‘Matt shivered at the odd mix of images. It was almost as if they had the copper’s nightmare to deal with—a child’s murder. Except this was no innocent child but a young woman, he would guess around twenty-two and with everything to live for. Though it was obvious she was a woman, the bows in her hair, her pink party dress and white ankle socks said she was a little girl.’
Detective Inspector Matt Turrell returns from honeymoon to face the most bizarre and dangerous case of his career after the body of a woman is found at a luxury spa near Stratford-upon-Avon. However, struggling within the confines of his new marriage, and haunted by a past mistake, Matt finds it difficult to concentrate.
Killer, Clive Draper, is a clever, ambiguous character whose motives and personality is not beyond empathy. Empowered by his first kill, Clive uses his charm to draw further victims into his net. Seeing Matt as his mortal enemy, he uses his charisma to lure Matt’s new wife into his snare.
With the danger coming ever closer to home, Matt finds himself drawn into a deadly duel, where he must put his own life on the line and where the stakes have never been higher.'
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Urge to Kill by JJ Franklin Psychological crime thriller. Word Count: 104,163
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'The first one was easy. Kathy turned the corner and began the long walk past the row of dark shops, grilled and shuttered against the world, towards the off-licence that spilled its beacon across the gloom.'
When Kathy Wylde sets out to take revenge on the youths who kicked her son, Jack, to death, she finds herself on the wrong side of a vicious and dangerous criminal.
As Detective Inspector Matt Turrell investigates the first death, another gang member is brutally murdered. DI Turrell and his team must move fast to protect the rest of the gang and anyone connected to Jack’s murder – including Kathy. Unaware that she is now hunted and in grave danger, Kathy selects Harry as her next victim but soon finds herself growing fond of the young man. With the killer drawing close, will the unlikely pair be able to work together in an attempt to survive?
With Kathy and Harry in mortal danger, DI Turrell races to stop the killer before he can strike again. Will he have to sacrifice himself to save them?
Echoes of Justice is the second novel in the series featuring DI Matt Turrell of the Warwickshire Police.
JJ Franklin comes from a mental health and counselling background. She wrote scripts for the BBC before penning her first novel, Urge to Kill, a psychological police thriller featuring DI Turrell, set in and around Stratford-upon-Avon, where she runs a crime-writing group.
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ISBN 9781781324820
Published Jan 2016
Paperback
229 x 152mm (288 pages)
About the Author
JJ Franklin comes from a mental health and counselling background. She wrote scripts for the BBC before penning her first novel, Urge to Kill, a psychological police thriller featuring DI Turrell, set in and around Stratford-upon-Avon, where she runs a crime-writing group.
Having left school at fifteen with no qualifications, a writing career seemed like an impossible dream for JJ Franklin, aka Bren Littlewood. Then a powerful Los Angeles earthquake thrust her towards that dream. Thankful that she had survived, Bren decided to pursue her dream and enrolled in part time script writing courses at UCLA.
After surviving a major earthquake in California, JJ Franklin, pseudonym of B M Littlewood, decided to review her ambitions. This led to her enrolling in script writing courses at the University of California at Los Angeles. Returning home to her native England, she continued writing, eventually contributing to an ongoing BBC drama series. Urge to Kill is her first novel and insight into the characters is informed by her work in the psychological field, both as a nurse and a counsellor. She holds an MA in counselling from Warwick University. Born in Birmingham, England, her first love was ballet. She was about to audition for the Ballet Rambert when the family decided to emigrate to Canada where she met her husband. She now lives in Stratford-upon-Avon where she sings in the chorus of a local society. At home, her cat, Ziggi, rules supreme.
Originating from England, Bren has had many jobs over the years. In Toronto, she worked at the Police Headquarters, training as a keypunch operator. This skill enabled her to work at MGM in Culver City, and she remembers the thrill of seeing Charlton Heston and Sammy Davis, Junior, whilst working there.
