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Death Bed: An addictive and nail-biting crime thriller (A DI Geraldine Steel Thriller Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Leigh Russell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 2,473 ratings

The fourth in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel

When the bodies of two black girls are discovered in North London, the pressure is on to find a killer before the case divides the local community.

But motive seems to go far beyond race in DI Geraldine Steel's first investigation in the nation's capital.

Two teeth were extracted from each victim, and when this information is leaked to the press, there is a media frenzy over the unusual MO.

As the police pursue their lead suspect, a third girl goes missing.

With the death toll mounting, time is running out for Geraldine as she hunts for the elusive killer the media are calling 'The Dentist'.

'An innovative and refreshing take on the psychological thriller'Books Plus Food

'Death Bed is a marvellous entry in this highly acclaimed series' Lizzie Hayes, Promoting Crime Fiction

'Russell's strength as a writer is her ability to portray believable characters'Crimesquad

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  1. Book 4 of 23
    DI Geraldine Steel
  2. Print length
    386 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    No Exit Press
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  6. Publication date
    24 May 2012
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"This tense and compelling narrative introduces an extraordinary new mystery protagonist. . . . Russell paints a careful and intriguing portrait of a small British community while developing a compassionate and complex heroine who's sure to win fans." --"Publishers Weekly" starred review of "Cut Short"

"The author has certainly done her job and done it well. Geraldine is a fascinating character and deserves even more tales in the future." --"Suspense Magazine"

"This book could be used as a textbook on how to write a mystery novel." --examiner.com on "Dead End"

About the Author

Leigh Russell is the award-winning author of the Geraldine Steel and Ian Peterson mysteries. She is an English teacher who lives in the UK with her family.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0071CQV8U
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ No Exit Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 24 May 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 728 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1842435960
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  • Book 4 of 23 ‏ : ‎ DI Geraldine Steel
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Leigh Russell has sold over a million crime fiction novels. Her Geraldine Steel titles published by No Exit Press have appeared on many bestseller lists, and reached #1 on kindle. Leigh's work has been nominated for several major awards, including the CWA New Blood Dagger and CWA Dagger in the Library, and her books have been optioned by major television production company Avalon Television. She chairs the CWA Debut Dagger Award judges and is a Consultant Royal Literary Fellow.

Leigh has also written stand alone thrillers, a dystopian novel, and a historical novel for Bloodhound Books, and the Lucy Hall international mystery series published by Thomas and Mercer.

Find out more about Leigh on her website http://www.leighrussell.co.uk where news, reviews and interviews are posted, with a schedule of Leigh's appearances. You can contact Leigh via her website, where you can subscribe to her newsletter and follow her on Twitter and facebook.

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Customers find this crime thriller to be a great addition to the Geraldine Steel series, with strong characters and a gritty storyline that they couldn't put down. The book receives positive feedback for its strength and readability, with one customer noting how the heroine is depicted as humane with feelings. The pacing receives mixed reactions, with some finding it well-paced while others express disappointment.

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147 customers mention ‘Readability’137 positive10 negative

Customers find the book to be a great addition to the Geraldine Steel series, describing it as a very good read.

"A good serial killer, kidnapper, beliveable story as the abductor picks victims when they are drunk ...." Read more

"...Overall, I enjoyed the book and loved re-visiting a character I have grown to look forward to reading about...." Read more

"I quite liked this book... I think. There is a reasonably good story line, it certainly earns gore points and I rather like the main character...." Read more

"...I am delighted to say that this book, DEATH BED, is her most exciting and well-written to date...." Read more

33 customers mention ‘Character development’27 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, particularly the strong and interesting heroine, with one customer noting that she is depicted as humane with feelings.

"A good serial killer, kidnapper, beliveable story as the abductor picks victims when they are drunk ...." Read more

"...Overall, I enjoyed the book and loved re-visiting a character I have grown to look forward to reading about...." Read more

"...good story line, it certainly earns gore points and I rather like the main character...." Read more

"...Little things, like smudged make up, make the characters more human and easier to identify with...." Read more

6 customers mention ‘Strength’6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the strength of the book, with one customer highlighting the brilliant exploits of DI Steel and another noting how well grounded it is.

