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    Already Dead

    Written by Jaye Ford

    Narrated by Sarah Blackstone

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    On a Monday afternoon as Miranda Jack waits at traffic lights, a stranger jumps into her car and points a gun at her chest. Forced to drive at high speed up the motorway, Miranda listens to the man's frantic, paranoid rants, claiming he's being chased and that they're both now running for their lives. Two hours later, Miranda is safe but she can't simply walk away - not without knowing the truth about that terrifying drive…
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateOct 1, 2015
    ISBN9781510016491
    Author

    Jaye Ford

    Jaye Ford is a bestselling Australian author of five chilling suspense novels. Her first thriller, Beyond Fear, won two Davitt Awards for Australian women crime writers (Best Debut and Readers’ Choice) and was the highest selling debut crime novel in Australia in 2011. When she needs a break from the dark stuff, she writes romantic comedy under the name Janette Paul. Her novels have been translated into numerous languages and recorded as audio books. Before writing fiction, she was a news and sport journalist, the first woman to host a live national sport show on Australian TV and ran her own public relations consultancy. She now writes fiction fulltime from her home in Newcastle, NSW, Australia where she loves to turn places she knows and loves into crime scenes. To sign up for Jaye's newsletter, visit her website at www.jayefordauthor.com Email Jaye at: jaye@jayefordauthor.com Or connect on social media: www.facebook.com/JayeFordauthor instagram.com/jayeford50

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    • 4/5
      A good mystery/thriller with a touch of romance. Will definitely read more from this author.
    • 5/5
      Ben Cooper trying to heal after what happened in the previous book. But also the effects of too much rain, flooding etc.
    • 5/5
      With the present extremes of weather which are battering the UK at the moment,the theme of this book is nothing if not typical.Stephen Booth knows the Peak District like the back of his hand and it certainly shows in 'Already Dead'.The body of a man is discovered,presumed drowned,in shallow water,by the side of an isolated road. Diane Fry is put in charge of the case,but is not happy and neither are her team,who would much prefer to be led by Ben Cooper.Cooper however is on leave,having been injured in an arson attack (in the last book) and is having trouble both physically and mentally.The crime is an interesting one and the solution is clever,but it is the Peak District and the terrible weather that sticks in the mind with this one.A first-rate thriller.
    • 5/5
      Miranda Jack and her friends have at times discussed what they would do if someone carjacked them. But Jax does none of those things.Once again Jaye Ford has written a gripping tale, based on something that conceivably could happen to anyone of us. But we probably wouldn't be carrying the baggage that Miranda Jack is. But we probably wouldn't have her personal skills and determination either.An excellent read, by an Aussie author you should watch.I've also reviewed4.4, BEYOND FEAR4.5, SCARED YET?4.5, BLOOD SECRET
    • 5/5
      “She was waiting for traffic lights at the start of rush hour on a Monday afternoon when a man opened her front passenger door, got in and pointed a gun at her chest…‘Drive’.”Miranda Jack (Jax) is stunned when a strange man climbs into her car and forces her to drive north on the highway at gunpoint. He is highly agitated, pressing the gun barrel into her ribs while looking frantically over his shoulder, and when Jax asks what he wants, who he is, he roars at her; I’m already dead. That’s my name now. That’s what they called me. That’s me. Nice to meet you. I’m Already Dead.”Two hours later, Jax stands trembling on the roads edge, the man’s gun in her hand, surrounded by police, and trying to understand what just happened. Brendan Walsh, her abductor, is dead, and Jax is wondering how much of what he told her during their crazed journey is true. The investigating detective seems certain that Brendan’s ravings can be dismissed as the paranoid delusions of a soldier suffering PTSD but Jax, a journalist, isn’t so sure. She needs answers… but the questions she is asking may prove deadly.Thrilling from the very first page, Already Dead, is an exciting tale of suspense. I read it in a single sitting, absorbed by the intensity of emotion, the fast paced action and the complex characterisation.Jax is an interesting protagonist. Still struggling with her husband’s unsolved murder barely 12 months earlier, it is because she has no answers about his death that she becomes obsessed with investigating Brendan’s. Ford brilliantly captures Jax’s vacillating emotions through out the story creating a believable and appealing character who draws on her instincts and inner strength to expose the truth.Ford’s exploration of the issues associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Already Dead gives added depth to this work of crime fiction. Walsh has struggled to readjust to civilian life after two tours in Afghanistan and people are quick blame PTSD for his accusations. Jax, in the wake of the abduction, is also suffering from the disorder’s symptoms – nightmares and anxiety, exacerbated by her still fresh grief and a history of tragedy. After her ordeal Jax, and Detective Aiden Hawke, are quick to dismiss her continuing sense of unease as a reaction to the stress, allowing events to quickly spiral out of control.Well crafted with page turning appeal, Jaye Ford’s fourth novel, Already Dead, is a gripping psychological thriller. You will never feel safe idling at traffic lights again.