chilling messages begin to arrive, Bob finds himself caught in a dangerous game. With time running out, he must decipher clues that have been hidden in plain sight for decades; clues that point to the lasting fallout of a forgotten nightmare.

The truth is still out there. And it’s not finished with him yet.

©2026 by Damien Boyd. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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A great book in fact one of the best books I have read. A believable story especially if you know the area. Plenty of twists and turns.

Exciting and well written

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An amazing listen
Great storyline
Characters easy to follow
Narrated wonderfully
Kept you engrossed
Guessing n thinking

Felt real life

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Excellent second novel in this series brilliant story can’t wait for the next, highly recommended

Blast from the past

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A superb story written without superfluous detail or irrelevant storyline distractions to pad it out. The style of writing was sufficient in detail to paint an excellent picture of the scenes. The style I like very much.
The story was riveting to the very last line with no rushed ending.
The narration was also excellent. I managed to listen to this, without dosing off in two sessions it was so gripping.
Thank you Mr. Boyd.

Best ot the best

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Enjoyed this book it starts with Willis working on the cold case unit, but ended up working on a current case, it was very good still trying to get my head around the book written in the third person tense, narration was good

Police drama, murder mystery engaging and entertaining

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