"...Thats my only critisism of this otherwise well grounded, beleivable and enjoyable installment of DI Steele." Read more

"...me feeling a tad disappointed which is a shame as the exploits of DI Steel are brilliant." Read more

"...in the story is depicted as humane with feelings, weaknesses and strength. I immediately bought her 2 following books on Kindle." Read more

"I hAve read all five of these books. And I find she is a strong and capAble di . I enjoy reading, About strong.policeman and women." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Genre’4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the genre of the book, with one mentioning its gory content and another noting how it conjures up macabre images.

"I have read all Leighs books and this one is up to the usual standard. Gory, creepy and a real page turner. Waiting for the next offering." Read more

"Another helping of Geraldine Steel, grisly and engrossing. Engaging reading and always difficult to put down...." Read more

"...Full of surprises! It conjures up quite a macabre image because the writer is very succinct in his writing style." Read more

"Gripping, grisly, with a satisfying finish......" Read more

112 customers mention ‘Storyline’77 positive35 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the storyline of the book, with some finding it wonderful with a great plot they couldn't put down, while others say it's not the best.

"...This book is abit creepy and occasionally gory and is never boring with an exciting ending...." Read more

"...The story itself was as usual a good one, and the descriptive gruesomeness of some scenes was brilliant...." Read more

"...My only criticism is that it gets unduly involved and introspective towards the end, particularly about Geraldine being adopted...." Read more

"I quite liked this book... I think. There is a reasonably good story line, it certainly earns gore points and I rather like the main character...." Read more

7 customers mention ‘Pace’4 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book, with some finding it well-paced while others express disappointment.

"...Leigh Russell writes with an easy going flow that keeps you turning pages but for 95% of this book there was no build up and then over a few pages..." Read more

"...Also, the story about Geraldine's real mother is dragging on and is distracting." Read more

"Fast,convincing and utterly gripping. The plot moves with a masterly pace and the reader is gripped from the first page...." Read more

"...I'm quickly managing to get through the whole series. Bit disappointed with the pace at the end of the book. It was wrapped up very quickly...." Read more

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  • Mrs. June Salmon
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars + this is book 4 in series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2012
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    A good serial killer, kidnapper, beliveable story as the abductor picks victims when they are drunk . This book is abit creepy and occasionally gory and is never boring with an exciting ending. I think you should read them in order starting with "cut short" as like TV`s "The Bill" there is a soap element although the background is briefly explained in this book.
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  • BCB & More
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the last one!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2012
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    I have read each of the books in this series and was looking forward to this one which is book 4 of the series. However, with the relocation of Geraldine to London I found myself feeling like we were back at the beginning in a certain sense.

    After finishing book 3 which I loved and rated a full 5 out of 5, I had high expectations and I think the new setting may have thrown me slightly. Geraldine is once again on uncertain ground as she tries to get to grips with her new role and new colleagues. I loved Ian Peterson, an ex-colleague of Geraldine's but found myself being introduced to a new sergeant that she will be working with (who I am undecided about at the moment).

    When Geraldine is assigned to work on a case, she doesn't realise the potential media impact, as the case could have a racist element to it. The story itself was as usual a good one, and the descriptive gruesomeness of some scenes was brilliant. However, I think that after finishing this book there were some elements missing. I feel like just as I was getting to know characters and Geraldine's setting, we are thrown in with new settings and characters which made me feel like it was harder work than it should have been.

    I also think that because of all of that, the actual crimes that were taking place seemed to take a bit of a back seat for me. Towards the end of the book the pace was picked up, but there was an element of it being wrapped up too neatly at the end for my liking.

    Overall, I enjoyed the book and loved re-visiting a character I have grown to look forward to reading about. I just wish that I didn't feel like we have gone back a few steps with the character, and can only hope that I grow to like Geraldine's new colleagues as much as the old!
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  • Soulie61
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not entirely certain...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2012
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    I quite liked this book... I think. There is a reasonably good story line, it certainly earns gore points and I rather like the main character. However it also feels like it runs out of steam a bit towards the end... having created a reasonably credible antagonist why wrap it up so swiftly? whilst I don't need to know in mind numbingly tedious detail that he had a dreadful childhood etc etc a bit more insight would have been welcomed. And then there is the dreadful depiction of Sam 'outing' herself to Geraldine... it was just not believable;doesn't work like that; - and I speak from personal experience. I was also deeply irritated with the notion that a heterosexual woman meets a lesbian and everything is about do they/don't they fancy each other??? Lesbians do not fancy every woman they meet just as heterosexuals don't - I am not sure if this is what the author meant to do and perhaps not... perhaps it was just 'clunky'. Anyway ended up feeling aggravated but still rather enjoyed so will try one more and see if it works for me any better.
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  • Mandapanda121
    5.0 out of 5 stars Russell's best novel to date!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 March 2012
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    I review Leigh Russell's books for Eurocrime and have watched the series develop over the last couple of years. I am delighted to say that this book, DEATH BED, is her most exciting and well-written to date. And, as the others are superb, that is really saying something!

    It is refreshing to have a powerful female as a central character in a crime novel. It is also reassuring to see that DI Geraldine Steel is a rising star at work but vulnerable, lonely and has trouble with personal relationships when out of uniform.

    I love the attention to detail that Leigh gives her characters. Little things, like smudged make up, make the characters more human and easier to identify with.

    You need to read all of the books in this series to get to know Geraldine properly. She rocks!
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  • Lizlovesbooks
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good read with a few minor flaws.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 August 2014
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    I enjoyed this book and became immersed in the story line, but like some other reviewers, I have one or two minor criticisms. It seems to be the fashion now of the protagonist having a personal ongoing saga. In this case, the situation involving the adoption and on/off search for the birth mother. (Similar saga with Roy Grace in the Peter James novels). The ending was far too rushed and the whole thing in the bag before the reader could have chance to savour it properly. The female officer working with Geraldine (Sam) added sparkle to the dialogue. However, the lesbian side of things, I felt, served no purpose other than trying to add a layer on to a one dimensional character. It didn't work for me because it didn't bring anything to the story.
    On the whole though, the book built up nicely and kept me gripped until the end, albeit a sudden one. It certainly wouldn't stop me reading the rest of the series, and I am looking forward to starting the next in the series.
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  • Jacqui
    5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps getting better
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2016
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    Another great book in the Geraldine steel series. This is book 4 steel is now based in London,which I enjoyed liked to read how she found the move from Kent to the met. I also liked that she was finding it hard to find out about being adopted and wondering what to do to regarding her birth mother. I enjoyed the story which once again centres around a killer on the lose. The killer seems intent on adding to his collection. I don't know how Leigh russel keeps coming up with theses but I'm glad she does. Looking forward to reading book 5
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable thriller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2012
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    I really enjoyed this book. It is the fourth book in a series, which I didn't realise... I hadn't read the other 3, but bought book 1 straight away after finishing this one!
    DI Geraldine Steel is on the hunt for a killer with macabre and chilling tastes. I liked her character and enjoyed the suspense of the investigation. I look forward to reading the first three books in the series.
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  • M. Graff
    5.0 out of 5 stars Continued series winner
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 January 2014
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    Russell has a great protagonist in DI Geraldine Steel: deeply committed to her job, yet flawed and realistic.
    Wonderful series but start with the first, CUT SHORT if you haven't read any yet so you can follow her history and personal life. Four in print in US, with 5 and 6 coming this spring.
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  • Gabriele Pacher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Psychological Picture
    Reviewed in Germany on 27 July 2013
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    This was my 4th Geraldine Steele Mystery. Although I felt sometimes real horror, this is due to Leigh Russell's talent to describe scenes and characters. It's not only a mystery story but also Geraldine's private one, and it's easy to identify with her in her new life in London. Her feelings in regard to her adoption are very good described as well and I'm looking forward to learn about this facette of her life in mysteries to come.
    Leigh Russell is very good in giving a picture of situations and characters.
    I'm looking forward to book 5.
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  • Mme Hustwayte
    5.0 out of 5 stars En..joy..able!
    Reviewed in France on 1 January 2015
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    Liked this one. Much better than the others, quite fast moving and good insight into the problems of facing a new job in a different city. Good read.
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  • Pam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read
    Reviewed in Australia on 13 May 2017
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    Another great read by Leigh Russell. She has a simple style and her knowledge of Police procedures is either well researched or first-hand. It all makes for a great read. Of course there are the questions like why didn't the Police do this or that, or look into this area more thoroughly - all good questions probably, but the story reads well and for me was very believable as it was. We are all blessed with wonderful hindsight.
    I will be picking up another of her books without any hesitation of getting a good read.. as she is a wonderful storyteller.
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  • kat
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 24 February 2018
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    good writer, read all her books so far, but prefer M.A. Comley better
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